Minister CM Chang and others attending the State Forest Ministers' Conference through video conference on August 17.
Kohima, August 17 (MExN): Nagaland Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, CM Chang attended the State Forest Ministers' Conference held virtually on August 17.
During the conference, Chang mentioned that Nagaland is one of the smallest states in the country but it has one of the highest forest cover among the states. He expressed happiness that the Union Ministry is taking up new initiatives towards conservation and development of forest resources.
A press release from the department stated that the Minister also informed that Nagaland has proposed to establish three Nagar Vans under Nagar Van Yojana - two under Kohima municipality and one under Tuensang township. He also suggested that School Nursery Scheme can be extended to colleges and universities also.
Under the 20 Point Program, he said that the plantation targets given to the state will be achieved. Under rejuvenation of 13 major rivers, Chang mentioned that Nagaland is a part of the Brahmaputra Rejuvenation Plan and stakeholder's consultation has already taken place jointly by the Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat and the State's Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department. He also said that Nagaland is ready for implementation in an integrated manner.
Highlighting about the use of LiDAR technology for project preparation for soil moisture conservation, the Minister said that the process is already underway in Nagaland with project site in Mon district being identified for the project.
The department has already conveyed the details about the identified area to FSI and the Ministry, he added.
Chang also expressed happiness to learn about the launch of National Transit Pass System Portal and assured that the department would initiate preparatory steps for transitioning to the system.
The video conference chaired by Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar was attended by Forest Ministers of various states and also Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.
The Union Minister mentioned the various new schemes by the Central Government including the newly announced ‘Project Lion’ and ‘Project Dolphin.’
Dharmendra Prakash, PCCF & HoFF, Nagaland, Rajkumar M, IFS, DFO Kohima and Khelen Samom, WPO were also present during the video conference.
