Prohibition on illegal cutting, procurement and transportation of hill soil

A CORRESPONDENT

RANGIA: In spite of the Assam Government's prohibition in cutting of earth in hill areas in Assam under the Assam Hills and Ecological Sites Protection Act, 2006, it is alleged that some people or groups of people are illegally cutting, carrying sand, earth, boulders from different hills of Kamrup district causing imminent danger of erosion, landslides, blockage of drains in the adjoining areas, irreparable damage to the environment and loss of government revenue.

In order to stop this, Kamrup Deputy Commissioner Kailash Karthik N, by an order under section 144 of Cr PC, has prohibited the illegal cutting, procurement and transportation of hill (red) soil from all the hills of Kamrup district. The order is enforced with immediate effect and shall remain in force until further order. The Joint Task Force constituted under chairmanship of Circle Officers will enforce this order.

Any person aggrieved with the order is at liberty to appear before the DC court within 15 days from issue of the order for filing written objection, if any, for cancellation or modification of the order.

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