Impressed over the initiative of the state government to launch a Airgun Surrender Abhiyan from April next in order to stop the rampant killings of birds by using Airguns, the All Bogong Students’ Union (ABSU) of Pasighat extended their full support to the initiative.

The ABSU team called Minister of  Environment & Forest, Mama Natung and handed over an appreciation letter to the minister showing admiration & support to the airgun surrender drive being initiated by Natung to stop the killing of birds.

“ABSU, on behalf of denizens of Pasighat and all the Bogong Banggo villages would like to thank you for your Samaritan and noble initiative of launching ‘Airgun surrender abhiyan’ which will be enforced in state wide by the forest department  from April, next month starting from your own home district, East Kameng”, reads the appreciation letter to Natung.

Due to rampant killing and hunting of birds and wildlife by our people many rare species of birds and animals have already gone extinct and some are on the verge of extinction. The protection of these birds and animals are equally important to maintain and protect the forest coverage for ecological balance which if once imbalanced, may cause direct and indirect effects on the lives of human beings, the team ABSU said.

“We are ready to co-operate the government for the abhiyan in all possible means and for this we have also urged the minister to officially direct Dy. Commissioner, East Siang district to implement the Airgun Surrender Abhiyan in the length & breath of the district”, said Siang Moyong, General Secretary, ABSU.

Meanwhile, Tashi Mize, Divisional Forest Officer, Pasighat Forest Division has already issued an order for surrendering of Airguns in the district and his department is gearing up for successful implementation of the Airgun surrender abhiyan initiative of the Forest Minister.