A two-day national conference on recent trends in environmental pollution and health 2024 (NCRTEPH-2024) commenced on 28 November 2024 with an inaugural program at I Ihoshe Kinimi Hall, Lumami. The national conference is being organized by the Department of Zoology, Nagaland University.
The inaugural program was chaired by Dr Lobeno Mozhui, Assistant Professor from the Department of Zoology. In his welcome speech, Prof Bendang Ao, Head of the Department of Zoology, expressed gratitude to the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, as well as Nagaland University for jointly sponsoring the conference. He also highlighted the importance of holding a conference on a topic that impacts our daily lives and the need to find ways to address these issues.
Prof Ranjit Kumar, Department of Zoology, in his introductory note, thanked the faculty and students who lent their wholehearted support in organizing the conference. Pointing out that the conference is being attended by experts and scholars from other parts of the country, Prof Kumar briefly discussed the impact of pollution on health. He lauded the leadership role played by the Vice Chancellor in establishing the first cancer lab in the state of Nagaland.
The Chief Guest, Prof JK Patnaik, Vice Chancellor of Nagaland University, released the souvenir for the conference. In his speech, Prof Patnaik highlighted that the world was relatively free of pollution before the advent of industrialization. He raised an important question: why does Nagaland experience pollution despite its lack of industrialization? He explained that we live in an interconnected world, where environmental issues are not confined to one region. Prof Patnaik emphasized that pollution arises from a multitude of factors, including economic influences. He also discussed the impact of hydroelectric units on soil quality, underscoring how pollution affects not only humans and other living beings but the very fabric of the universe itself.
Attended by statutory officers, deans, heads of departments (HoDs), faculty, experts, administrative staff, research scholars, and students, the program ended with a vote of thanks from Dr Pranay Punj Pankaj, Associate Professor, Department of Zoology.
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