Dibrugarh, Nov 5: The Naharkatia regional committee of the All Adivasi Students' Association of Assam (AASAA) has strongly opposed Oil India Limited's (OIL) reported move to uproot tea bushes and annex around 20 bighas of land from the Satyanarayan Tea Estate in Naharkatia for exploration activities.

In a memorandum submitted to the district commissioner through the local circle officer, the AASAA stated that OIL's decision to use tea plantation land for industrial purposes poses a serious threat to the livelihood of hundreds of plantation workers dependent on the tea estate.

"The use of tea garden land by OIL will severely affect the tea industry and the local population," the Association said.

It further emphasised that the workers' welfare and sustain ability of the tea sector must

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