Sivasagar, Aug 4 (PTI) Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that most of the people affected in the Upper Assam flood depend on coal-sand mining activities in neighbouring Nagaland, and they must decide on closing the “illegal” ones.
Sarma’s statement came following the opposition’s demand to shut all illegal coal-sand mining to prevent a recurrence of floods in Upper Assam districts.
After visiting some flood-hit areas, he also said that Assam cannot stop any mining taking place in Nagaland, and the central government will have to be involved in the process.
In the latest wave of floods, widespread devastation occurred in Sivasagar and Charaideo districts, especially in the bordering areas of Assam-Nagaland, while at least 87 people died and nearly 1.3 lakh others were impacted. PTI TR NN
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