By Our Reporter
Shillong: The Nongb-areh village located at East Jaintia Hills has made a mark by downsizing mining activities and focusing on conservation, preservation and marketing fish species of the Amlaye River.
Impressed by the interest shown by the people of this area, an Associate Professor of NEHU Dr AK Nongkynrih has predicted that the Nongbareh village will one day find a place in the world map as a village responsible for bringing a change.
“The residents of this village have shown tremendous interest and concern towards conservation of ecology and they deserve accolades for their vision to ensure a better future for the generations to come”, Dr Nongkynrih said while calling upon the youth of the state to share the responsibility to conserve the environment.
Nongkynrih was addressing an awareness programme on ‘Conservation of Fish Sanctuaries’ organised by the KSU as part of their ‘save fishes, save rivers’ campaign at Nongbareh on Saturday.
Sharing his view, a resident of the village S Lamin hoped that the village would become one of the biggest suppliers of Mahaseer (Khasaw) in the country. He however, expressed his dismay over pathetic road condition.
“The existing PWD road, which was constructed about 33 years ago, has not been repaired and is now full of potholes,” Lamin added.
On this occasion, the KSU presented a memento to the village authorities as a gesture of encouragement.
Leader of the campaign, Wallambok Kharsati said “It is a great achievement for the people of this villagers despite rampant destruction of forest areas”.
The meeting was also attended by the students of the Environmental Science department of St Edmund’s College, KSU Office Secretary Eric Kharjana and others.
