Shillong: Several partner communities of the North-East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS) on Wednesday came together to celebrate World Environment Day across different parts of Meghalaya.
Mawmihthied LP School in East Khasi Hills organised an agrobiodiversity walk along with two knowledge holders of the village for the students and teachers. They identified 36 varieties of wild flowers, wild edibles and medicinal plants.
On the other hand, Dombah RCUP School in West Khasi Hills held a tree plantation drive, an essay competition on the topic of environment day, a drawing competition and a grow-my-crop competition.
The grow-my-crop competition is an initiative of NESFAS where school children are assigned to grow crops, monitor and care for the plants till the time of harvest.
At Khliehumstem in Ri Bhoi, community members and a team from NESFAS took part in a cleaning drive organised by the Raid Iapngar Sports and Cultural Association (RISCA).
The programmewas supported by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan and Umsning block. Students of Khliehumstem Presbyterian LP/ UP School also took part in the agrobiodiversity walk followed by a cooking demonstration of indigenous food items.
Several partner communities also participated in the state government’s ‘One Citizen One Tree’ campaign with a mission to plant 1.5 million trees on the occasion. Around 500 plant saplings were planted as part of the campaign in Khluehumstem.
The NESFAS team in Garo Hills also conducted a programme in Wakringtonggre, under Rongram Block in West Garo Hills at the Wakringtonggre Government LP School as part of the campaign.
Teachers, community members and the students, along with their parents, participated in the programme where they planted tree saplings at the school and church compound, and local areas. A cleaning drive was also held in the school premises.
