Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Over 100 people lost their lives in recent Assam floods, with more than half in Sivasagar alone.

But what led to such a calamity?

"Someone is profiting from the coal mining, but we, the residents, are suffering," says a BJP ward member.

Raghav Kakkar and Rokibuz Zaman report

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