In yet another laudable move, the Indian Army has recently launched an afforestation drive in the high altitudes of East Sikkim. They planted 6000 saplings, consisting of various species including maple juniper, chinguapin, fir, rhododendron, purple Iris, Strawberry, Jatamansi and Fenugreek. The launch of this green drive was marked by General Officer Commanding of the Black Cat Division, Major General R.S. Chopra. He planted the first sapling in this amazing eco-conscious move. Chopra averred that this move accentuates the “commitment and concern” of the Army, towards the environment. The move
In an important step towards forwarding scientific study in India, the foundation stone of the Jorhat Science Centre-cum-Planetarium was laid down near Rajmao Pukhuri, Jorhat, Assam. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who did the honors of laying the foundation stone gave the inaugural speech and said that this is going to be the first ever digital planetarium of North-east India. Assam Science, Technology and Environment Council, which is an autonomous body under Science and Technology Department, Govt. of Assam, will be taking up this ambitious project. Technical support to this project
In a bid to make Sikkim one of the most attractive tourist destinations in India, a team from Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation or STDC, initiated certain interstate tourism promotional activities during their recent visit to Karnataka in South India. The team, led by its Chairman Narendra Kr Subba, said that the move was initiated in keeping with the vision of Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, who wanted to make Sikkim attractive to people all over the country. STDC also tied up with some of the other tourism departments while they were
In order to create a greater impact about the importance of cleanliness in the country, the Department of Public Health Engineering (PHE) arranged two block level programs that were held at Panchgram and Katlicherra blocks of Hailakandi district of Assam on October 8th and 9th 2009. These programs took place during the cleanliness week, 2009 and were inaugurated by Tapan Chandra Goswami. There were a number of non-government organizations, government officials, members of Panchayats, school students and teachers who participated in the program. This meeting during the cleanliness week was
The Tiger Reserve at Namdapha in Arunachal Pradesh would be watched over by an aircraft. It has been planned that a micro light aircraft would be put on duty to continuously hover over the Namdapha tiger Reserve. This would help the forest staff for surveillance and protection of the tigers in the sanctuary, nestled in the easternmost part of India. Namdapha is one of the three tiger reserves in Northeast India. The Minister of the State for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh announced the introduction of the micro light
