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Rymbui moots Meghalaya biodiversity museum

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SHILLONGForests and Environment Minister of Meghalaya , Lahkmen Rymbui has suggested setting up of a museum to showcase the rich biodiversity of the state with a focus on conservation and protection of the biodiversity found in the state.

He was speaking on the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity on Wednesday at U Soso Tham auditorium.

With the state coming up with different missions such as Aqua Culture Mission, Jackfruit Mission, he suggested that the Meghalaya Biodiversity Board (MBB) to work hand in hand with other line departments.

“There is a need to devise conservation measures to save threatened species and protect indigenous traditional knowledge,” he said.

With an urgent appeal to, “Act now, now is the time,” Rymbui expressed concern on loss of aquatic and floral species of the state  and exhorted the students to join hands in preserving biodiversity.

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