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Monday, September 23, 2013

Special session on Tourism and Bird-watching held at Namchi Girls School

NAMCHI, 22 Sept: An awareness programme on tourism was held today here at the auditorium hall of Girls Senior Secondary School Namchi.  During the programme, organized by Namchi Girls Senior Secondary School (NGSSS), the participants were educated on various topics by the experts and resource persons from Sikkim Foundation and Ornithological Society.
Senior Forest Officer and Environmentalist, Usha Lachungpa started her address with Article 51A Fundamental Duties of the Constitution of India that says "It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture, to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, Lakes and wild life, and to have compassion for all living creatures".
She further informed the participants about the state’s biodiversity and the need to explore it before learning about other parts of the country. Ms Lachungpa also informed about the dos and don'ts under the Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 and also on Human-Animal conflicts.
“Irresponsible littering in forest areas needs serious attention soon otherwise our state will turn into a high altitude garbage dump”, she added. Further she appealed to everyone to conserve Sikkim's natural heritage.
Karma Thenpo and his team from the Sikkim Ornithological Society spoke on the topic ‘Basics of Bird Watching’. Photographer cum bird watcher Chewang R Bonpo spoke on wildlife and wildlife tourism in the Eastern Himalayas.
Principal Girls Senior Secondary School Namchi, Archana Rai also addressed the programme where she thanked the members of Sikkim Foundation and Ornithological Society and said that the programme has encouraged budding bird watchers of the area.
An interactive session was also held where experts answered the queries placed by the participants. The students who answered questions during the interactive session were also presented with gift hampers by Sikkim Ornithological Society.
The programme was attended by the teachers and students of Namchi Girls Senior Secondary School, hoteliers, travel agents and members of different NGOs of the locality. The president and the executive members of Sikkim Ornithological Society were also present.

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