Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Minister Saryu Roy on Tuesday said that more prosperous the biodiversity, more successful will be the human life on earth. He added that it was quite relevant subject for present times but was not being noticed. Roy was speaking during the 93rd Foundation Day ceremony of Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums as Chief Guest at Namkom in Ranchi on Tuesday.
Referring to the Sal forests of Saranda, Roy said that it was quite prosperous from biodiversity point of view but there are iron ores underneath it; we should definitely do mining but at the same time it is also to be taken care that natural forests remain conserved. “A developed Sal tree is quite strong which could be termed as green steel,” said Roy. Talking about the importance of natural products, Roy said that its consumption must be increased so that their prosperity of biodiversity gets increased.
Roy was speaking as a Chief Guest while Director, Indian Zoological Survey, Kolkata, Dr Kailash Chadra was also present as a Special Guest. Programme was started by lightening of lamp.
This year also, a seminar was organised in the honour of the first Director of this Institute Dorothy Noris where a lecture was given by Kailash Chandra on the topic ‘Biodiversity and Bio Conservation.’
Director Keval Krishna Sharma and Convener of the programme, Monobullah presented bouquet of flowers to the guests.
In his speech, Sharma also discussed about the activities being undertaken in the Institute and said that the institute has completed 92 years of research work and was celebrating 93rd foundation day on Tuesday. “This glorious day was for introspecting the achievements and take pledges,” said Chandra.
Congratulating the staff of the institute on its 93rd foundation day, Sharma said that several technologies have been brought in the field of lac research. He also told the gathering about the importance of consolidated system in this field. Talking about consolidated lac processing unit, Sharma said that it could bring far-reaching positive results. Several other research works were going on in the field of natural resins and gums, he said.
Scientists, technical, administrative and expert support staffs were also felicitated on the occasion. In the Scientists category Senior Scientist Alok Kumar and Scientist K Tamilrasi, in technical Category Sr Technical Officer Anjesh Kumar and Technical Assistant Vinod Kumar alongwith others were felicitated with awards.