Saturday, April 27, 2019

The Conservation Discourse in Assam must Consider a Sustainable Rehabilitation Plan for the Mising Tribe

The Misings in Upper Assam continue to lose most of their arable territory to constant floods, forcing the affected people to look for alternate living spaces. Often, they find themselves occupying land in protected forest areas, leading to conflict and opposition; both from conservation groups and the local population of the region.
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Why Mising Autonomous Council is in the news again?

The publications of draft delimitation of constituencies in Mising Autonomous Council in Dhemaji district of Assam have invited sharp reacti...