Tzüla (Dikhu) Green Zone

River Dikhu locally called it Tzula among Ao tribe

Amidst hillocks, watering holes, swamps and salt licks for wildlife, and patches of forest, the Tzüla (Dikhu) Green Zone covers an area of about 14.5 sq km. The CCA  is rich with the riparian vegetation, which is necessary for the sustenance of the river ecosystem. The Dikhu (Tzula) River Belt is abundantly blessed with flora and fauna and is a reservoir of dozens of medicinal plants, rare orchid species, wild life, etc. Areas near the river are used for wet rice cultivation and patches of the hilly portion are utilised for jhum cultivation.

However, the river has been threatened by over-exploitation, due to unregulated hunting and fishing, use of chemicals, logging, collection of firewood, burning of jhum fields  and forest fires. To curb the onslaught of exploitation, the village councils of Longsa and Ungma declared the area as Tzula (Dikhu) Green Zone in 2010 and forbid all environmentally detrimental activities such as hunting, logging foraging, littering of river etc

Wildlife Watch

• The river belts are clothed with wildlife like Common Leopard, Wild Boar, Rhesus Macaque, Asiatic Black Bear, Sambar, Slow Loris, Malayan Giant Squirrel, Large Indian Civet, Himalayan Palm Civet, Orange Bellied Squirrel, Barking Deer, and Eurasian Otter.

• Among the birds found here are Small Niltava, Ashy-headed Laughingthrush, Chestnut-vented Nuthatch, White-browed Shortwing, Great Barbet, Long-tailed Broadbill, Black Eagle, Serpent Eagle, Kaliji Pheasant, Red Jungle Fowl, Common hill Partridge, Green Pigeon and Emerald Dove.

• This area is also a breeding ground for many different aquatic species. A prominent ornamental fish, called A-ngüt in Ao dialect (Arra Sp.), is found here.

• The Tzüla river ecology revealed five endangered fish species in the river namely Golden Mahseer, Butter Catfish, Schistura devdevi, Schistura nagalensis, and Schistura sikmaiensis

More to Explore

• Several historical places are located in the area. Trekking in the mountain range and walking along the bank of the river allows one to experience the riparian ecosystem.
• The prospect of adventure sports such as rock climbing and river crossing makes the area a destination for adventure lovers.

To visit, please contact:

Mr. C. Tia Longkumer Chairman

Tzüla (Dikhu) Project Management Committee 

Contact no: +91-9436006258

For more information, please follow the below link
Tzula (Dikhu) Green Zone Community Conserved Area