Official sources here said the committee will comprise four Forest Department officials, which is likely to sit this week to review the matter. According to information received, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has directed the NF Railway authority in Guwahati to reseal the wagons and release them to travel to its destinations.
Meanwhile, the Timber Traders Welfare Union, Dimapur (TTWUD) has taken serious note of the detainment of 42 timber laden rail wagons on July 8 and subsequent seizure on July 24 by Customs Officials at the freight terminal of Guwahati Railway Station.
The TTWUD mentioned the Nagaland Tree Felling Regulation Order of 2002, the union president Henizhe Awomi and general secretary I Wati Lemtor pointed out that the 42 timber laden wagons from Dimapur bound to Delhi is legal and rubbished the assumption of the Customs officials that the timber was being smuggled from Myanmar.