Shillong: Climate change is significantly altering the environment in Meghalaya, manifesting through rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall patterns, and growing water scarcity. Rakkam A Sangma, chairman of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Environment Committee, highlighted these challenges while leading a plantation drive at the Assembly premises in Khyndai Lad on Friday.
Sangma emphasized that safeguarding the state is a collective duty, urging the public to take an active role in conservation and tree planting efforts. He noted that the committee remains dedicated to advancing sustainable development and environmental policies in the public interest. The event was supported by committee members Ollan Singh Suin, Arbinstone B Marak, and Nujorki Sungoh, alongside staff from the Assembly Secretariat and the Social Forestry Department.
While the committee planted 30 saplings to mark the occasion, Assembly Secretary Malthus S Sangma cautioned against viewing such events as purely symbolic. He insisted that the work does not finish once a tree is in the ground. Malthus S Sangma stated, "The responsibility of institutions and individuals did not end with planting saplings but extended to ensuring their survival and growth so that they could make a meaningful contribution to the state’s environment and greenery."
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