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2016: District status

The Times of India, Sep 09 2016

Anup Dutta

Assam's Majuli now India's 1st river island district 

Assam's Majuli island, the seat of Vaishnavite culture, became India's first river island district. Minutes after holding a cabinet meeting of his go vernment at Majuli SDO's conference hall in Garmur, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the new district at 10.30 am. Jorhat deputy commissioner Virendra Mittal officially read out the government's notification to create Majuli, the state's 35th district.

“If we want to usher in an era of development in Majuli, everybody has to put in effort. Emergence of Majuli as a full-fledged district on the 90th birth anniversary of Bhupen Hazarika is indeed a matter of joy , pleasure and pride. Hazarika's... role towards transforming Satriya dance... is laudable,“ said Sonowal,who represents Majuli in the assembly. Majuli covers an area of 880 sqkm with a population of more than 2.5 lakh. It is also the largest riverine island in the world.