Awareness cum sensitisation seminar held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Bishnupur, April 20 2023:
A one-day awareness cum sensitisation seminar programme on conservation of wetland and environment was jointly organised by Utrapat Wetland Mitras Committee and Utrapat Fishing Cum Pisciculture Cooperative Society at Nambol Naorem on Thursday.
The programme was attended by Nambol Municipal Council councillor Khaidem Sundari, Directorate of Environment & Climate Change co-ordinator and EIACP-Hub Manipur Development officer Dr L Bijen, and Utrapat Pisciculture Cooperative Society president Ch Temba as presidium members.
Modem College, Porompat assistant professor Dr Sh Ranjit and Pravabati College, Mayang Imphal assistant professor Moirangthem Ranjeeta Devi spoke on varied topics as resource persons.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr L Bijen explained that while there is the Wetland Rules Conservation Act for protecting wetlands, there is also the need for providing alternative livelihoods, living arrangements for the people residing in surrounding areas and dependent on the wetlands, in addition to encouraging them to participate in the conserva -tion of the wetlands itself.
For this reason, the programme was organised with a view to integrate the management plan/project to be taken up at Utrapat, she said.