Nature & Wildlife Association/Green Guard Nature Organization in Chapanala part 1 light distribution
On October 26 2017 NWA, GGNO and the Assam Forest Department held their inaugural meeting for
at Chapanala in Assam and distributed 500 headlamps to 54 villages in Chapanala’s Human Elephant conflict areas.
These lights are meant for increased safety and to aid village teams in mitigating Human Elephant Conflict.
Honorable guests Honorable guests
Lights for life- Food to live at the local meeting hall NWA’s Nani and Andy handing lights to villagers
Assamese welcome for Andy Merk GGNO staff and local crowd
Nani Fouad addressing the audience GGNO’s Ranjan Barthakur acting as translator
GGNO’s Dulu Bora explaining the project Light distribution
GGNO secretary general Rithuraj Phukan talking to the media NWA president Andy Merk with the press
A watchful crowd NWA secretary general Nani Fouad with Andy Merk
Honorable guests Andy Merk in his speech
Paintings by local artist Jutika Bora Bhuyan Great attendance
Lights for life – Food to live in Chapanala Suvashis Das, DFO in his address
A local school teacher explaining HEC in the area Shamsher Singh, IAS Deputy commissioner&District Magistrate
Performance by a local dance group Dulu Bora and Andy Merk
GGNO director general Dr. Kamal Bhuyan speaking
