

The 27th Annual General Meeting of Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ), held on 12 October 2012, has unanimously elected a 13-member executive committee with Tirtha Koirala as its president. Koirala is currently news and current affair chief of Kantipur Television.
The newly-elected office-bearers include Prakash Rimal as vice president, Dhurba Basnet as general secretary, Som Nath Lamichhane as secretary and Purna Hari Amatya as treasurer.
Nimesh Adhikari, Sangita Lama, Pragati Shahi, Ramesh Bhushal, Shyam Bhatt, Suresh Sharma were elected from the members while Batu Krishna Upreti and Dr. Sunil Babu Shrestha were elected as members from the organization’s associate members.
The Annual General Meeting also constituted a three-member Accounts Committee with as its Ramesh Kumar Khadka as convener Ananda Kumar Shrestha and Tek Jung Mahat as members.
At the AGM held at NEFEJ Secretariat, general secretary Rajesh Ghimire presents the annual progress report while Treasurer Abdullah Miya presented the organization’s financial report. Convenor of the Accounts Committee Mohan Bistal also presents the committee’s report.
Similarly foundation stone of Audio Visual Studio and Radio Sagarmatha Studio building was laid at separate program at the NEFEJ land in Bhanimandal. Former Vice President of National Planning Commision Mohan Man Sainju, Founder President of NEFEJ Krishna Prasad Sigdhyal, Former President of NEFEJ Binaya Gurwacharaya and Bio Diversity Expert Dr. Tirtha Bahadur Shrestha jointly laid foundation of studio building.