Divisional Management Unit Mokokchung Annual Review Meeting held
Mokokchung, April 5 (MTNews): The Divisional Management Unit of Mokokchung Forest Division of Nagaland Forest Management Project held its Annual Review Meeting for the year 2021-22, at CF Office Complex, Marepkong, Mokokchung on April 4th & 5th 2022.
During the meeting, Director of Intangki National Park, T. Aochuba, IFS, said that the JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) is a very important project for the State of Nagaland and expressed satisfaction at the success of the project in Mokokchung District. He also said that the plantation activities were successfully implemented and further encouraged all the JFMC members to be self-sustainable in their approach towards project implementation.
The Divisional Forest Officer cum DMU Head Mokokchung, Dr. Sentitula, IFS said that this is the 3rd year of implementation of the Project on the field. The villages covered under JICA Project are Changtongya New, Mopungchuket & Mongsenyimti under Batch-I. Sungratsu, Chakpa, Longmisa, Yaongyimsen, Salulamang & Merangkong under Batch-II. The area covered under plantation is 3,385 Ha and total saplings planted is 5,96,633 under 38 forestry intervention models across the District.
The Project has also developed MIS application and GIS Mobile Applications which enabled field Officials/FNGO Teams/JFMC members to update/upload data and photos from their respective areas in real time. She also presented the case study on Water Harvesting Structures initiative undertaken under Mokokchung Division. The Nagaland Forest Management Project initiative towards construction of water Harvesting Structures in all the JICA villages has resulted very positively towards adequate supply of water to all the household as well as water being made available for Agri and allied Livelihood activities.
The Batch-II villages under Mokokchung DMU have resulted in successful construction and convergence of the program with the village councils and Public Health Engineering Department.
Progress of work and activities for the year ending March 2022 was presented by the field staff in-charges of all the villages, Tiarenba Forester-I and Aosungla Forester-I. Financial status and progress of works were presented by Mokokchung Range Officer I. Sashilemla and Changtongya Beat Officer, Moamongba. The Divisional Management Unit supporting staffs Wapang, Accounts Asst. and Talimeren, Convergence Expert, presented the Annual Plan Operation for the year 2022-23.
The Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC) presidents of Changtongya New, Mongsenyimti, Mopungchuket, Salulamang, Yaongyimsen, Merangkong, Chakpa, Longmisa and Sungratsu made detailed PowerPoint presentations of all the works undertaken during the year.
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