Urgent steps urged to protect Sareswar beel from destruction
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27/04/2003
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Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Sareswar beel is one of the unique eco-system of its kind not only in Dhubri district but the State of Assam as a whole. There are some revenue villages and five reserve forests surrounding the beel. Sareswar beel is playing an important role in maintaining the sewage system of the area as well as the district. However the residents of the district as well as the authorities concerned are turning a blind eye towards it. Due to growing human activities encroachment of the beel and siltation from nearby forests due to deforestation and heavy deposit of aquatic weeds in the beel is posing a serious threat to the beel. This is why the condition of the beel as well as the reserve forest which has immense potential for the ecological development of Dhubri district is deteriorating fast.