Minister Parimal Suklabaidya inaugurated Bio-diversity park in Hailakandi

HAILAKANDI: State Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya inaugurated Sahitya Munishi Upaban (Bio Diversity Park) at Lalacherra here on Saturday in presence of MLA Nizam Uddin Laskar, Algapur, PCCF HOFF A M Singh, Principal Secretary Avinash Joshi, PCCF, Wildlife Amit Sahay, and other dignitaries.

Speaking on the occasion, minister Suklabaidya said that the bio diversity park had different medicinal plants which were immensely beneficial to health, stated a press release. The minister said Assam was rich in bio diversity and the government was giving added thrust to it by setting up bio diversity parks across the State.

"The park will attract people and inspire them to conserve biodiversity," he added. Suklabaidya underlined the need to make the new generation aware about the importance of protecting the environment in the wake of problems like climate change and global warming.

He said, "The State Government has been taking a slew of steps to preserve and protect biodiversity as the bio diversity parks set up in the State are part of it."

This bio-diversity park is one such 24 bio diversity parks being set up by the Forest Department across 24 districts under CAMPA scheme. Six parks have already been set up. Each park covering an area of 2 to 3 hectare will be designed to preserve local medicinal plants and other varieties of flora.

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