GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced that the Poba Reserve Forest in Dhemaji district would be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary.
Poba Reserve Forest, declared in 1924 with an area of 10,522 hectares, is home to large number of flora and fauna, an official statement said.
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CM Sonowal took to his Twitter handle and wrote, "CM Shri @sarbanandsonwal announced upgradation of the Poba Reserve Forest in Dhemaji to a Wildlife Sanctuary in a meeting with senior officials of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Majuli districts at Jonai. The CM was reviewing the flood, erosion & #COVID19 situation of the districts."
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