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NLA Speaker Dr Imtiwapang Aier (Center ) along with legislators from Mokokchung district and others after the World Environment Day programme at Mokokchung Town Hall on Monday, June 05, 2017.[/caption]
Mokokchung, June 5 (EMN): Expressing serious concern over men’s greed and his action towards random destruction of environment, the Speaker Dr Imtiwapang Aier of the NLA on Monday called upon the people that tangible action following a road that leads to sustainability should be initiated before humanity reaches the "point of no return”.
Dr Aier who was the chief guest at the celebration of World Environment Day at Mokokchung Town Hall also said one of the common cause of environmental degradation in Nagaland is the result of shifting cultivation where felling of trees are involves, followed by seasonal forest fires.
Due to deforestation and forest fires, the majority of the diversified plants that were protected over the years by communities have been lost or extinct he stated.
The NLA Speaker informed that Government and various NGOs are spreading the concept of awareness but admitted that Government alone cannot protect the environment which is decreasing at a rapid rate in the state.
On that note, Dr Aier appealed the people, student community and the stakeholders to bring a tangible change by transforming this issue into a people’s movement where every single citizen contribute towards conservation of Nature and Environment.
Urging the parents to transmit the traditional knowledge of environmental preservation to the younger generation, Dr Aier also suggested to the people of the district to make Mokokchung a “Pollution Free Zone” and bring the present Ecological balance into a “Neutral Carbon Free Zone”.
“We should make sure that this protected natural beauty will be handed over to the next generation without damage,” Dr Aier said while saying the Pollution Free District can be achieved only with people’s cooperation.
Dr Benjongliba Aier, Parliamentary Secretary, CAWD & Taxes, was the guest speaker at the event. He expressed that global warming has become an eminent threat for the world because of human greediness for harnessing natural resources far more than it can consume.
Therefore, the parliamentary secretary said that humans, who are the masters of the earth should take drastic measures to give back what was taken to bring the earth into an equilibrium state.
He pointed some suggestions to the participants to practice sustainable farming, control the usage of non-biodegradable materials, conservation of forest and gun control to protect wildlife.
Parliamentary Secretary, Commerce & Industries, Amenba Yaden also gave a presentation on the topic ‘best practices of jhuming’, where he stated annually about 500 sq. km of the total geographical area used for 'slash and burn' in Nagaland.
In the second session, Imkonglemba IAS, Prof Sangyu Yaden and Prof. Lanunungsang Imchen delivered their speeches on topic, Role of Village Council in Conservation; Impact of Climate change; and Wild Life Conservation respectively.
The observance of the day was attended by legislators from Mokokchung district which included Dr Longrineken, Merentoshi R Jamir, Imtikumzuk, high officials from Forest and various departments, officials in Mokokchung district, village council members from all the villages and leaders from various NGOs in the district which was observed with the theme “Connecting People to Nature”.
To mark the day the Forest department also distributed more than 5000 saplings of different varieties of trees.
An eight point resolution was also drafted during the programme with an objective to protect and preserve forests, bio-diversity and the environment.
