Kohima, October 6 (DIPR): A conservation Rally was organised in commemoration of Wildlife Week (October 2 to 8), by the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Nagaland and Nagaland Motorcycle Club on October 6. The rally started off from Dimapur and culminated at Kohima War Cemetery with 23 bikers where a short programme was held.
PCCF I. Panger Jamir in his short speech congratulated the motorcycle riders for their success riding from Dimapur to Kohima. He said, climate change has become a reality, where it has been effecting our environment in some or the other ways.
Stating that the celebration of Wildlife week is an inter-related with all the bio-diversity and climate, he said that in such consolidated forms, the issues has to be observed in holistic manner.
He also emphasized on the protection and conservation of Amur Falcon migration in Nagaland which interlinks with the crops production in South Africa that has been authenticated.
He also said that the media are the ambassador for disseminating the awareness on such conservation and protection of Wildlife and Bio-diversity through which the villagers, people and our society would be sensitized on the issue. PCCF later handed over an envelope to the Nagaland Motorcycle Club as a token of appreciation. Conservator of Forest, Santhil Kumar said the bike riding has been arranged from Dimapur to Kohima to earmark the celebration of Wildlife Week by the Department in all the districts.
He said that the rally organized by the Kohima and Dimapur district was to create the awareness and also felt that the bike riders would be acting as an ambassador to spread out the message to protect and conserve the wildlife among the villages and wherever they go in days to come.
A representative from the Nagaland Motorcycle Club said, ‘many a time we abuse and misused our discretion power of being the land owner however on such occasion it opens our mind to take care of our nature, animal, weather and our environment’ and thanked the Forest Department for inviting them and further added that the Club was proud to be a part of the occasion.
Talking about the Club, he informed that the Club has around 80 bikers as members from Kohima, Dimapur, Wokha, Mokokchung and Mon. He shared some activities carried out by the Club such as a ride for disabled people and Orphanage Homes on August 15, 2016, other initiatives in recent years and today with Forest Department in creating awareness on Wildlife protection.
He said that the Club has been so far involved in many important events and further informed that the Club looks forward to associate with any other Departments in future.
He also informed that the Club will be celebrating its 7th Anniversary at Midway Resort, on October 7, and North East Riders’ Meet festival at Shillong from October 9 to 11 where more than a thousand bikers representing all over the world are being expected.
The District Forest Officer, Sidramappa M.C IFS chairing the programme said that the ride from Dimapur to Kohima was organized in commemoration of Wildlife week and targeted the Highway in order to sensitise the people on the protection of wildlife. DCF, Velatso Demo pronounced the vote of thanks.
