The Army has signed an MoU with WWF to prepare a joint action plan for conservation of forests and wildlife in western Arunachal Pradesh. It was signed by Maj Gen DS Sidhu, GOC 5 Mountain Division, and Sejal Worah, programme director of WWF-India, at a function at Tenga in Arunachal Pradesh, the Telegraph reports .

"It is a giant step for WWF. For the first time a formal relationship has been established with the Indian Army for eco-conservation," Worah said. He said the relationship between the Army and the WWF would go a long way in protecting the fragile ecology in the region.