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Poba Reserve Forest to be upgraded to wildlife sanctuary

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Environment
  • Published
    16th Jul, 2020
  • The up gradation of Poba Reserve Forest, a vital biodiversity hotspot in Dhemaji district of Assam, as a wildlife sanctuary.
  • Poba RF is located along the Assam-Arunachal border, in Assam.
  • The National Highway -15 passes through the reserved forest.
  • The reserved forest is now under threat due to destruction of forest cover and random hunting, poaching and illegal collection of forest resources by unscrupulous people.

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