Guwahati, April 26 -- Massive illegal earth cutting is ravaging the Bondapara Reserve Forest under the West Kamrup division in Assam, and local residents havealleged that forest officials are either complicit or shockingly indifferent.

According to multiple sources, mafias have dug a canal approximately 300 meters long, 12 to 15 feet deep, and 15 to 60 feet wide, tearing through an important wildlife habitat.

The forest, known for its wild elephants and other species, is under immediate threat. Residents warn that the destruction is so severe that it has already triggered soil erosion, displaced wildlife, and destabilized the local ecosystem.

Shockingly, this rampant excavation is happening in full view of the Dekapara Forest Beat Offi...