Guwahati, July 31 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has dismissed the reported demand for a separate 'Miyaland', following the state's latest eviction drive in Uriamghat that reclaimed more than 10,000 bighas of land.
With this operation, the total area cleared of encroachments across the state now stands at approximately 1,29,000 bighas, or 182 sq km, Sarma said addressing mediapersons.
Speaking to the media after the eviction in Uriamghat - a sensitive area within the Disputed Area Belt (DAB) along the Assam-Nagaland border - Sarma expressed gratitude to Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio for extending full cooperation. He credited the peaceful execution of the drive to the neutrality maintained by the Nagaland Police and Cen...