Officials and guest watching Amur Falcon from View tower at Longleng on November 15. (DIPR Photo)
Longleng, November 15 (MExN): The Additional Chief Secretary & Finance Commissioner Nagaland Temjen Toy graced the inaugural function of the community initiative and owned projects as the special guest at Yaongyimchen village on November 15.
Addressing at the commemoration programme of 2 circle completion of Amur Falcon satellite tagging at Longleng on November 2016, Temjen Toy congratulated the people of Lemsachenlok for successfully initiating various community development projects for the growth and development of the community. He asserted that Yaongyimchen village is fortunate to have a selfless dynamic leader Nuklu Phom former Executive Secretary of PBCA to lead the people in the right direction to ensure community development besides his efficient missionary profession.
He lauded the enlighten village functionaries of Yaongyimchen village for successfully implementing the biodiversity programme without ignoring to the call of their visionary leader. Pointing out that understanding comes with action Toy said, “Action is not always an easy task.” The villagers fully understanding that animals have no boundaries and they are vulnerable to humans and livelihood, the people still cooperate with the leaders and adopted successful conservation of biodiversity. Conservation itself is a missionary project. “We must not only think globally and act globally but also support globally to achieve our goal,” he added.
The special invitee Menukhol John Principal Secretary, School Education in his solidarity message said “we came here to learn and witness the practical aspects of successful biodiversity conservation adopted by the village community.” John also lauded the community spirit and implementation of midday meal by the Yaongyimchen village.
Deliberating on signing of MOU between Lemsachenlok and Samagram Shiksha-School Education Government of Nagaland for Alijo –Laaipang, Lighthouse –Model and release of the concept model John said we are the steward of our children and emphasized on composite learning to avoid dropout children. Lamenting on increasing number of dropout children in class IX standard in the state he said to provide quality education to our children is a joint responsibility of both the Government and the community besides teachers and parents.
Bano Haralu, Managing Director Trustee, Nagaland Wildlife & Biodiversity Conservation Trust said she came here to be a part of the programme to celebrate the success of community biodiversity conservation in Yaongyimchen. She asserted that Nagas are at cross road, we have lost the sense of direction and governance. We have forgotten that everything we use was inspired by nature. We are responsible for disaster to nature. She said it is high time for Nagas to retrospect, to reconnect and turn towards nature to end all violence. She exhorted the gathering to turn all our efforts into fruits and experience the equal returns from nature.
Brief history of community biodiversity conservation was delivered by Y. Nuklu Phom Team Leader Lemsachemlok. Short speeches were delivered by village council chairmen of Sanglu and Yaongyimchen, Yaongyimchen Union Longleng, Takotemjen and Yongchet. This is what we have learned by Laaipang (Alijio) student. Signing of MoU for partnership for Alijo-Lemsachenlok - Lighthouse Model was signed between Menukhol John, Principal Secretary School Education and Y. Nuklu Phom, Team leader Lemsachenlok.
Temjen Toy also inaugurated the Innovative Community Biodiversity View Tower and launched the Far East Agro Products an organic species production project and Innovative Integrated Terrace Farming a community initiative project respectively at Lemsachenlok. Lemsachenlok is a community development society comprised of Yaongyimchen, Alayong and Sanglu village. They have been conserving the biodiversity for the last 12 years.
