Agartala, March 28 -- Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma demanded the assembly to deploy of at least 400 personnel from Tripura State Rifles (TSR) under District Forest Officers. He urged to amend the rule by which DFOs sought approval for Forest Protection Unit (FPU) to purchase AK-47 rifles to combat illegal timber smuggling. Debbarma stated that the illegal destruction of forests and sand mining cannot be denied "I wrote a letter to Chief Minister seeking the deployment of jawans from TSR. Then forest guards, forest rangers, and TSR personnel can work together to protect the forests," he said. Animesh further informed that three rifles of the FPU were not functioning properly, which created problems during raids. "We have also sought perm...