Wildlife Conservation on priority! Tribals from Arunachal Pradesh surrender over 2,400 guns under 'Air Gun Surrender Abhiyan'
Of the total of about 83,743 square kilometres covered by Arunachal Pradesh, the total forest area is 80 per cent of the total land of the state, which is home to more than 500 different species of flora and fauna.
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Itanagar, Dec 9: Since the launch of the Air Gun Surrender Abhiyan campaign on March 17 2021, the people of Arunachal Pradesh are continuously extending their support and more than 2,400 guns have been surrendered till date.
Notably, on Dec 7 around 30 airguns, 1 SBBL and 1 DBBL were surrendered during BASCON 5.0 festival held at Leparada district. BASCON is an organic festival that celebrates the local tribal art and culture of the Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Pema Khandu applauded the people of Leparada district during his visit.
Of the total of about 83,743 square kilometres covered by Arunachal Pradesh, the total forest area is 80 per cent of the total land of the state, which is home to more than 500 different species of flora and fauna. This covers several unique, rare and indigenous species that are only found within the deep thick forests of Arunachal Pradesh. The population of animals and birds has shown a drastic fall in recent times on account of illegal hunting.
Department of Forest and Environment, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh has come up with a mass green movement, the 'Air Gun Surrender Abhiyan' to control the decrease in the population of wildlife. Mama Natung, Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh initiated the Air Gun Surrender Abhiyan earlier on Mar 17, 2021, across Arunachal Pradesh. Since then the people of Arunachal Pradesh are continuously extending their support by surrendering Air Guns and other weapons they used for hunting.
In Nov 2021, the Forest Department, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh received the 'Conservation Award' on Nov 18, 2021 for its outstanding step, 'Air Gun Surrender Abhiyan'.
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