The Indian National Congress (INC) has started an onlinecampaign to stop coal mining in Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam and itaims to spread awareness about the future of the wildlife sanctuary through"social media movement."
The NationalBoard for Wildlife, or NBWL, permitted Coal India Limited to carry outextraction in 98.59 hectares of the rainforest's land.
Many fearthat it will completely destroy Dehing Patkai, which is also known as 'Amazonof the East.'
DehingPatkai Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts ofAssam and covers an area of 111.19 km² rainforest. It is part of the Assamvalley tropical wet evergreen forest and consists of three parts: Jeypore,upper Dihing River and Dirok rainforest.
