Garoland State Movement Committee (GSMC) along with social activists from South West Garo Hills district filed an FIR against the Mahendraganj Forest Ranges regarding the illegal smuggling of timber from South West Garo Hills district to the State of Assam on Monday.
A group of timber smugglers from Mahendraganj has been detained on Friday evening along with one Bolero pick-up, whose registration number is ML 14, 5529, by the Civil Society A, Chik Welfare Organisations (CSAWO).
he Joint Movement Committee for Corridor from Blaurghat-Hili - Mahendraganj-Tura (Meghalaya) through Bangladesh (JACCBHMT) has urged the Centre to connect Baljek airport in Tura with Kolkata via Balurghat, West Bengal in the greater interest of tourism and economic development of the North East region and Balurghat-Hili in West Bengal.