Tuhin Suvro Mondal was speaking at a recent convention in Calcutta where 10 other activists from north Bengal highlighted how other rivers and forests in the region had been harmed by the "failure of both the state and Union governments". Other speakers complained that the Mahananda, another of the major rivers in the region, has also been affected by illegal sand mining and waste dumping. Other rivers affected in the region include the Punorbhoba and the Tangon. "The state has been felling trees in north Bengal in violation of the Forest Rights Act," said Lal Sing Bhujel, convenor, Uttar Banga Van Jan Shromojivi Manch. "We have received number of complaints from north Bengal," said Naba Dutta, secretary of Sabuj Mancha.

Source: The Telegraph May 09, 2018 19:30 UTC