Guwahati, Aug 29: Senior Congress leader and Jorhat MP, Gaurav Gogoi, has expressed deep concern over the proposed oil and gas exploration project by Vedanta in the eco-sensitive zone of the Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary.

In a letter addressed to the Minister of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, the MP highlighted the critical habitat for the endangered Hoolock Gibbon within the sanctuary and questioned the Assam wildlife department’s recommendation to grant forest clearance, even with conditions.

The MP urged the Minister to reconsider the Assam wildlife department’s recommendation and reject any plans that would endanger the sanctuary or its inhabitants.

“The government’s approach is to remove the poor and displace indigenous tribes of Assam of the right to life in their traditional forest areas. But they will turn a blind eye to the destruction of the wildlife and forests if it benefits large private mining companies of big businesses. The inference appears that big mining companies are the stakeholders for the BJP government whereas indigenous tribes and environmental concerns are secondary issues,” Gogoi said.

He also claimed that there is a difficulty in carrying out conservation activities in the sanctuary as it is surrounded by tea gardens.

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