A significant amount of timber smuggling has been going on inside the Chirang Reserve Forest and Raimona National Park in the name of PMAY-G house.
Timber Smuggling Inside Raimona National Park
It needs to be mentioned the market’s need for wood has skyrocketed to finish building the PMAY-G homes.
In this regard, sources informed, “To fulfil the PMAY-G beneficiary’s need, timber smuggling inside Raimona National Park and surrounding Chirang Reserve Forest has escalated rampantly.”
According to the inputs, nine bicycles carrying loads of wood were confiscated in a remote area of Raimona National Park in March.
Furthermore, a significant amount of Lali timber was impounded in Kokrajhar’s Ultapani range under the Holtugaon Forest Division.
