Itanagar, March 11 -- Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Tesam Pongte has constituted a one-time evaluation committee to study the growing issue of human-wildlife conflict in the state.
This announcement was made on behalf of the Speaker by MLA Laisam Simai, who was in the Chair, during the House proceedings on Wednesday.
The six-member committee will be headed by Wanglin Lowangdong as chairman with Kumar Waii, Mohesh Chai, Topin Ete, and Tsering Lhamu as members. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) will serve as the member secretary.
The committee has been directed to submit its report to the Speaker within three months.
The issue of human-wildlife conflict was discussed extensively in the Assembly on the first day of the...