Nahan, April 15 -- The Forest Department has taken major action in the case of smuggling of the rare ferns "Birna" in the Ghats forest area, a forest reserve under the Sangrah Forest Board.
The Forest Department has seized a pickup vehicle and imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the accused. According to reports, the Forest Department team stopped a pickup truck with number HP-08-0220 during a search at Piulilani on the Sangrah-Gattadhar road. Upon searching the vehicle, approximately one quintal of Birna fern was recovered, which was being illegally transported.
Acting Range Officer Sangrah Satya Prakash Sharma and DFO Renuka Ji Baldev Raj Kandeta stated that the driver, Yashpal, a resident of Chauras village, was found involved in the smuggl...