India, Oct. 13 -- Amid ongoing protests against the government's decision to hand over hundreds of bighas of land to the Adani Group, the Assam Pollution Control Board (APCB) has scheduled a Public Hearing for a proposed limestone mining project by Ambuja Cements Limited at Umrangso in the Dima Hasao district.

Ambuja Cements is a leading Indian cement company and a subsidiary of the diversified Adani Group, which acquired the company and its subsidiary ACC Ltd in 2022.

In a notification, the APCB announced that the hearing for the South Boro Hundong Limestone Block (Part-C) is set for October 29, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Boro Lakhindong village in Umrangso. The project covers an auctioned block area of 183.00 hectares, spanning the villages...