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NAGAON: Thirteen Anchalik units under the Nagaon district body of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) on Thursday submitted separate memorandums to the District Commissioner of Nagaon, through the concerned Revenue Circle Officer, demanding an immediate halt to large-scale deforestation and illegal stone quarrying in the district.
In the memoranda, the youth organization demanded that the authorities take immediate action to stop the destruction of forests and stone quarrying, which was being carried out by various small and large stone quarries in the district. The organization also sought a thorough investigation into the cutting down of 18 matured trees for the purpose of widening the road from Senchowa to Bebejia and demanded to make the enquiry report public.
The organization also demanded that the authorities take immediate action to stop the destruction of the environment being initiated by a stone crusher owned by one Gandhi located at Udmari near Samaguri in Nagaon district.
They warned that if the authorities fail to take action, they will launch a mass movement to protect the environment and forests.
The organization also criticized the forest department for being ineffective in protecting the forests and environment of Nagaon district. They warned that if the authorities failed to take action, they would be forced to take more drastic measures to protect the environment and forests.
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