By Felix Anthony
Miao, Feb. 22, 2019: The second edition of Namdapha Butterfly Meet got underway on February 21 at Miao in the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India.
The Society for Education and Environmental Development (SEED) opened its second edition of Namdapha Butterfly Meet (NBM) with painting and essay competitions for school children on butterflies and the importance of wildlife preservation.
Chief Organizer of the event Minom Pertin highlighted how important for the young students to realize the significance of butterflies and wild life conservation. “This is our humble effort to spread awareness about Namdapha, a rich bio-diverse region of our country and also to make young children aware of wildlife conservation,” he told 45 environmental enthusiasts from across India.
A total of 60 enthusiastic students from nine schools around Miao participated in the literary competitions on butterflies, Namdapha National Park and Wildlife Conservation.
Opening the four-day event, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Miao Tage Rumi appreciated the organizers for the steps they have taken to promote the rich biodiversity of the last corner of India.
The second edition of NBM has brought together enthusiasts from nine states around the country, made mostly of college students and environmental scientists. There are seven students from North East Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar, six from Jawaharlal Nehru College, Tezu and seven from Indira Gandhi Government College, Pasighat.
Assistant Field Director of Namdapha National Park Pusam Tangha gave an overview of the park to the participants, prior to leading them to the camping zone at the park.
Monsoon Gogoi, environmental scientist from Bombay Nature Historical Society is guiding the participants through the event that ends on February 24.
The Namdapha National Park is located in the Changlang district, near the international border with Myanmar. It spans an area of 1,985 sq km, including a buffer zone of 177 sq km and a core area of 1,808 sq km.