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Assam: National Wildlife Board approves Vedanta’s oil exploration in Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary

Guwahati: Despite concerns from environmental groups, the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given its nod for oil and gas exploration near the Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary at Mariani in Jorhat district along Assam-Nagaland border.   The Standing Committee of the NBWL greenlit the proposal by Vedanta Group’s Cairn Oil & Gas to conduct exploratory […]