Save Loktak Our Life campaign goes musical
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, February 20 2013:
The Tamna Sanggai has on Wednesday announced its North East chapter tour, the final leg of the "Save Loktak Our Life" music campaign.
Loktak Lake is a fresh water body in Manipur where large number of people depends on it for their livelihood.
At the auditorium of Babina Diagnostics, Porompat in Imphal, a press conference was jointly addressed by M Joy (IAS), convenor, Save Loktak Lake Our Life, Dr Th Dhabali, chairman, Classic Hotel and Prof Dr H Nandiram, Environmentalist in this connection.
A website of Tamna Sanggai, www.tamnasanggai.com which highlights the history, objective and activity of the organization was also launched during the press conference besides a booklet and a logo printed T shirt.
Five years have been completed since the launching of Ranbir Thouna's music campaign Save Loktak Our Life on April 9, 2008 .
Ranbir Thouna, one of the most admiring multi-faceted singers, composer and director of Manipur music will take on the final leg of the music campaign encompassing some of the important places of the North East like Guwahati and Silchar in Assam on March 17 and 19 while Moreh and Imphal in Manipur on March 23 .
The music campaign is a unique tribute to the voices that have struggled to tell the story of both despair and hope of the 'endangered Loktak Lake,' said Tamna Sanggai in a statement.
Acknowledging the endeavour of the organization, some of the reputed organizations, farms and companies from Manipur and outside like Classic Hotel, Siroy Groups of Hotel, Streax Xyno, Arun Enterprises, Home Solutions, Zoya Fitness, Shija Hospital, Kangla Food Products, Marry Kom Regional Boxing Foundation, Hero Foundation, Airtel, Aircel and Narayan Advertising Agency have come together for the campaign of recognition and reaffirmation of the Save Loktak Our Life, it added.