Shirui villagers resolve
Source: The Sangai Express
Ukhrul, August 11 2017:
Villagers of Shirui have resolved and pledged to conserve the surrounding areas of Shirui Kashong and unanimously formed Shirui Kashong Area Forest land Owners Conservancy (SKAFLOC) .
Speaking to the media, Chairman of the newly formed SKAFLOC Mayopam Shang stated that numerous medicinal plant and valuable herbs have gone extinct in the past 20 years and added that many vulnerable flora and fauna of the State have become endangered due to rampant deforestation, tin-checked forest fire, over exploitation of natural resources, unfriendly developmental projects etc.
villagers resolved to put a check on the causes and reasons for degradation of the environment and its surrounding.
In order to maintain a balance between environment and people, SKAFLOC sought cooperation and support from all.