Sonowal asks DC Kamrup to undertake tree census to stop felling of trees
Guwahati/IBNS: To help conservation of Assam’s Greater Adjutant Stork commonly known as Hargilla, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday asked the Deputy Commissioner Kamrup to use his administrative machinery along with forest department to undertake tree census and identify trees with specific numbers in Dadariya, Pachariya and Singimari area.
Chief Minister Sonowal while releasing a documentary on Assam’s Greater Adjutant Stork produced by a team of Cornwell University, USA in the conference room of his office chamber in Janata Bhawan, said that tall trees serve as suitable habitat for Hargilla.
“Keeping large number of tall trees will help in Hargilla conservation efforts and increase the population of this dying species,” Sonowal said.
He also emphasised on an action plan for hargilla conservation so that ecological equilibrium can be maintained in the state.
Sonowal hailed the efforts of Dr. Purnima Devi Barman and her dedicated team of women who have formed Hargilla army for revolutionizing hargilla conservation efforts in Kamrup district in particular and the state in general.
It may be noted that because of the community efforts of Hargilla Army, the nests for the Greater Adjutant Stork has increased from 30 in 2008 to 171 in 2014.
At present the average nest number is 200, transforming Dadariya and Pachariya areas into the largest breeding colony of the Adjutant Stork.
The conservation efforts have also resulted in increasing the number of Hargilla population in Kamrup district substantially.
The documentary depicts the pioneering work of how Hargilla Army became the first ever women led conservation movement of North East India.
The Assam CM assured all help to Hargilla Army in its noble endeavour. He also asked the members to generate large scale awareness among the people so that the conservation efforts transform into a mass movement and Assam becomes a springboard for hargilla conservation.
Chief Minister’s Legal Adviser Santanu Bharali, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sanjay Lohiya, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests A.M. Singh, conservationist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman, other wildlife conservationists and a host of others were present on the occasion.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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