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            <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Acting on the state government's directive to shut down all illegal sawmills within a week, the Forest Department has intensified its enforcement drive in Assam's Bongaigaon district.</p>

<p>As part of the crackdown, the Abhayapuri Forest Range conducted a raid on an illegal sawmill at Lengtisinga in Abhayapuri and dismantled the unit.</p>

<p>The operation was led by Abhayapuri Range Forest Officer Shankar Ray, with forest personnel seizing sawmill machinery, a large quantity of timber logs and processed wooden planks from the site.</p>

<p>Officials said the owner of the illegal sawmill fled after learning about the raid.</p>

<p>The action follows Forest Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah's announcement that all illegal sawmills operating across the state must be shut down within a week. The Forest Department said similar enforcement drives will continue to curb illegal timber operations and protect forest resources.</p>
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            <div class="text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="text-align-justify">Acting on the state government's directive to shut down all illegal sawmills within a week, the Forest Department has intensified its enforcement drive in Assam's Bongaigaon district.</p>

<p class="text-align-justify">As part of the crackdown, the Abhayapuri Forest Range conducted a raid on an illegal sawmill at Lengtisinga in Abhayapuri and dismantled the unit.</p>

<p class="text-align-justify">The operation was led by Abhayapuri Range Forest Officer Shankar Ray, with forest personnel seizing sawmill machinery, a large quantity of timber logs and processed wooden planks from the site.</p>

<p class="text-align-justify">Officials said the owner of the illegal sawmill fled after learning about the raid.</p>

<p class="text-align-justify">The action follows Forest Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah's announcement that all illegal sawmills operating across the state must be shut down within a week. The Forest Department said similar enforcement drives will continue to curb illegal timber operations and protect forest resources.</p>
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Acting on the state government's directive to shut down all illegal sawmills within a week, the Forest Department has intensified its enforcement drive in Assam's Bongaigaon district.


Forest department cracks down on illegal sawmills in Bongaigaon, mill dismantled

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