Karimganj MP Radheshyam Biswas has urged the Centre to consider the matter of the two defunct paper mills of the Hindustan Paper Corporation in Assam with immediate priority and take prompt steps to reopen the units at the earliest.
The mills Cachar Paper Mill and Nagaon Paper Mill have been lying defunct since 2015 and 2016 respectively. Cachar Paper Mill, the only major industrial undertaking in Barak Valley, is located at Panchgram in Hailakandi district. Nagaon Paper Mill is at Jagiroad in Morigaon district.
Biswas, who raised the issue in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, said around four lakh people, who were associated directly or indirectly with the mills, have been suffering for the past several months. The mills workers have not received th…
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