Nearly 83,000 hectares of Assam land encroached by four states
Guwahati: Almost 83,000 hectares of land belonging to Assam are currently being occupied by Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram, the state Assembly was informed on Wednesday.
In a reply to a query by Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed, Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora said a total of 82,751.86 hectares of Assam land across 18 districts are under the control of four neighbouring states at present.
These states are Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram, he added.
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Out of all the occupying states, Nagaland has captured the highest amount of land in Assam -- 59,490.21 hectares. Meghalaya is forcibly owning 3,441.86 hectares of land, the least among the four states, the minister said.
In a reply to a query by Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed, Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora said a total of 82,751.86 hectares of Assam land across 18 districts are under the control of four neighbouring states at present.
These states are Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram, he added.
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Out of all the occupying states, Nagaland has captured the highest amount of land in Assam -- 59,490.21 hectares. Meghalaya is forcibly owning 3,441.86 hectares of land, the least among the four states, the minister said.
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