Categories: Odisha

Three Forest Raids In A Day; Odisha Vigilance Seizes Granite Stone & Timber Worth Rs 56 L

Bhubaneswar: The Vigilance Directorate and forest officials conducted three separate raids and seized minor mineral as well as timber worth over Rs 56 lakh.

Acting on tip-off about illegal transportation of black granite stone from forest land, Forest Wing of Vigilance Directorate and Cuttack Vigilance Division with the assistance of local forest staff raided Dalijoda forest range near Gandhi Chhak along NH53 of Chandikhol in Cuttack district.

The teams seized two Haiwa vehicles loaded with black granite stones worth Rs 51.3 lakh. There was no valid permit/documents in support of minor minerals and therefore they violated the provision of the Minor Mineral Concession Rule, 2004,” said an official of the raid team.

In another incident, the teams raided two illegal furniture units at Shyamsundarpur and Angulei in Kendrapada district and seized timber worth Rs 3.05 lakh.

In the third incident, the teams raided two places at Baghuasahi and Tailangi in Jajpur district for illegal hoarding of timber and seized timber worth Rs 1.77 lakh.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Ex-Army Officer Of Odisha Loses Rs 1 Cr After Being Trapped In ‘Digital Arrest’

Cuttack: A former Army officer from Odisha’s Cuttack has lost Rs one crore after being…

1 hour ago

Kartik Aaryan’s ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ Set For OTT Release; Here’s All You Need To Know

Mumbai: There’s good news for those who missed ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ in theatres but want to…

2 hours ago

Odisha CM Launches 1542 MPACS To Boost Rural Economy Through Cooperatives

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday launched 1,542 Multipurpose Primary Agriculture Cooperatives…

3 hours ago

Christmas Day Tragedy: Tourist Boat Capsizes Off Goa’s Calangute Beach; One Dead, 20 Rescued

Panjim: Christmas turned tragic for a family from Maharashtra as a 54-year-man died after a tourist…

3 hours ago

Intense Rain To Lash 7 Odisha Dists Tonight, Yellow Alert For Bhubaneswar & Cuttack

Bhubaneswar: At least seven districts of Odisha are likely to experience zone or two intense…

3 hours ago

Kriti Sanon’s Fun-Filled Christmas Celebrations With Rumoured Beau Kabir Bahia & ‘Santa Claus’ MS Dhoni

Mumbai: It was a fun-filled and loved-up Christmas for Kriti Sanon. The Bollywood actress took…

3 hours ago

This website uses cookies.