Workshop on forest, water body
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 19 2012:
A one-day workshop on 'conservation of forest and water body', jointly organised by Auxiliary Service for Human Affairs, Sagolmang Bazar and Manipur Voluntary Health Association (MVHA), Wangkhei Ningthem Pukhri Mapal was held at the latter conference hall today.
speaking as the chief guest of the workshop's inauguration, Director (Environment) Dr M Homeshwar emphasised on continuous plantation of trees to replenish the Earth's green cover and maintain ecological balance.
Pointing out that with the rapid increase in population and development activities, plantation areas have dwindled significantly in the last few decades, he cautioned that further degradation in the environment will only lead to more miseries for the human kind.
Further expressing that only through intense awareness campaigns and mass plantation of trees the ecological balance could be regained, the Director reiterated his assertion that failure to undertake pro-active measures to protect the environment will imperil human existence.
Addressing the gathering, MVHA president Kh Anou grimly noted that Manipur has been facing steady rise in temperature and prevailed upon all concerned to contribute their mite in protecting the environment before harsh climatic condition lead to drastic consequences in the near future.
With reference to cases of unfriendly weather conditions claiming a number of lives in some parts of the country as well as in the world, he cautioned that inaction to check the trend will also cause deaths in Manipur.
President of the event's co-host S Manihar Mangang commenting on the change in the environment opined that tree plantation campaigns should not be limited only on the annual World Environment Day observances but should be sustained throughout the year.
He strongly advocated that NGOs should take the leading role in planting trees along the river banks and at all barren places to maintain ecological balance.
As a part of the event, tree saplings were planted around Ningthem Pukhri.