CANACONA
Regretting that humans have been destroying environment, Dy Speaker and Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes has said it is now the responsibility of all people to help rebuild and restore environment for a healthy living.
Fernandes was addressing a function organised by the Loliem-Polem panchayat to observe World Environment Day in Canacona on Saturday.
“In fact, we should observe all 365 days as world environment days. We are the ones responsible for destroying God-given wealth of free environment. Let us now work together to restore environment for a healthy living,” said Fernandes.
“Since the last 25 years, the State government has been giving away thousands of saplings. Has adequate care been taken to nurture them after holding plantation ceremonies? I appeal to people to plant at least one sapling and to protect and water it till it grows into a tree.”
Loliem-Polem Sarpanch Sachin Naik recalled that world leaders in 1972 had felt the need to protect the deteriorating environment and had decided to mark to June 5 as World Environment Day.
According to former sarpanch and sitting panch, Ajay Lolienkar, one of the good things that emerged from the Covid pandemic is that many youths in the village began farming and agriculture activity. He said this is a good sign to protect and clean the environment.
Others present at the function included Panch Nishant Prabhudesai, Canacona Councillor Shubham Komarpant, Gaondongrim Dy Sarpanch Kust Gaonkar and some forest officers.
