Property attachment orders against 3 tea estates

Tezpur: Assam government on Saturday issued an order for attachment of property against 3 tea estates in Tezpur sub-division which failed to pay  revenue for 3 years. The three tea gardens — Ghagra Tea Estate, Panbari Tea Estate and Singri Tea Estate — are yet to pay Rs 6,46,026, Rs 3,84,621 and Rs 3,20,888 respectively, a government press release said yesterday. In exercise of power conferred vide Rule 69 of the Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886, the Additional Deputy Commissioner Sonitpur Mukul Kumar Saikia has issued the order for the attachment of movable property of the three tea estates. Saikia also said that steps had been taken for attachment of the movable property of other defaulting tea estates in the district, according to the release. (PTI)