Shillong, Dec. 17 -- Voice of the People Party (VPP) Lok Sabha MP, Dr. Ricky Andrew Syngkon has urged the union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to prevent the acquisition of land belonging to the Experimental Botanical Garden at Barapani from from acquisition for Greenfield high-speed corridor of National Highway-6 alignment.
In a letter to Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, Syngkon raised concerns over the proposed alignment of the highway, which could affect the Experimental Botanical Garden managed by the Botanical Survey of India's Eastern Regional Centre in Shillong.
Developed over more than five decades by BSI scientists, the Experimental Botanical Garden was developed over more than five decades ago by BSI sci...