Raipur, 31 December 2020. As per the instructions of the Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar, the Forest Department is continuing a continuous campaign for the prevention of forest offenses including illegal timber harvesting and transportation in the state. In this connection, based on the information received by the forest department team during night patrolling on 30th day of the previous day, 4 saw mills were razed under Dhamtari forest division in the morning and there were 493 pieces of Arjun Latta and 6 thousand 717 pieces of Arjun wood. Stringent action is being taken against the tax accused. The value of the said wood seized by the Forest Department team has been estimated at around Rs 6 lakh.
Under the guidance of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Shri Rakesh Chaturvedi, Chief Conservator of Forests Mr. J.R. According to Nayak, the team under the leadership of Forest Officer Dhamtari, Ms. Satovisa Samajdar, reintroduced the village, Casual raids were conducted in 4 different saw mills operating at Kosmarra and Kachana. During the raid operation of Shri Chetnaram Sahu in the village Rewa Gahan of Dhamtari forest locality, he chanted 38 pieces of Arjuna wood and one thousand 278 pieces of Arjun wood. Similarly, in the Ara mill run by Shri Mahesh Kumar Sahu in village Kosmarra under Tehsil Kurud, 359 pieces of Arjuna Latta and one thousand 24 pieces of Arjuna and 20 pieces of Arjun Latta and 50 pieces of Arjuna were seized in the saw mill of Shri Vedprakash Sahu. went. Apart from this, in Naga village under Tehsil Kurud, action was taken for the chanting of 76 pieces of Arjun Latta and 4 thousand 365 pieces of Arjun Chiran in Ara Mill run by Mrs. Pooja Shukla husband Mr. Anil Shukla.
