By Biswanath Dash
BHUBANESWAR: On Monday, on receipt of reliable information regarding running of 4 illegal sawmills at village-Sirakoili, Gunuda, PS-Remuna and village Darkoili and Patukasasan, PS-Sadar respectively in the district of Balasore, a joint forest raid was conducted by the Forest Wing of Odisha Vigilance.
During the raid, valuable timber and sawmill accessories worth Rs.6,00,000/- (Rupees Six Lakhs) were detected and seized. It was ascertained that the above sawmills were running without any valid license, violating Section-4 of The Orissa Sawmill and Sawpit (Control) Act-1991.
In this connection, four forest cases vide UD Case No.25N, 26N, 27N & 28N of 2023-24 in Nilgiri Wild Life Range under Balasore Wild Life Division have been registered and are under investigation.
