Overview
- After a review with SPs from five districts, the RSASTF and forest officials in Tirupati, he set a one-year timeline to eliminate the illegal trade.
- He said four smuggling kingpins have been identified and that their assets will be seized soon.
- All seized logs will be barcoded and geo-tagged for live tracking from seizure to sale, and depot records will be digitized to curb pilferage.
- He inspected the Mangalam depot housing multiple godowns, examined logs and stock registers, and directed immediate tightening of inventory controls.
- He said the Centre has directed that red sanders seized across India be returned to Andhra Pradesh, with consignments worth about Rs 25 crore already received.