GUWAHATI | JULY 19, 2020: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal para Saturday te Dehing-Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary laga illegal coal mining uporte judicial inquiry lobole nimete hokum dishe.
Chief Minister Office (CMO), para release te koishe ki that Retired Justice Brajendra Prasad Kataki Gauhati High Court oara etu coal mining sanctuary te luwa toh 2003 para sabole ase.
July 6th, te chief minister para state forest department ke hokum dishe necessary steps olabole nimete etu sanctuary ke national park bonabole nimete Union Ministry of Environment and Forests logote kotha kura pichede.
Etu khobor paa toh Public Sector Unit (PSU) major Coal India Limited’s (CIL) arm North Eastern Coalfields para saleki sanctuary te lllegal coal mining laga protest kura pichede hoishe.
Et u hisaab te state Forest Department para May moina te CIL uporte Rs 43.24 crore penalty dishe etu bi forest bithor te illegal mining activity kura nimete etu ke 2003 para 16 sal tak ”Amazon of the East”, laga naam para jani thakishe.
Dehing-Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary toh 111.19 sq km te phelikena ase hoilebi conservationists khan etia etu area toh uthabole nimete koishe aro etu toh 500 square kilometers contiguous area three reserve forests te kuribole hi lageh etu forests ke surround kura toh aro etu toh proposed national park te thakibole lageh.
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