CM Mamata announces UN FAO recognition for 'Matir Srishti' initiative

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has recognised her government's 'Matir Srishti' programme and awarded it an international certificate for its community-driven initiatives.

Taking to social media, CM Banerjee said: "Proud to share that the United Nations has recognised our initiative yet again. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN has awarded an internationally valued certificate to us for our community initiatives in our innovative ‘Matir Srishti’ programme, which we had launched in 2020 in our dry western (Paschimanchal) districts."

She further said, “Now, this creative and multi-departmental concept has received UN recognition of being a worthy community initiative in the category of preservation of natural heritage and biodiversity.”