Under special pursuance as well as instruction of Bhaskar Deka, divisional forest officer, Nagaon, the protection squad led by protection range officer Rajen Saikia carried out an operation at Jodupothar near Sankarpur area under Kampur forest range early on Monday morning and also busted an illegal saw mill at Jodupothar near West Karbi Anglong and Nagaon district border.
During the operation, the forest personnel as well as the protection squad dismantled the illegal saw mill and brought all machineries, generator sets as well as other tools to the office of the division for further legal proceedings. Besides, the officials concerned and staff also seized huge quantities of timber being secretly kept in a nearby jungle, sources added.
