ITANAGAR, Dec 21:  In a joint combing operation comprising Forest & Police personnel, block sized sawn timbers including five bicycles has been seized by the operation team at Doimara area of Foothills Range of Khellong Forest Division.
The miscreants from across the border fled away to the Assam side leaving behind the illegally sawn timber.
The operation was launched at Doimara area of Foothills Range of Khellong Forest Division under the supervision of  V.K.Jawal, IFS to check the illegal felling and subsequent transportation of sawn timber  from Arunachal Pradesh to Assam either through water route or through bicycle.
The combined team started the combing operation starting from Shergaon Nallah from December 17 and continued up to December 19. The team of Forest Department was assisted by O. Lego, Officer In-charge, Kamengbari police station and his team.
One unit of 3rd IRBN was stationed at Doimara to assist personnel of Forest Department in regular patrolling & combing operation but the same has been withdrawn from Doimara from November 28   that resulted in encouraging the miscreants from across the border to indulge in illegal timber activity in Doimara area, stated the release.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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