Biswanath, July 17 -- Assam Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Jayanta Mallabaruah, conducted an extensive on-ground inspection of the Behali Reserve Forest following reports of large-scale destruction of forest land by cross-state border miscreants.

Following the directions of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Forest Minister on Thursday reviewed the situation alongside senior Forest Department officials, Assam Police and the Civil Adminstration, and announced a series of immediate measures to protect the reserve forest, restore the damaged areas and strengthen enforcement on the ground.

The inspection was undertaken after reports of extensive forest destruction in the Behali Forest Range along the Assam-Arunach...