Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) West Bengal Forest Department has ordered an immediate crackdown against brackish water fisheries (traditional aquaculture farms), set up illegally in the Sundarbans area scattered over South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas during the previous Trinamool Congress regime by destroying portions of the mangrove plantations in the region.The new state forest minister, Manoj Oraon, has personally directed his department officials to start the process of identifying such illeg…
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Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) The West Bengal government had taken an in-principle decision over fresh hiring in the state’s forest department, especially forest guards and Bana Sahayaks (Forest Assistants) through the state police recruitment Board, announced Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a gathering for the inauguration of ‘Aranya Saptaha’ — Forest Week in West Bengal — which commenced on Tuesday and will run until July 20, the Chief Minister said …