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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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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.

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