Around 500 tree saplings were planted by the Jakhama Students’ Union (JSU) on June 11, with proper fencing along the NH-29 to village, covering the village circular road in view of its forthcoming golden jubilee.
JSU president Kelethuzo Yosa stated that the project was undertaken along with village council, youth society, women society, sanitation committee, churches and Jakhama Union Kohima (JUK) with a strong object to promote and protect environment in and around the village and also to keep the village clean and green.
During a short programme chaired by JSU president an invocation prayer was pronounced by pastor Jakhama Christian Revival Church before commencement of the social work.
It stated that during the planting of a tree sapling, project director RD Kohima, Kevipodi said that it was important to protect and conserve “our” natural resources including air, water, and forests in order to maintain the overall health of the environment as all of these resources were at a risk, resulting in shortage of water and change of weather.
Convenor of JSU golden jubilee committee, Er. Zavishio Khieya said that “we are failing on our part in replacing the trees that we have cut or cleared” either for development or construction of roads and in order to fight for the menace of global warming, vigorous efforts should be made. He said that activities or developments or businesses which are detrimental to environment should be discouraged.
An environment activist and co-convenor of JSU golden jubilee committee, advocate Kezhokhoto Savi commented that by protecting rivers and their related ecosystems as well as searching for new sources of water, even in the form of preserving trees in the jungles and rocks in the rivers, “we can assure ourselves of a substantial supply of this crucial substance in the future while still protecting important fish and wildlife habitat”.
Savi said that Jakhama village was a blessed village with beautiful and rich natural resources, jungles and the two rivers namely Kehoru and Tsuchoru which were the life-line of the villagers. He called upon everyone to work together towards protecting the trees especially in the Dzukou road, jungles, mountain and the rocks as these are the main sources for good environment in air and water supply.