Xatra panel to submit interim report shortly to Assam Government

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The Commission for Review & Assessment of Problems of Sattra Lands in Assam (CRAPSLA) will submit an interim report to the state government either at the fag end of this month or the first part of September.

Informing The Sentinel about this, the chairman of CRAPSLA and MLA of Amguri LAC, Pradip Hazarika said that they have already visited many xatras spread over 12 districts. An interim report is being drafted on the basis of these field visits, which will include the facts discovered by the CRAPSLA, he said.

He added that some more districts remain to be visited and the final report will be prepared and submitted only after this process is completed.

Asked about the findings regarding encroachment of xatra lands, Hazarika said this cannot be divulged right now, but the facts will emerge after the interim report is submitted to the government shortly.

It may be mentioned that during the CRAPSLA members' field visits, they had indicated to the media that they are convinced that some xatra lands have been encroached upon.

The Revenue and Disaster Management had formed the three-member CRAPSLA, headed by MLA Pradip Hazarika, after approval by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, to ascertain the quantum of land belonging to various xatras which is under encroachment. The other two members of CRAPSLA are MLAs Mrinal Saikia and Rupak Sarma.

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