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Wetland plays a stellar role for the continued existence of diverse populations of wildlife and plant species.  It helps recharge the ground water. The numerous ecosystem service provided by wetland include: regulating climate, soil formation, nutrient recycling, protecting food, fresh water, water purification and so on.  What is more, human can accrue gain from these water bodies. Apart from the natural wetland, there are man-made wetlands which contribute to sustaining the aquatic faunal and floral diversity. This nature’s wonder has been afflicted with woes. Like other ecological system, this wetland variety is facing threat. The threat is from human. We have little cognizance about its ecological service. 38 years have passed since India became a signatory to the Ramsar Convention in 1982. It has great responsibility to conserve these water bodies. Though wetlands are identified as wetland of International Importance, National Importance of all water bodies are nature’s gift. They merit to be reckoned with.

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CoMSO to implement its own ILP 

Chairman of Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organization (CoMSO) Robertjune Kharjahrin said that the Union will implement its own Inner Line Permit (ILP) from 12 February 2020 to keep track on the flow of illegal immigrants in the State. Speaking after the evening sit-in demonstration Robertjune Kharjahrin said that due to the ignorant of the Union Government to the demand of the State Government, it has compelled the Union to implement its own ILP in the state.

“The time has come to implement ‘No ILP, Direct Action’ and check the flow of influx in the state” he added.

Robertjune Kharjahrin said that the union will visit all check post in the state especially in the border areas and deployed its own members to assist the Directorate of the Infiltration and help the department detect and dispose illegal immigrants without proper documents. The Union also urged the Governor to assent the MRSSA amendment ordinance

The Chairman also urged the headman and dorbar shnong to be vigil in detecting illegal immigrants in their respective localities.

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APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India said, “Always think what you can give to society, and not what society can give you”. Keeping in mind these words of the former President, Shreya Singh Pundir, a young, agile and energetic girl of Labac tea estate, 25 km from here, has dedicated herself to the cause of humanity. Her mind is pregnant with creative and noble ideas with the vision to serve in particular the ignorant and not so educated women folk of tea gardens for amelioration of their socio-economic condition. To make better use of her vacation from Uppasala University in Sweden where she is pursuing her Ph.D course in cell and molecular biology, she organised an awareness camp on health and hygiene for women workers of Labac and Tarapore tea gardens recently.