Sylhet, Aug. 25 -- The upazila administration has seized approximately 25 lakh cubic feet of illegally extracted stones in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet.

As of Sunday, around 12 lakh cubic feet of the seized stones have been transported to the designated dumping stand, according to the administration.

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Officials said that the restoration of the seized stones is being carried out in phases. So far, an estimated 4.5 lakh cubic feet of stones have been restored.

On August 24 alone, 85,000 cubic feet of stones were brought to the dumping stand, and 45,000 cubic feet underwent restoration work. Currently, efforts are underway to safely preserve another 850,000 cubic feet...