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Agartala, Jun 20, 2023, TRIPURATIMES Desk
Agartala June 20: The Charilam forest department officials on Tuesday busted an illegal saw mill at Durganagar area under Bishalgarh sub-division.
According to a forest official, the machine was used for cutting timber and a good quantity of timber were seized during the raid.
“According to information received from secret sources, a team of forest department staffs along with police force hurried to the spot where trees were illegally cut down by forest bandits”, he said.
Although the saw mill, generator and cut down timber could be seized, the forest bandits eloped from the scene and could not be detained, he added.
The Charilam forest department official further said that the market value of recovered wood is approximately Rs 2 lakh.
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