Guwahati, Nov. 4 -- The Assam government has resolved the pending land dispute that had held up the construction of Zubeen Kshetra at Sonapur, with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announcing that the project is likely to receive construction approval and enter the tendering phase within the next 10 days.

Sarma made the announcement while speaking to reporters following the state Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The issue concerned two bighas of land originally owned by Manoj Agarwala, which fell within the area acquired for the proposed memorial complex.

To settle the matter, the state government has allotted Agarwala an alternative two-bigha plot at Chandrapur in exchange for his land at the project site.

According to Sarma, the land ar...