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Responding to department grievances, he announced fund of Rs 15 crore for forest regeneration works in the state. He also announced to create 200 posts of forest guards to strengthen the department to monitor and tackle wildlife related crimes besides sanctioning of 10 numbers of vehicles.
He congratulated the Bugun community for winning the India Biodiversity Award 2018 in the “Conservation of wildlife species” category conferred by the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA).
He said government alone cannot protect the nature and encouraged the local communities to come forward in preserving Mother Nature of Arunachal Pradesh. He further suggested use of innovative practices and technology for conservation of biodiversity.