Committee appeals
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 17 2017:
The Safe Environment Campaign Committee has appealed to the Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Manipur, to take up necessary actions against the contractors involved in the illegal excavation of forest land at Heingang reserve forest .
A press release issued today by the chairman of the committee stated that the committee had already submitted a complaint to the Minister regarding the illegal excavation but there has been no response from the authority concerned regarding the activities and also alleged that the State Forest Department has failed miserably in dealing with forest crimes .
It further appealed to the authority concerned to take up necessary action against the contractors involved and to restrain the excavation works at the said reserve forest immediately.