Assam: Tigers Spotted At Burachapori Reserve Forest, CM ‘Welcomes Them Home’

GUWAHATI: On March 11, Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, published images of two tigers that had been captured by hidden cameras following an eviction drive at the Burachapori Reserve Forest.

Assam CM tweeted, “The Big Cat comes back home! Beautiful sightings of not just one but two majestic tigers by our camera traps days after an eviction drive at Burachapori RF. (7th & 9th March) We are committed to reclaiming the land which rightfully belongs to Assam’s diverse flaura & fauna”.

An elephant visited the regions that had been cleared from the Burachapori wildlife sanctuary, according to CM Sarma, who had earlier praised the government's efforts to do so.

The Chief Minister went on to describe the progress as "encouraging" and revealed that more than 2,000 hectares of land had been cleared in the previous three days.

“A heartening sight! Our attempts to remove encroachment from Burhachapori WLS were nearly immediately successful, as a jumbo visited the sites that had been evicted this evening. In the last 3 days, more than 2,000 HA of land were cleared in Siali, Lathimari, and other WLS locations without any negative incidents”, Sarma tweeted.

According to Singhal, the preservation of the Deepor, the Silsako Beel, and other reservoirs is crucial to preventing Guwahati from experiencing ongoing floods during the monsoon.

"Unfortunately, because of widespread encroachment, these reservoirs' ability to contain water has reduced. Along with the revenue department, steps will be taken to remove all such encroachments," he continued.

The Assam government announced that it would wage a vigorous campaign against encroachments at the natural water body to protect Guwahati from the onslaught of artificial floods, which are currently being carried out by the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) at Silsako Beel, a protected wetland in the city.


A significant reservoir for storm-water runoff from the city is Silsako Beel. In 2008, the state government recognised Silsako as a protected waterbody, outlawing settlement and construction inside the 1,800 bigha designated area.

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