Centre Directs Assam Government to Probe Alleged Illegal Soil Mining in Dikhow River

Sivasagar: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has directed the Assam Government to investigate allegations of illegal soil mining from the Dikhow River near Nazira and take appropriate legal action. In a letter to Assam’s Special Chief Secretary, ministry official Charan Jeet Singh also asked the Forest Department to inform complainant Diganta Saikia, president of Amguri Nabanirman Samitee (ANS), about the inquiry findings and action taken.

Earlier, ANS had approached the Prime Minister, alleging that contractors and government officials were involved in unauthorised soil extraction from the river since 2021 for embankment construction under the Mukhyamantri Mathauri Pakikaran Achani. The organisation also alleged that previous complaints had gone unaddressed and submitted photographs of flood-damaged embankments as supporting evidence.