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Assam: Cabinet meet set to take place in Haflong, Covid scenario on focus

First Published: 19th January, 2022 13:16 IST

The weekly cabinet meeting of the Assam government is scheduled to be held in the hill station of Haflong. At the meeting today, Chief Minister Himanta Sarma and his cabinet

The weekly cabinet meeting of the Assam government is scheduled to be held in the hill station of Haflong.

At the meeting today, Chief Minister Himanta Sarma and his cabinet ministers will be participating in the meeting, where the highlight will be on the COVID scenario in the state.

As per reports, the meeting is scheduled to be held at 2:30 in the afternoon. Meanwhile, preparations have been made in Haflong for the meeting today.

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Security has been beefed up in the hill town with heavy fortification of the venue of the cabinet meeting.

The cabinet ministers have started arriving in Haflong for today’s cabinet meeting. The general publics of Haflong are enthusiastic over the cabinet meeting in their town. People expressed their expectations from today’s cabinet meeting.

Notably today’s cabinet meeting assumes significance as the main focus of the meeting will be reviewing the rising COVID cases in the state. There is a high possibility of the government tightening the COVID protocols in the state given the current scenario.

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