Tuensang Forest Department reaches out to all un-electrified villages in border areas
Tuensang, April 7 (MExN): The Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change along with the District Administration distributed solar lamps along the Indo-Myanmar border blocks of Noklak and Thonokuyu under Tuensang Forest Division.
The range officer L Thisngthrise Sangtam along with the staffs and Phuniang EAC Noklak distributed 500 solar lamps in Thongtso, Chipur, Jejeking, Thongen, N. Peshu, Lumoking, and Khiunjed villages.
“Due to its remoteness, thin population and scattered location, they are debarred of many basic services and the areas are not yet connected by motor road and electricity,” stated a press statement. The officers and the staffs have to take tedious walk to reach out to the people. The Tuensang Forest Department is making its best effort to reach out to all the un-electrified villages in the border areas providing them life essential and at the same time educating them about their rich bio-diversity and the importance of life need towards conservation.
The village Council and the villagers expressed great thanks to the Divisional Forest Officer Dr. Sentitula IFS for her noble and sincere initiative to reach out to the remotest part of the country with clear message and timely help and also appreciate the gratefulness of the Mumbai based NGO Yatendra Agarawal for his contribution.
