Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Assam Launches Adani Power Project After Mass Evictions
Assam has started building a very large power plant with Adani Power Limited.
The plant will be built in Dhubri district.
The government says it can produce enough electricity for the whole state.
The land was cleared after the homes of more than 1,400 Muslim families were demolished in July 2025.
Residents say about 10,000 people lost their homes.
Officials set aside another area for rehabilitation and offered some money to move belongings.
Some displaced residents say that area is too low and could flood.
They also say some landowners have not received compensation.
The government and the company describe the project as an important investment and source of jobs.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma laid the foundation for Adani Power Limited’s 3,200 MW thermal project in Dhubri district.
The project site covers land where more than 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families were evicted and their homes demolished in July 2025.
Residents said nearly 10,000 people were displaced, while some titled landowners said they had not received compensation.
Authorities allocated 300 bighas for rehabilitation and offered Rs 50,000 in transport relief, but some residents rejected the site as flood-prone.
The project is expected to cost Rs 48,000 crore, create up to 20,000 construction jobs and about 5,000 permanent jobs.
- Who
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Assam government and Adani Power Limited are involved; Bengali-origin Muslim families were displaced.
- What
- The foundation was laid for a 3,200 MW thermal power project on land cleared after evictions.
- When
- The foundation was laid on Sunday, after the homes were demolished in July 2025; the environmental clearance recommendation was made on July 14.
- Where
- The project is in Charuabakhra, Chirakuta I and II, and Santoshpur villages under the Chapar revenue circle in Assam’s Dhubri district.
- Why
- The government and company say the project will meet Assam’s power needs and generate jobs; authorities cleared the land for its construction.
Project Supporters and Authorities
Displaced Residents and Critics
Economic and power benefits
Project Supporters and Authorities
The Assam government calls the 3,200 MW plant the state’s biggest-ever power project and says it can meet Assam’s entire power needs. Adani Power Limited expects it to create up to 20,000 construction jobs and about 5,000 operational jobs.
Displaced Residents and Critics
Residents and critics focus on the human cost of clearing the site, saying thousands of people lost their homes and that the project was enabled by forceful evictions.
Rehabilitation and compensation
Project Supporters and Authorities
District authorities allocated 300 bighas in Baizar Alga village for rehabilitation and earmarked Rs 50,000 to help affected people move their belongings.
Displaced Residents and Critics
Some residents said they would not move to the allocated site because it is a low-lying riverine area in the Brahmaputra. A resident also said about half of the titled landowners had not received compensation.
Claims about habitation at the site
Project Supporters and Authorities
Adani Power Limited told the Union environment ministry that there were no habitations at the proposed site and therefore no rehabilitation or resettlement claims.
Displaced Residents and Critics
Affected residents dispute that account, saying homes stood on the land and were demolished during eviction drives, leaving families without homes or adequate rehabilitation.
- Project capacity
- 3,200 MW
- Estimated investment
- Rs 48,000 crore
- Project developer
- Adani Power Limited
- Families displaced
- More than 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families
- People reportedly displaced
- Nearly 10,000
- Construction employment
- Up to 20,000 jobs
- Operational employment
- Around 5,000 jobs
- Rehabilitation provision
- 300 bighas in Baizar Alga village and Rs 50,000 in one-time transport relief