Guwahati, June 15 -- A controversy has erupted following the alleged violation of both the Forest (Conservation) Act (F(C) Act) and the Forest Rights Act in the purported handover of forest land to Adani Group for a new thermal power plant in Assam's Kokrajhar district.

The move has drawn sharp criticism, as it appears to bypass critical environmental and social safeguards mandated by Indian law.

The land in question is part of the Paglijhora PRF (Protected Reserved Forest) under under Parbatjhora Forest Division in Kokrajhar district. Crucially, in April 2025, Forest Rights were officially accorded to indigenous people over 280 hectares of this very forest land under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recogniti...