The East Garo Hills Soil and Water Conservation Department, in collaboration with local stakeholders, including Nokmas, organised a one-day awareness-cum-sensitization programme on the Simsang River Basin at DRDA Hall-I, Williamnagar, on Monday. Soil and Water Conservation Minister Marcuise N Marak attended the event as the chief guest.

Shillong, July 1: A•ba o•e cha•anichi ong•telaigipa sambol aro samtangtango donggipa gamrangna kenbegni ong•engon, ia skang chasonggitchamni ja•rikbaenggipa a•ba o•e cha•ani bewalko gipin game...

Solutions to the age-old practices of shifting cultivation or Jhum cultivation, posing environmental challenges, must be found delicately as it’s intertwined with the socio-economic-cultural identities of many tribal communities of the northeast.