Karbi Anglong District
ASSAM
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The Karbi Anglong District is situated in the central part of Assam, bounded by the state of Nagaland and Golaghat district in east, Hojai district in the west, Golaghat and Nagaon district in the north and Dima Hasao district and Nagaland in the south. The district with dense tropical forest covered hills and flat plains is situated between 250 33? ? 260 35? North Latitude and 920 10?- 930 50? East Longitudes.
Project Details
Brief Background
The people of Assam saw the birth of a new district i.e. the United Mikir and North Cachar Hills District on the 17th November?1951. The new district was formally created on the aforesaid date vide Govt. notification No. TAD/R.31/50/201 Dtd. the 3rd November 1951 with some parts of the districts of Sivasagar (now Golaghat) Nagaon Cachar and United Khasi and Jayantia Hills district of present Meghalaya for all round development of the tribal folk of the Central Assam.
Objective
This was followed by bifurcation of the erstwhile district of United Mikir and North Cachar Hills district into two separate districts under banner as Mikir Hills and North Cachar Hills district in the year 1970. The Mikir Hill district was again rechristened as Karbi Anglong District w.e.f the 14th October 1976 vide Govt. Notification No. TAD/R/115/74/47 Dtd. 14-10-1976. Thus Karbi Anglong came into being as a full-fledged separate district in the map of Assam with its Head quarters at Diphu. The district enjoys autonomy under the provision of Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. It is the largest district of Assam.
Benefits
Separation of Hamren Civil Sub-division: The West Karbi Anglong district is a new district formed out of the Hamren(civil) sub-divisions of the Karbi Anglong district of Assam in 2016 with Hamren as its headquarters. The district is a part of ?Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council?.
