At a time when the Assam State Government is blowing its own trumpet that it is serious in preserving forest land and its resources and had implemented projects like Seuj Prakalpa, etc, in the State, the unabated denudation of forest cover in the reserve forest areas in Dhubri district has become a mockery for the state government. Reports said that Dhubri district has become a safe haven for timber smugglers which have threatened the existence of forest land in the district.