Morung Express News Dimapur | June 19 A book titled 'Microbial Resource of Indo-Myanmar (Burma) Hot Spot Region- Conservation & Sustainable Development with Special Reference to North-East India' was released today at The Global Open University, Nagaland (TOGUN) in Dimapur. Edited by Prof N Irabanta Singh, retd professor, Manipur University and currently the Controller of Exams, TGOUN, the volume is a compilation of 27 original research/review papers done by selected Life Scientist including Agri-Scientists of India in general and North-East India in particular under seven sections, namely Bacterial resources, Viral resources, Algal resources, Fungal resources, Mites resources, Earthworm gut content microbial resources and Microbial resources for sustainable development. TN Mannen, Chancellor, TGOUN, Dimapur, who released the book at the conference hall, Department of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, termed the book as a store house of knowledge with special relevance to the North East Region. Mannen said the book should act as an eye opener to the incredible assets invisible to the naked eye but available in the region which he believed is absolutely vital for sustainable development. He also observed that the book should be a challenge to watch out on the wanton destruction of the natural resources. Editor of the book, Prof N Irabanta Singh said the NE region, although considered as one among the richest biodiversity hot spots in the world, lack documentation and stressed on the crucial importance of documentation of the different resources of the region. In the preface of the book, Singh points out that the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot is home to more people than any other hotspot and its remaining natural ecosystems are subject to intense and growing pressure from habitat loss and over exploitation of natural resources. Earlier, Ruth Difusa, AAO-III, TGOUN giving a critic of the book said the book would have been more complete had it included research papers on microbial resources from the states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Tripura, which was missing. Vice Chancellor TGOUN Dr HN Dutta, and Dr Imotemsu Ao, Registrar cum Director also spoke during the book release function.
