Ukhrul Churches take lead in tree plantation
Source: Hueiyen News Service / R Lester Makang
Ukhrul, July 08 2015 :
As a part of community mission to sustain the means of livelihood for denizens of Ukhrul district in general and Shirui village in particular as the later is the water source for the whole district, three major churches of the town Union Baptist Church (UBC), Ukhrul Town Baptist Church (UTBC) and Hunphun Baptist Church (HBC) took the lead in planting a total of 1000 tree saplings at the Shirui hill on Tuesday.
The tree plantation programe was organized by the Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) while the tree saplings were provided by the Forest Department Ukhrul.
TNL has informed that it is planning to plant 5000 trees within this year and urged the whole community members to plant a tree each for a better, fresher and greener future for the coming generation.