Media personnel felicitated at Behali LAC in Biswanath district

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BISWANATH CHARIALI: The Kriti Sangbadik Award 2020 was awarded to 22 senior journalists, including Amitabh Baruah, Niranjan Hazarika, Basanta Borah, Ratan Bhuyan, Bhuban Saikia, Hiranya Borthakur by the Green Achiana Welfare Society at a function organized at Monabari under Behali LAC in Biswanath district on Saturday. The event was hosted by Dr Kishore Hazarika, president of Green Achiana Welfare Society while Snigdha Jyoti Hazarika, secretary, Green Achiana Welfare Society, conducted the ceremony. Padma Hazarika, MLA from Chatia LAC, was presented with Udit Surya 2020 Award for his social work towards society. Accepting the award, MLA Padma Hazarika said that the agricultural farm Kanyaka started under his supervision initially with 2,000 bighas of land and the multi-purpose agricultural farm now employs 70 to 80 people everyday. In addition to this, 700 to 800 youths are engaged in this journey of Kanyaka. He said that 52 self-help groups have been set up in the land earlier occupied by the suspected people at Chakighat. In his brief speech, the MLA called upon every Assamese to be self-reliant and to stay away from negative issues and engage in positive activities. Leading State journalist Prannoy Bordalai attended the event as the chief guest. In his speech, Bordoloi reiterated Biswanath's lack of presence on the tourism map despite having a lot of historical materials in and around the region. Popular novelist and writer Ranju Hazarika and noted social worker Dr Mandira Barua spoke a few words on the occasion.

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