Transportation cost of products to become cheaper in Meghalaya

Staff Correspondent

Shillong: The State Meghalaya has eased the transportation cost of broomsticks, tezpatta and other products which are exempted from the list of Forest Products. According to the notification issued on Tuesday, on the basis of the powers conferred by Section 40(1) of the Meghalaya Forest Regulation (Assam Regulation No. 7 of 189 as adapted and amended by the State of Meghalaya), the Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, Forests and Environment Department informed that the following amendment is made to the Transit Rules enacted for the purpose of regulating transport of forest produce by land and water by substituting the existing rule No. 6 with the following.

For issuance of transit passes, trucks carrying broomstick from any forest area for removal outside the State shall be levied a sum of Rs 500 per truck at flat rate; trucks carrying tezpatta from any forest area for removal outside the State shall be levied a sum of Rs 60 per truck; trucks carrying dhupwood from any forest area or non-forest area shall be levied a sum of Rs 5,000 per truck; trucks carrying bamboo from any forest area for removal outside the State shall be levied a sum of Rs 1000 per truck.

Trucks carrying firewood, cane and bark (other than cinnamon bark) from any forest area or non-forest area for removal outside the State shall be levied a sum of Rs 5,000 per truck; trucks carrying cinnamon bark from any forest area or non-forest area for removal outside the State shall be levied a sum of Rs 300 per truck; trucks carrying minor minerals from any forest area for removal outside the State shall be levied a sum of Rs 1,000 per truck; trucks carrying round timber, sawn timber and timber in other forms from any source for removal outside the State shall be levied a sum of Rs 5,000 per truck (including logs with or without bark) provided that these trucks have not been charged for, under any other regulatory Forest Act or provision made thereunder.

The above amount shall be realized at the State Forest Check Gates established along the inter-State boundary.

The above provisions shall come into force with immediate effect and shall supersede all previous notifications on this matter.

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