Nagaland chief minister, T.R. Zeliang, received an award for Environmental Development during the 4th Edition of the Pangkor Dialogue at Ipoh city in the Malaysian State of Perak, on September 6, 2016.
According to a statement issued by media cell, CMO, the award was presented to him in a glittering function attended by hundreds of renowned global leaders, academicians and personalities from various parts of the world. Zeliang was recognised by the Dialogue organisers, Institute Darul Rudzuan in collaboration with the Malaysian Government, for the efforts made by the people of Nagaland for environmental preservation and promotion.
Earlier in the day, the chief minister, in his keynote address, narrated the efforts of the Naga people to make Nagaland the Amur Falcon capital of the World and how Nagas, like many South East Asian societies, lived in close proximity and dependent on nature. Receiving the award on behalf of the people of Nagaland, Zeliang thanked the organisers for appreciating and recognising the people’s efforts to conserve and preserve nature.
He appealed to the people of Nagaland to continue environmental preservation and development and said that people should cooperate with the government to undertake mass tree plantation every year and preserve available natural flora and fauna.
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