Assam: No Pay for Four Years, Death Stalks Former Employees of Nagaon Paper Mill
Since March 2017, when the Central government-owned mill was shut down, 83 former employees have died; four by suicide, 79 due to lack of funds for medical treatment.
A road at the the sprawling premises of the defunct Nagaon Paper Mill. Photo: Gaurav Das
Rights13/Mar/2021
Jagiroad (Morigaon District), Assam: The walls of the various departments in the abandoned Nagaon Paper Mill are adorned with faded motivational posters. In the dusty emptiness of the finance and accounts department, one of these posters reads: “Anything is Better than Lies and Deceit”.