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Deomali forest division divisional forest officer Tabom Soki, told over telephone, that “We are at our wit’s end considering vast forest area infested with wild animals, armed timber smugglers, tough topography intersected by rivers and nallahs.
Arunachal Pradesh, spread in 83,743 km² geographical area with 66,687.78 km² or 79.63% of state’s geographical area, according to India State of the Forest Report (ISFR)-2019 and criss-crossed by many perennial rivers and streams poses tough challenges for environment and forest department to protect the natural resources, particularly reserve forests.