Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora informed the Assam Legislative Assembly on Wednesday that approximately 83,000 hectares of land belonging to Assam have been encroached upon by four neighboring states.

In response to a question raised by Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed, Bora revealed that 82,751.86 hectares of land across 18 districts of Assam are under the control of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram.

Nagaland holds the largest share of the encroached land, with 59,490.21 hectares reported as under its possession. Meghalaya follows with 3,441.86 hectares, marking the smallest encroachment among the four states. Arunachal Pradesh has encroached upon 16,144.01 hectares, while Mizoram has taken possession of 3,675.78 hectares.

The affected districts in Assam include Sonitpur, Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, and Jorhat, according to the minister’s statement.

(With inputs from PTI)

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