Dr RK Ranjan highlights issue of Manipuri pony
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, August 02 2022: During the passing of Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha today, Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for Education & External Affairs highlighted the plight of ponies in Manipur.

Dwelling on the issue, he emphasized, 'Pony has been associated with and promoting our age old civilization, culture and heritage linking with the modem world and also presenting and sharing with the integrated culture of Bharat', said a press statement from the office of the Minister.

'Unfortunately because of the changing circumstances in the habitat areas of pony mainly the water bodies, marshy land and grass land have been extremely reduced due to ever increasing human population and movement of civilization', he added.

He also highlighted that ponies with the limited space and changing circumstances, their population has gone down below five hundred and expressed belief that with the passing of Amendment Bill and when it becomes an Act, it will have enough scope to protect and promote Manipuri pony while also increasing its population.

After passing this Amendment Bill and when it becomes an Act, it will have enough scope - and I feel -that the pony will be certainly protected and promoted and its population will also increase, added the statement.

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