Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lays foundation for a thermal power project by Adani Power Limited, which is located in Charuabakhra, Chirakuta I and II, and Santoshpur villages. The land was previously occupied by more than 1400 Bengali-origin Muslim families who were displaced following demolitions in July 2025.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has laid the foundation for a thermal power project to be built by Adani Power Limited in the state's Dhubri district. The project is located in Charuabakhra, Chirakuta I and II, and Santoshpur villages under the Chapar revenue circle. In July 2025, the Assam government had demolished the homes of more than 1400 Bengali-origin Muslim families living on nearly 1157 acres of government land in these villages to make way for a power project.
The residents affected by the evictions have disputed the claim made by Adani Power Limited that there were no habitations at the site. Abdur Rashid Sheikh, a resident, told Scroll that the Assam government had already cleared the project site through 'forceful eviction drives', leaving 1400 families without homes or rehabilitation and resettlement.
The district authorities had allocated 300 bighas in Baizar Alga village to rehabilitate the affected persons and earmarked Rs 50,000 in a one-time relief to help them transport their belongings. However, some residents said they were unwilling to move to the site because it is a low-lying riverine area in the middle of the Brahmaputra river.
On March 30, 2025, the district administration submitted a proposal to convert the village grazing land for the power project. The district administration subsequently issued eviction notices and demolished the homes.
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