Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Congress, AJYCP meet Jadav Payeng after Molai forest fire
A big fire happened in a special forest called Molai forest near Jorhat in Assam.
The fire was started on purpose and it hurt many young trees and small animals.
A man named Jadav Payeng and his daughter Munmuni, along with some villagers, worked hard to put out the fire.
They used sticks to beat the bushes and stop the fire from spreading.
Later, some important people from the Congress party and a group called AJYCP visited Jadav Payeng to talk about the fire.
They were sad about what happened and praised Munmuni and the villagers for their quick action.
Munmuni and her team have been planting many trees in the last few years with the help of an organization called Sustainable Green Initiative.
A fire was deliberately set in Molai Kathoni (Molai forest) 2.0 near Jorhat, damaging 5,000 trees and killing birds and small animals.
The fire was put out by Jadav Payeng's daughter Munmuni Payeng along with villagers and relatives using sticks to beat the bushes.
A delegation from the Congress party and AJYCP met Jadav Payeng to discuss the incident and expressed their anguish.
Munmuni Payeng and 70 other villagers have planted about 10 lakh trees on 1300 hectares between 2022 and 2024 under a project by the NGO 'Sustainable Green Initiative'.
The fire affected an area of five bighas of land.
- Who
- Jadav Payeng, Munmuni Payeng, Congress party, AJYCP, villagers, and relatives
- What
- A fire deliberately set in Molai Kathoni (Molai forest) 2.0, damaging saplings and killing birds and small animals
- When
- Sunday, January 1, 2024
- Where
- Molai Kathoni (Molai forest) 2.0, Jorhat, Assam
- Why
- The cause of the fire is not explicitly stated, but it was deliberately set.
- Location
- Kokilamukh, Jorhat, Assam
- Date of Incident
- Sunday, January 1, 2024
- Trees Destroyed
- 5,000
- Area Affected
- 5 bighas
- Trees Planted (2022-2024)
- 10 lakh
- Area Planted (2022-2024)
- 1300 hectares
- NGO Involved
- Sustainable Green Initiative