Eclectic Northeast – July 2019

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PUNJAB DELEGATION IN MEGHALAYA

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five-member delegation from Punjab recently

met Meghalaya Home Minister James K.

Sangma, urging him to ensure one-time resolution

of the issues concerning the Sikh settlers in Shillong.

The delegation, led by Punjab Minister Sukhjinder

Singh Randhawa, went to Meghalaya after reports

emerged that members of the Sikh community were

being told to leave the State by the authorities. It

requested the High Powered Committee (HPC), set up

by the Meghalaya government, to take into account all

genuine concerns of the Sikh families before reaching

any conclusion. The delegation also requested the

Home Minister to ensure security of the Sikh families

who have been residing in the Punjabi Lane area of

Shillong for decades.

NO PLASTICS IN NAGALAND

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ontinuing the policy for ‘restricting the use of

plastics’, Nagaland government announced a

total ban on single-use plastic in the State. With the

view to eradicate the menace of plastic, which has

serious effects on the environment and ecology, the

State cabinet during its meeting held on June 10, 2019,

banned the use of plastic. The ban will be made effective

after three months from the date of publication in the

official gazette (June 17, 2019) in public interest and

for the convenience of manufacturers, stockiest, and

shopkeepers to dispose of their stocks so that they

suffer no financial loss.

MANIPURI STUDENT TO CYCLE FOR WATER
SCARCITY AWARENESS

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24-year-old student from Manipur has set out on a
3,461 km journey from Kashmir to Kanyakumari
on a cycle to draw the government’s attention to water
scarcity in several parts of the country. Philem Rohan
Singh began his journey on June 15 from Srinagar. As
part of his campaign, ‘Water For Life’, he will cross 12
cities within 12 weeks. ‘The motive of the campaign is
to draw the government’s attention towards the current
scenario of water scarcity in the country and overall
water-related problems.’ Besides Srinagar, Singh will
pass through Amritsar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Agra,
Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Karnool
and Bengaluru, before finally reaching Kanyakumari.