Locals come together to save Ganol

TURA: In order to protect and preserve the Ganol River and its aquatic life from further harm, the A’king Nokmas of 10 A’kings from Edenbari area came together recently to form the Edenbari Area Ganol River Protection Committee (EBAGRPC) in a meeting also attended by the people of the area.
As per the resolutions taken in the meeting, a prohibition was put in place against the felling of trees and bamboo from anywhere along the Ganol River which came under the jurisdiction of any of the 10 A’kings. Dumping of waste and animal carcasses and washing of vehicles in the river was also banned.
It was also decided to restrict the timing for picnickers to until 6:00 pm and anyone found violating the rules would have to pay a fine of Rs 10,000.
It was further decided that the committee would claim rights to reserve all parts of the river beginning from ‘A’sim Wari’ downstream to ‘Wenok Wari’ located below the Chibragre picnic spot and violators would be fined accordingly.
The committee also decided to reserve ‘Dangdual Wari’ and ‘Bugakol Wari’ as special fish sanctuaries where fishing will be prohibited.
A team of eight people have also been elected in the committee to ensure that the new resolutions are kept. Those elected included Polson B Sangma as president, Benardson B Marak as vice-president, Martin A Sangma as general secretary besides other members.