Balkrishna Aiya along with the Goa State Biodiversity Board award.
CANACONA
A retired 74-year-old art teacher from Loliem and a Panchayat Secretary in Canacona were presented with Biodiversity Conservation Awards under the ‘individual’ and ‘BMC (Biodiversity Management Committee) Secretary’ categories respectively, at the Goa State Biodiversity Board (GSBB) award ceremony on Tuesday.
GSBB recognised Balkrishna Aiya (74) from Madditolop-Loliem in appreciation of his efforts to dig a 40-metre-deep well and making steps to a depth of 10 metres, to install a water pump to provide water access to local villagers.
Aiya is also credited for starting an innovative grafting method and other innovations, providing livelihood to many villagers and students.
In the Biodiversity Management Committee Secretary Category, Agonda Panchayat Secretary and Agonda BMC secretary Amol K Naikgaonkar were presented with the 'Biodiversity Conservation Award' of Goa State Biodiversity Board.
Naikgaonkar received the prestigious award from Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Minister for Environment Nilesh Cabral and GSBB Member Secretary Dr Pradip Sarmokadam at a function of World Biodiversity Day Celebration at Neura panchayat on Tuesday.
GSBB recognised Balkrishna Aiya (74) from Madditolop-Loliem in appreciation of his efforts to dig a 40-metre-deep well and making steps to a depth of 10 metres, to install a water pump to provide water access to local villagers.
Aiya is also credited for starting an innovative grafting method and other innovations, providing livelihood to many villagers and students.
In the Biodiversity Management Committee Secretary Category, Agonda Panchayat Secretary and Agonda BMC secretary Amol K Naikgaonkar were presented with the 'Biodiversity Conservation Award' of Goa State Biodiversity Board.
Naikgaonkar received the prestigious award from Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Minister for Environment Nilesh Cabral and GSBB Member Secretary Dr Pradip Sarmokadam at a function of World Biodiversity Day Celebration at Neura panchayat on Tuesday.
