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Govt will take tough action against hill cutters : Minister


Published : 10 Mar 2023 09:45 PM

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Sahab Uddin said the government is in strict position against the hill and hillocks cutting as hill and hillocks are prerequisite for biodiversity and protecting natural balance.

"Legal measures are underway and will be continued against those who are being involved with cutting hills and hillocks", he said following laying foundation stone of six-storey building for the Rangamati divisional forest officials in Rangamati on Friday.

Huge afforestation works would be carried out at the hilly areas as 25 percent forest are needed as per the target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said the minister, adding "the development of eco-tourism which would be benefited the local people and also would rejuvenate life at the nature and environment of the hill areas."

Chief Forest Conservator Amir Hossain Chowdhury, forest conservator of Chattogram region Bipul Krishna Das, Forest Conservator of Rangamati region Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, divisional forest officials of Rangamati region and local district administration officials, among others, attended.