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Achumbemo Kikon along with other members of the committee
and officials at Sanuoru River on Thursday. (EM Images)
- KOHIMA — The Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA)
Committee on Environment & Climate Change on Thursday conducted spot
verification of various streams and solid waste management sites in and around
Kohima, including the Solid Waste Management Plant at Lerie, Dzüvurü (Mohon
Khola), Vurierü, Sanuorü, and another facility located below the IG Stadium.
- The inspection was carried out by legislators Zhaleo Rio,
Mhathung Yanthan, Hekani Jakhalu, and Dr. Tseilhoutuo Rhutso. They were led by
the committee chairman, Achumbemo Kikon.
- Speaking to journalists, Kikon said the committee was
constituted by the NLA Speaker after the Assembly attained its 60th
anniversary. This is the first time such a committee has been formed.
- He said the committee is taking the environmental crisis seriously,
emphasising that the threats are both natural and man-made—not just in
Nagaland, but across the globe. He added that the 14th NLA, under the wisdom of
the speaker and with the endorsement of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, is taking a
committed stand on these issues.
- He informed that the committee held its first meeting on
April 24 and decided that the first priority would be inspecting rivers,
recognising the urgent need for clean water sources.
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