DoHE conducts workshop to mark ‘Earth Day’

Coinciding with ‘Earth Day,’ the Directorate of Higher Education had organized a one-day workshop on sustainable development and waste management for secular colleges on the theme ‘It’s our turn to lead’ at the Capital Convention Centre, Kohima, on April 22.
Parliamentary Secretary for Higher Education & SCERT, Deo Nukhu, who graced the inaugural function as the chief guest, encouraged the students to spread the importance of conservation of the environment to the older and younger generation. He said that the student community should educate the people living in the rural areas on the importance of environment and the damage it could cause if we do not preserve it.
‘We are collectively responsible to protect and preserve the nature for the present and the future generation,’ the chief guest said.
The chief guest also apprised the district administration on their role in conserving the environment by putting a ban on hunting, jungle burning and other practices that destroy the environment.
Speaking on the importance of the alder tree, Deo Nukhu said one should plant alder trees as it gives a good manure effect to the crops which is very suitable in the state apart from the plain areas of Dimapur. He said planting alder trees would be not only beneficial to the environment but to the people who cultivate as well.
He also asked the gathering to recycle their recyclable waste and encouraged the students to do something for the betterment of the society so that the future generation might remember them.
Delivering the welcome address, Director of Higher Education, C Khalong said the main motive of the workshop was to educate the students so that they might bring positive changes to the Naga society. He also encouraged the gathering to come together as a whole in developing sustainable and preserving the environment.
He also mentioned that the department would continue to organise workshops in the coming year on the occasion of ‘Earth Day’.
Commissioner & Secretary Higher Education, SCERT, FP Solo, who also spoke on the occasion, appealed the gathering to contribute towards a sustainable environment for oneself and the future as well.
Resource persons for the day long workshop were Assistant Professor of Law College, T Limanochet Jamir, and Assistant Professor of City Law College,
Dimapur, Niksungla. They spoke on topics related to leadership, waste management, water and climate change.