The twitter storm

I would like to highlight the current burning issue on Dehing Patkai. National Board for Wildlife recently approved a coal mining project in the Saleki area of the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. There is no wrong in mining coal or other natural resources, but what about the cost that is going to pay by the wildlife. Known as the Amazon of the East, Dehing Patkai rainforest is home to over 40 species of fauna, including elephants, several varieties of big cats, bears and the famous Assam Macaque, over 300 species of birds, over 40 species of reptiles, over 60 types of trees and over 100 varieties of orchids. From All Assam Students' Union (AASU) to India's Forest Man Jadav Payeng and from actor Adil Hussain to singer Angarag Papon Mahanta, wildlife activists and environmentalists have criticized the National Board for Wildlife's (NBWL) decision to allow mining of coal in the Dehing Patkai rainforest. Concerned over the matter of coal mining in Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, the Gauhati University Eco Club "Moi Prakriti" has started a campaign digitally to create awareness and save the sanctuary from further damage. On 24th May, Sunday the students of Gauhati University, Eco Club made a Twitter Storm from 7 pm-8 pm in collaboration with Tezpur University, Cotton University, Bhattadev University and Dibrugarh University by using the hashtag #SaveDehingPatkai. It's high time the world knew the destruction that our environment is going to face soon. During this lockdown period all we can do is stand together in social media and spread the movement as much as we can to save the sanctuary.

Priyanka Deka,

Gauhati University.