The Odisha Forest department plans to erect gates along borders with West Bengal and Jharkhand to prevent poaching of wild animals and illegal timber smuggling in protected forest areas. Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia announced the security measures on Friday while visiting Aguad village in Mayurbhanj district. The minister said personnel will be stationed at strategic entry points to monitor movement and stop the transport of illegal forest produce. This initiative targets the Similipal Tiger Reserve and other vulnerable zones in Mayurbhanj. Singkhuntia mentioned that recent sandalwood theft in the Kendujuani forest beat of Karanjia forest division suggests lapses in protection. Singkhuntia stated, “Forest personnel would be deployed at these entry points to regulate movement, intensify surveillance and intercept attempts to transport illegally harvested timber”. He will direct the divisional forest officer of Karanjia to investigate the sandalwood theft and apprehend those responsible.
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