German team meets Sikkim CM


Gangtok, Sept 8 :PTI: A team experts of the German Agency of Technical Cooperation Appraisal Mission on Climate Change Adaptation in the North Eastern region met Sikkim Chief Minister P K Chamling today and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government. The team led by Hans Helmrich, expressed happiness over the awareness among the people of the state about the problem of climate change and of the efforts made by the government to address the issue, official sources said. The team also praised the chief minister for the efforts intiated by the government to protect the environment in the Himalayan state. The German mission will work with five NE states and give technical support to Sikkim and Nagaland. Chamling expressed his concern over climate change and global warming and asked the team to provide technical and expert support to the state assuring them of cooperation. State Minister for Science and Technology Bhim Dhungel accompanied the team, the sources added.