Arunachal: ADC Bans Air Guns to Safeguard Birds and Squirrels, Orders Surrender by Feb 20

PASIGHAT: After Mebo Sub-Divisional Administration held a meet-and-greet program with all the Head Gaon Burahs, Gaon Burahs, and village secretaries of Mebo Sub-Division in East Siang District on 8th February last, Additional Dy. Commissioner Mebo has issued an executive order prohibiting the use, sale, and possession of air guns within the Mebo Sub-Division.

During the Meet and Greet program of the Mebo administration with the village HGBs, GBs, and Secretaries, a collective decision was taken to ban the use and possession of air guns, as these air guns fitted with modern-day telescopes are found to be responsible for large-scale killings of birds and squirrels.

In the same meeting, the administration and village heads also decided to completely ban the use of inverters, generators, chemical poisoning, and blasting while fishing, besides prohibiting the use of pesticides like Roundup, etc.

As discussed and resolved during the meet and greet joint meeting of administration and gaon burahs at the Siku bridge point in the river bank, the ban order on air guns has been issued first, informed ADC Mebo, Sibo Passing, and EAC Nancy Yirang.

In its executive order, the sub-divisional magistrate has directed all village heads to let the airgun owners surrender on or before 20th February next and submit the guns to the administration during the statehood day celebration.

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