Haflong, March 12 -- Residents from 28 villages in Assam's Dima Hasao district staged a protest on Tuesday demanding compensation for land impacted by the construction of National Highway-27 (NH-27) between Nrimbanglo and Harangajao in Haflong. The affected villages lie along the highway.

The protest, led by Indigenous Students Forum (ISF), Indigenous Women Forum (IWF), and NHAI Affected People's Forum, concluded after receiving assurances from Debananda Daulagupu, Principal Secretary of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) and chairman of the Damage Assessment Committee (DAC).

Daulagupu promised to release the compensation amount within a few days.

While the assessment of land damage is complete, and paperwork is finalize...