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MARGHERITA: Acting on a tip-off forest department staff on Monday seized two illegal coal loaded vehicles at Saleki PRF and Tirap PRF under Lekhapani Forest Range office of Digboi Forest Division, Tinsukia. Anuj Gogoi, forest range officer of Lekhapani forest Range office, said, "After getting the information we went to Saleki PRF where we found a Max pick up vehicle loaded with illegal coal and a JCB which was digging coal from forest reserve of Tirap PRF which falls under Lekhapani Forest range office of Digboi Forest Division. All the people fled from the spot and we seized both the Max pick up vehicle and JCB and brought to Lekhapani Forest range office. A case was registered under Assam Forest Act." North Eastern Coal fields Coal India limited Margherita has stopped its coal production since June 2020 but then also illegal coal production is rampantly going on in collieries of NEC and forest reserve areas which falls under Digboi Forest division of Tinsukia district.
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