Haflong, Oct. 10 -- Residents and Village Gaon Buras (village heads) of nine villages under the 21-Hadingma MAC Constituency in Assam's Dima Hasao district have submitted a formal objection letter to the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Dima Hasao Forest Division (West), demanding the immediate withdrawal of a proposed stone mining plan along the Diyung Riverbed.

The objection, dated October 5, 2026, pertains to a proposal to extract stone from the Diyung Riverbed, stretching from the Diyung RCC bridge to Lodingbra (downstream).

The initiative, reportedly prepared under the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) and submitted for forest approval, has triggered widespread concern, shock and resentment among local indigenous commun...