In April 2020, the National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) has recommended coal mining in a part of which is a wildlife sanctuary in Assam?

In April 2020, the National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) recommended coal mining in a part of the Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam. The Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary is also known as the Jeypore Rainforest . It is located in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam. Dehing is the name of the river that flows through this forest and Patkai is the hill at the foot of which the sanctuary lies. It is the only sanctuary in India which is home to seven different species of wild cats - tiger, leopard, clouded leopard, leopard cat, golden cat, jungle cat and marbled cat. National Board for Wildlife is a statutory Board constituted officially in 2003 under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. The NBWL is under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) . The NBWL is chaired by the Prime Minister and is responsible for promotion of conservation and development of wildlife and forests.