According to the authorities, the decision to translocate Bhutia Basti and Gangotia Basti was taken in February 2023 as the two villages fell on the tiger corridor, used by tigers to move from Bhutan to Buxa.
Polling and police officers travel in a boat with election materials to reach to a remote polling station ahead of the first phase of India s general election in the Majuli district, Assam, April 18, 2024.
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