TURA: West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Singh organised a series of activities at Chandigre-Sasatgre region in the foothills of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve recently where departments like ATMA, IBDLP, NEHU, Rongram Block Representatives, a team from Hill Farmers Union Meghalaya, DDK Tura, local NGOs and an active team from 120 Battalion, CRPF participated. The CRPF also organised a Free Health Mela in collaboration with Asanang PHC under Civic Action Programme at Sasatgre.
The programme started with a community cleaning drive in Sasatgre village. After the cleaning drive, the DC informed that there were no plastics found in the village and congratulated the Nokma and the residents for maintaining zero plastic zone. The DC inaugurated a rural tourism homestay in Sasatgre village. He informed hat UNESCO has declared Nokrek Biosphere Reserve as a heritage site and also suggested that bee-keeping as an additional enterprise should be highly promoted in Nokrek.
