Forest Dept shuts down plywood factory
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, May 11 2022:
Thoubal Forest Division has started drive to close unauthorised saw mills and plywood factories in its jurisdiction from Wednesday.
A team of Thoubal Forest Division led by DFQ Th Lokendro conducted the drive on the first day.
The team also included Thoubal RO S Samungou, beat officers of the forest division and police personnel.
According to DFO Th Lokendro, a plywood factory named North East Wood Industry at Khongjom was found running without valid licence during the drive on Wednesday and the said factory has been closed with immediate effect.
He also said that timber stored at the factory will be confiscated and its owner will be arrested for running the factory without authorisation.
In the year 2020, the plywood factory was asked to submit documents by the then DFO Thoubal but it did not submit any, he added.