Rapid action by the department under the direction of Forest Minister Mr. Akbar
To govern tractor and trolley worth eight and a half lakh Including both the accused are being sent to jail
Raipur, 09 April 2020.Today, under the Gariaband forest division, illegal wood chiran amounting to about Rs 5 lakh was seized by the Forest Department under the direction of Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar. Along with the illegal transportation of Chiran, tractor no. CG 04-1576 and the trolley being confiscated under the District Gariaband, the residents of village Sambalpur and the accused Krishna Kumar Pandey and Deendayal Pandey including the necessary action under the Forest Act for 14 days judicial. Being sent to jail in custody.
In this regard, on receipt of information about illegal transportation of wood chiran on April 8 last day, an immediate strategy was made for necessary action by the officers of the department under the direction of Forest Minister Mr. Akbar. Simultaneously, search warrants were also conducted to search their houses. During this period, a political action was taken in favor of the new tractor with illegal transportation of chiran and the rule of trolley. The value of which is estimated to be around eight and a half lakh rupees. Also, illegal wood chiran of about five lakh rupees has also been seized from the houses of both the accused.
Forest Minister Shri Akbar has directed the Forest Department to be ever vigilant for the protection of forests. In this regard, he took a meeting of concerned departmental officers including Principal Chief Conservator of Forests at his residence office in the capital today and gave necessary instructions regarding the protection of forests. In the meeting, Secretary of the Forest Department, Mr. Jai Singh Mhaske, Chief Conservator of Forests Raipur Mr. SSD Badgaiah and Forest Officer Officer Gariaband Shri Mayank Agarwal were present.
According to the direction of Forest Minister Shri Akbar and under the guidance of the higher officers of the department, the said tractor and trolley between village Kantidadar and Mainpur of forest area Parsuli under Gariaband forest division under the guidance of forest officer Shri Gariaband Shri Agarwal has 90 species of Saja and Senha species. Bally was seized while transporting illegally. Today, search warrant was issued by Deputy Forest Officer Rajim Shri Atul Shrivastava in search of the house of Shri Krishna Kumar Pandey, resident of village Sambalpur. Shri Pandey placed 241 pieces of earthen forest produce teak, sal and bija in various places of his house. The said chiran amounting to about 4 lakh rupees has been seized by the department. Similarly, in Sambalpur village, 108 pieces of teak, sal and beja were seized after searching the house of Shri Deendayal Pandey. Its amount is about one lakh 10 thousand rupees.
