Kohima, May 5 (DIPR): In its effort to conserve the environment, Phek Forest Division distributed solar lamps to six villages in Phek district – five under Kamaleah area and one village under Phokhungri area.
Kamaleah area has one of the major pine forests under Meluri sub-division and villagers depend on these forests for their livelihood and also for lighting their homes. In order to reduce their dependency on pine, the Phek Forest Division gave out the solar lamps to link the critical gaps in the area.
Yatendra Agrawal, Coordinator of the Mumbai based NGO Eco-Solutions donated the solar lamps.
The president of Kamaleah area, village councils, and village communities of all the six villages thanked and lauded the initiative and tireless effort of District Forest Officer (DFO), Phek, Rongsenlemla Imchen (IFS) for personally delivering the solar lamps. They also expressed deep gratitude to Yatendra Agrawal for his generous aid.
The DFO of Phek informed that till now the solar lamps have been distributed in ten remote villages. In the third phase, she said, the department aims to cover Tizu area and few more villages.
The programme was attended by Kedale Sebu, EAC Kamaleah, Ranger S Katiry, Deputy Ranger Joshuory, and the village communities.
The five villages under Kamaleah where solar lamps were distributed are Matikhru, Akhen, Kanjang, Mollen, Reguri, and the one under Phokhungri is Mokie.
