As a first step of the new government in Assam to stop rhino poaching in the world famous Kaziranga National Park, a Unesco world heritage site, Assam Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal on Friday directed the Environment and Forest Department to set up a permanent office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest at Kaziranga.
According to official sources, the chief minister gave the go ahead in course of a review meeting with Minister for Environment and Forest Pramila Rani Brahma, Chief Secretary V K Pipersenia and senior forest officials at his office at Assam Secretariat on Thursday yesterday.
Sonowal has asked the Environment and Forest Department to prepare an action plan for generation of revenue to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore out of its own resources during the current financial year without causing any harm to the ecology.
Sonowal asked the department to sell off the timber at the different beat offices online.
