Awareness campaigns held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 29 2016:
A one-day National Environment Awareness Campaign
(NEAC) on combating desertification, land degradation and
drought was organised by Socio Economic and Environmental
Development Organisation (SEEDO) at its office located at
Takyel Khongbal Maning Leikai today.
The programme was organised under the sponsorship of
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt
of India through Directorate of Environment, Govt of
Manipur, informed a statement.
Ch Madhumangol Singh, chairperson, Lamsang NP, T
Jugin Singh, president SEEDO and Chabungbam Ramkumar
Singh, general secretary Moirang Leirak Manung Commu-
nity hall Construction Committee and Mutum Inaobi Singh,
president, Save Environment Campaign Committee attended
the programme as the chief guest, president and guests of
honour respectively.
About 53 participants took part in the
programme, it added.
Meanwhile, the Human Resource Development Associa-
tion (HRDA) under the sponsorship of the Ministry of
Environment and Forest, Government of India, conducted a
one day national environment awareness campaign on Sun-
day at the association's office at Uripok on the theme
'Combating desertification, land drought', a statement in-
formed.
About 50 people attended the campaign.