The Standing Committee of National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) has permitted exploratory drilling in the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, but made it clear that no extraction will be allowed in case any reserves are discovered at the site.

The proposed drilling site of around 4.49 hectares is around 13 km from the sanctuary that has a notified ESZ of 264.92 sq km. The project site is at a disputed area between Assam and Nagaland near Mariani in Jorhat district.

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