Every government-run school, even those in the remotest parts of Assam, will henceforth have to document the and Fauna found in the area as this would help in mapping and recording the states rich Biodiversity with the help of experts and enhance knowledge.
With an objective of promoting the flora and fauna and rich biodiversity of the state, Education minister Ranoj Pegu on Thursday launched the School Biodiversity Register (SBR) at the State Mission Office of Samagra Shiksha in the presence of principal secretary to the education department, B Kalyan Chakravarthy, and mission director, Samagra Shiksha, Assam, Roshni Aparanji Korati. The register will also empower to develop a baseline Database for biodiversity so that proper assessment on various parameters such as endangered and extinct species can be done.
The SBR, a brainchild of Chakravarthy, has been designed as a record of knowledge, perception and Attitude of people about Resources“>Natural Resources, Plants and animals, their utilization and conservation in a village or a panchayat which would further form a database in every school where all common species of flora and fauna would be available.