Guwahati, March 26 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that his government would intensify eviction drives and free up to 5 lakh hectares of encroached land if the BJP returns to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.While campaigning for BJP candidate Nilima Devi...
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Since May 2016, more than one lakh mature, full-grown trees have been felled across Assam for various public and private projects, according to official records.The Assam government stated that these trees were felled out of "dire necessity" to develop the projects, and that more than 3.5...
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