Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday declared that the state government has decided to increase the forest cover of the state by another 2,000 sq km.  At the ceremony of the 66th Wildlife Week at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra on Wednesday, CM Sonowal accounted while speaking at the event that Assam, which is famous for its clean and green ambiance, has to be re-strengthened with this new addition. He also added that the state government would set up an Institute of WildLife Health and Research at Dinjan in Dibrugarh district.

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Sonowal also promised to provide solar lights and smartphones to Kaziranga and Manas National Parks including all the wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forest camps. The Assam CM also informed the plain of the state government that they already decided to set up a forest division at Borail range. He declared openly that actions have been taken to link Dehing Patkai with Joypore and transform it into a National Park and announce the rain forest of Jonai as a wildlife sanctuary.

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The state government has been taking different beneficial steps for preserving the natural resources and wildlife of the state. Intensifying the primacy of flora and fauna in enriching nature, Sonowal said everybody should take the responsibility for the protection of plants and animals. He also said as a result of the slew of measures, the rich biodiversity of the state has been drawing wildlife devotees from across the world to Assam

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