Overview

• After month-long consultations with religious leaders and stakeholders, officials demolished the 128-year-old Chaulkhowa Jama Masjid on June 23 to clear space for a 9.2-km drainage line.
• Commissioner Jay Vikas and committee president Md Liaquat Ali confirm the mosque removal followed due legal procedures and that compensation measures are under way.
• A press conference led by Jay Vikas and Executive Officer Novas Das addressed social media rumors of forced eviction, clarifying that the demolition was mutually agreed.
• The drainage project will extend from Bokul to the Sessa Bridge, then through Baughpara to the Sessa River, aiming to alleviate recurring flood risks in Dibrugarh.
• Chaulkhowa community members have pledged public support to rebuild the demolished section on a new site as construction of the drainage works begins.