Traditional sawmills will not be banned-Govt

08 Jun 2019 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

The Ministry of Environment today said that traditional sawmills will not be banned under the proposed amendments and that only mobile sawmills will be banned with effect from December 31, 2022.

The President is to amend the 1896/26 Timber Mill Registration Special Gazette dated 2014.12.03, the ministry said in a statement. Currently, there are around 300 mobile sawmills registered in the country.