Neighbourhood Youth Parliament conducted
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, February 18 2023:
Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), Thoubal in association with Youth Empowerment & Development Society (YEDS), Moijing organised a 'District Level Neighbourhood Youth Parliament' under Catch The Rain Project Phase III- 2023 at Thoubal Moijing community hall on Saturday as part of G20 and Youth 20 (Y20) Summit, 2023 .
The programme held under the sub-theme 'Catch the Rain, Where it Falls, When it Falls' was attended by Lilong SDO Angom Shijalembi Chanu as chief guest and Lilong Haoreibi College principal Dr Md Raheijuddin Sheikh as president, while Manipur University Department of Biotechnology assistant professor Dr Md Hamidur Rahaman, Moijing Gram Panchayat ex-pradhan Md Abdul Warish and NYK, Thoubal youth coordinator Michael Thangminlien Mate were present as guests of honour.
Addressing the gathering, SDO Shijalembi said youth population has a huge role to play in protecting the environment and commended those youths who filed complaint for eviction of people who have constructed illegal houses and structures at river banks, in water bodies, hills and near roads.
She also appealed all concerned to protect and conserve natural resources such as rivers, ponds and hills; and abandon the habit of dumping waste and promote rain water harvesting projects to save the environment.