BARAK VALLEY

Oct. 25, 2021

The defacing of Assamese slogans on hoardings of Jal Jeevan Mission in the Bengali-majority Barak Valley has led to a call for the bifurcation of Assam.

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  • Miscreants had over the past few days smeared some hoardings in black to protest the “imposition” of the Assamese language in Barak Valley, where Bengali is the official language.

  • The Barak Valley is located in the southern region of the Indian state of Assam.

  • The region is named after the Barak river.

  • The Barak valley mainly consists of three administrative districts of Assam - namely Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi.

  • The main city of the valley is Silchar.

Source : The Hindu

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