Guwahati, June 18 -- The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has escalated its inquiry into the controversial Adani Group cement project in Assam's Dima Hasao district by issuing a formal notice to the District Commissioner.

The Commission directed the official to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) within seven days, questioning the allotment of 9,000 bighas of tribal land in Umrangso.

Local residents allege that authorities transferred the land without prior consent and in violation of constitutional protections.

This development follows a petition submitted by the Indigenous Peoples Party (IPP), which warned that the proposed cement plant, promoted as Asia's largest, could displace over 14,000 tribal families, including ...