Read the passage and answer the questions given below it. The Manipur government has appointed a nine-year-old girl as the State’s Green Ambassador, less than a week after a video of her crying for two trees axed for a road-widening project went viral. An order from H. Balkrisna Singh, Manipur’s Director of Information and Public Relations, on August 7 said Valentina Devi of Kakching district had been made the brand ambassador for the Chief Minister’s Green Manipur Mission and all official tree-plantation activities taken up in the State. This, the order said, was in recognition of her immense love and affection for trees and for generating mass awareness on conservation of the environment and was valid for a “period of one year from the date of issuing the order.” A class V student of Amutombi Divine Life English School in Kakching town, about 45 km southeast of Manipur’s capital Imphal, she had planted the saplings of two Gulmohar (royal poinciana) trees by the side of a river when she was in class I. She had been tending to the saplings, which grew up into healthy trees in about four years. On Saturday, the two trees, along with other vegetation, were axed for a project to widen a road beside the river. A videographer filmed her crying over the trees. “I saw the video of this girl crying like anything as if someone very near to her had passed away. Her feeling for two felled trees, which we adults would probably not think much about, moved me. I asked the district’s Superintendent of Police to meet Victoria, console her and give her at least 20 saplings to plant at a suitable place,” Manipur’s Chief Minister told The Hindu on Thursday. But he felt this was not enough. “Later, I realized there could not be a better ambassador than her for the Green Manipur Mission we had launched in June. Her passion for trees at such a young age was so infectious that I took a decision to have an order issued and hand it over through government officials to her,” he said. The order says Valentina, the daughter of Premkumar Singh, will be part of all such advertisements and campaigns that promote an increase in Manipur’s green cover. “She will be provided honorarium at government rates, transportation facilities, food and lodging facilities at admissible rates by the sponsoring government department,” the order said.
Why would the police officer meet Valentina?
to offer her 20 saplings as a compensation for the trees cut down
The correct answer is to offer her 20 saplings as a compensation for the trees cut down.
Appointing a young person like Valentina as an ambassador is a strategic move to inspire others, especially youth, and raise mass awareness about protecting trees and the environment. This approach leverages the emotional impact of her story to promote positive action towards conservation. The role of a Green Ambassador involves participating in advertisements and campaigns to promote tree plantation and conservation efforts within the state. Providing resources like honorarium, transportation, food, and lodging facilitates the ambassador's participation in these official activities, ensuring they can effectively contribute to the mission.
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