Imphal, Oct. 13 -- Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Losii Dikho has assured state government support for the continued implementation of the Community-based Sustainable Forest Management for Water Resources Conservation in Manipur (COSFOM) project, which aims to restore 21,800 hectares of degraded forest land and strengthen watersheds across the state.

Dikho gave the assurance during a briefing at the Civil Secretariat in Mantripukhri, where a delegation from the German Development Bank (KfW) and the COSFOM project reviewed its progress and implementation challenges.

Nina Jantos, KfW's portfolio manager for natural resources and climate in East and Southeast Asia, outlined the project's ecological outcomes and progress, noting operational ...