Meghalaya demands compensation from the Centre as a reward for preserving and giving a thrust to environment and ecology------- When Jacquelin Lyndoh of St. Mary's College, Shillong, was planting a sapling little did she know that her sapling would be one of those thousands that have gone on to increase the forest cover of Meghalaya to the extent that the state is now asking for a 'Green Dividend' from the Centre for their success in reviving ecology. Over the years, the forest cover in Meghalaya has gone up manifold. At a time when the nation is fighting the falling of trees, forests in Meghalaya are brimming with life with the state forest department's initiative to spread the green blanket to every stretch of this land of clouds. "Our state is known for its forests, so we youngsters are trying to revive it," says Paromita, a student. People of Meghalaya have responded to the call of social forestry - a mission of the Meghalaya's forest department. The recent data says that in Meghalaya more than 75 per cent land area is under forest cover. Even the Centre has appreciated the northeastern state for its greenery and the state has taken this as an opportunity to ask for releasing financial grants in the form of 'Green Dividend' applauding the efforts the state has made to keep the forest cover intact. Over the last one decade Mizoram has been one of the most peaceful states of the country. It was in 1999 that Mizoram had been granted a 'Peace Bonus' from New Delhi to bat