Guwahati, June 2 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, has ordered the constitution of a high-level Joint Committee to investigate extensive encroachment and environmental damage within the Daldali Reserved Forest in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.

The order, issued on May 30, 2025, by a bench comprising Justice Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member) and Dr. Arun Kumar Verma (Expert Member), follows an Original Application filed by Uttam Bathari highlighting severe deforestation and habitat destruction in the protected area.

The Joint Committee will comprise key stakeholders including the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Assam; a representative of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)...