CM Biren chairs meet on forest issues
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 11 2022:
Chief minister N Biren Singh chaired a meeting on forest issues particularly deforestation, encroach ment on protected and reserved forest areas and land allotment to forest encroachers Wednesday at his secretariat office.
The meeting attended by forest minister Thongam Biswajit, water resources minister Awangbow New mai, chief secretary Dr Rajesh Kumar and officials of forest, law and police departments discussed thoroughly on initiating legal action against forest encroachers.
The meeting also discussed about creating mass awareness on existing laws on forest conservation and promotion.
Ure meeting also discussed about iden tifying forest encroachers and awarding punishment to officials involved in al lotting land documents to such encroachers.