Guwahati, May 30 -- The Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Centre, Assam government agencies and the Northeast Frontier Railway on a petition alleging unauthorized tree felling and environmental violations linked to the New Bongaigaon-Goalpara Town-Kamakhya railway track doubling project in and around Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary in Guwahati.

Approximately 100 to 200 mature, decades-old trees (including high-value species like teak) standing along the proposed alignment have been marked or already cut down.

The order was passed on May 29 by a Bench comprising Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and Ishwar Singh while hearing an application filed by environmental activist Durlav Talukdar.

The applic...