Assam overshoots detention camp deadline
The Hindu
State’s Home Department said construction of the standalone centre in Goalpara district is almost complete.
The Assam Government has overshot a set by the Gauhati High Court for the completion of a standalone detention centre for declared foreigners.
The court had on August 11 asked the State Government to complete the construction of the detention centre, now called transit camp, at Matia in western Assam’s Goalpara district and file a status report within 45 days.
The court had also sought the shifting of 177 inmates across six existing detention centres within as many central jails. These jails are in Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Jorhat, Kokrajhar, Silchar and Tezpur.

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