Shillong MP urges Centre to protect Barapani Botanical Garden from NH-6 project

Protect Barapani botanical garden from greenfield NH-6 alignment: MP

Shillong, Dec 16: Shillong MP Ricky AJ Syngkon has sought the intervention of Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav to protect the Experimental Botanical Garden at Barapani, Shillong, from acquisition for the greenfield NH-6 alignment. In a letter addressed to the minister on Tuesday, Syngkon said, “The garden is widely recognised as one of India’s best-maintained and richest plant conservatories, housing over 1,200 species, including endem…

Shillong MP urges Centre to protect Barapani Botanical Garden from NH-6 project

Shillong Member of Parliament Ricky A J Syngkon has sought urgent intervention from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to prevent the acquisition of land belonging to the Experimental Botanical Garden at Barapani for the proposed Greenfield high-speed corridor of National Highway-6. In a letter addressed to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, the MP raised serious concerns over the proposed alignment of the high…