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TINSUKIA: The affected families of Baghjan blowout lifted their indefinite oil blockade on Thursday following bipartite negotiation with Oil India Limited (OIL) at OIL Headquarters in Duliajan.
The residents had been resorting to the stir since Tuesday. After the compensation issue was disposed off by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the activists of Baghjan Gaon Milanjyoti Yuva Sangha (BGMYS) were left in despair.
The blockade has been lifted on the condition that certain adjustments would be made after the Tinsukia district administration submits its final field-survey report which is at the completion stage.
Mentionably, apart from the actual victims of Baghjan several pressure groups backed by students organizations and political lobbies attempted to squeeze OIL for money on compensation plea. However during the initial days of blowout, they succeeded in making the district officials carry out preliminary survey works at the affected areas. Th
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Bodoland Territorial Council Budget for BTR: The chief of BTR (Bodoland Territorial Region), Pramod Boro on Friday presented a Budget of Rs 602.36 crore for the session of 2021-22 on the first day of the session of Bodoland Territorial Council Legislative Assembly (BTCLA).
Placed under the under the State Own Priority Development (SOPD), the estimated receipt and expenditure of the normal budget of BTC for the year 2021-22 is Rs 3,222.47 crore and Rs 3,310.67 crore respectively with Rs 88.19 crore deficits.
The departments of Education, PWD and Health have been given the maximum priority in the Budget with Rs. 86.50 crore, Rs. 75.80 crore and Rs. 56.10 crore respectively. The other departments like Agriculture, Irrigation, Forest and P&RD have also been given special emphasis in the Budget.
The Assam Pradeshik Yogi Sanmilani (APYS) has alleged that the 44 lakh Nath Yogi people in the Barak and Brahmaputra valleys are being neglected by the government in every field.
Waiver of fixed power tariff charge announced by Governor of Assam
The Governor of Assam has announced one-time opportunity to Commercial and Industrial (C&I) units of the State to avail waiver of Fixed Charge amounts for the months of April, May and June 2020.
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GUWAHATI: The Governor of Assam has announced one-time opportunity to Commercial and Industrial (C&I) units of the State to avail waiver of Fixed Charge amounts for the months of April, May and June 2020. However, the consumers will be eligible to avail the waiver on clearing of all outstanding electricity dues to Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) for consumption of power till 28/2/2021.
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