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Illegal wood and machines registered in forest department action
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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The team of Haveli Kharagpur Range of Forest Department in Munger on Thursday took major action against the illegal saw mill under the leadership of Kharagpur Sub-Divisional Officer Rajeev Roshan and BPRO Manoj Kumar. The forest department team along with Kharagpur police station completely closed this illegal saw mill located near Mani river in Kharagpur.
Forest Area Officer Robin Anand said that this action was taken on the instructions of the Forest Divisional Officer. During investigation, an illegally operated saw machine was found in the premises of Brahmadev Verma’s house, which was running without a license. The team uprooted the saw machine on the spot and seized it.
According to the information, during the investigation, a huge quantity of Mahua Chakor, Mahua Chirao and other wild wood was also recovered. Along with this, 24 inch band saw, trolley, hand machine and generator were also seized. The data of the recovered wood is being prepared and the seizure list is being prepared. The Forest Department has also started the process of registering an FIR. During this action, Kharagpur police station, forest department employees and soldiers were also present on the spot, due to which there has been a stir among the illegal saw mill operators.