NAGAON, May 27 - The Salna Forest Range, which falls under Nagaon Forest division, has collected revenue to the tune of Rs 1.85 crore for the fiscal year 2019-20. This is said to be the highest revenue collection by a range in the district, according to a highly-placed source. The range collected revenue of Rs 86, 96,307 during the period of January, February and March in the current year.
Speaking to this correspondent, the Range officer, Nepal Chandra Mandal attributed the success to the untiring efforts of the forest personnel, who have been rendering their service despite challenges in the wake of ongoing lockdown due to the COVID-19. �Our personnel have to remain alert round-the-clock as they have to encounter wild jumbos and simultaneously against the smuggling of forest materials like timber, stone and sand with limited manpower. In spite of that, the forest staff have been discharging their duties with full commitment and dedication, Mandal claimed.
Sharing more details in this regard, the senior forest official claimed that within a short span of time, especially in January, February and March, the staff of the range were able to seize seven trucks loaded with valuable timber and also busted more than eight illegal saw mills scattered in various areas. Similarly, during the period of those months, the range collected forest revenue of around Rs 90 lakh. In this context, he asserted that the range has taken a slew of initiatives to check timber smuggling in and around the area. �With a skeletal staff, we have been able to contribute a huge chunk of revenue to the government exchequer,� he claimed.
NAGAON, May 27 - The Salna Forest Range, which falls under Nagaon Forest division, has collected revenue to the tune of Rs 1.85 crore for the fiscal year 2019-20. This is said to be the highest revenue collection by a range in the district, according to a highly-placed source. The range collected revenue of Rs 86, 96,307 during the period of January, February and March in the current year.
Speaking to this correspondent, the Range officer, Nepal Chandra Mandal attributed the success to the untiring efforts of the forest personnel, who have been rendering their service despite challenges in the wake of ongoing lockdown due to the COVID-19. �Our personnel have to remain alert round-the-clock as they have to encounter wild jumbos and simultaneously against the smuggling of forest materials like timber, stone and sand with limited manpower. In spite of that, the forest staff have been discharging their duties with full commitment and dedication, Mandal claimed.
Sharing more details in this regard, the senior forest official claimed that within a short span of time, especially in January, February and March, the staff of the range were able to seize seven trucks loaded with valuable timber and also busted more than eight illegal saw mills scattered in various areas. Similarly, during the period of those months, the range collected forest revenue of around Rs 90 lakh. In this context, he asserted that the range has taken a slew of initiatives to check timber smuggling in and around the area. �With a skeletal staff, we have been able to contribute a huge chunk of revenue to the government exchequer,� he claimed.
