The 72nd Van Mahotsava Celebration 2021 was held in Tamenglong District at Mini Secretariat Complex on Monday. It was jointly organised by Tamenglong Forest Division and Rainforest Club Tamenglong.
The programme was graced by Armstrong Pame, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Tamenglong as Chief Guest, Sandip Gopaldas Mohurle, IPS, SP Tamenglong, Nehemiah Panmei Hony Wildlife Warden and Joseph Riamei, PRO to Minister Forest Environment and Climate Change as Guest of Honour and Kh. Hitler Singh MFS, DFO Tamenglong as Function President. Office bearers and members of Rainforest Club Tamenglong, Staff of Tamenglong Forest Division and local volunteers also attended the programme.
As part of the event, mass tree plantation was also conducted inaugurated by the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour at the Mini Secretariat Complex, Tamenglong. Apart from the ceremonial tree plantation, awareness regarding the importance of forest and wildlife were also given to the volunteers present.
Similar programme was also conducted at Noney District organised by Noney Forest Division along with Longmai Nature Club. A brief ceremonial plantation event was held on Monday at Longmai Part- 2, Noney district.
Robert Singh Kshetrimayum, IAS, Deputy Commissioner Noney, Ningshem Vashum, IPS, SP Noney and Napolean Rongmei, MFS, DFO Noney and several other prominent leaders were present at the event.