World's largest river island, Majuli in Assam made a district

Q.  Majuli is
- Published on 09 Sep 16

a. Sub-division
b. District
c. City
d. Taluk

ANSWER: District
 
  • World's largest river island, Majuli in Assam has been made a district.
  • Assam Chief Minister has formally upgraded Majuli to a district from sub-division.
  • With this, the number of districts in Assam has gone up to 35.
  • Several decisions including the infrastructure development of the river island were adopted.
  • Majuli covers an area of around 340 miles and is one of the prime tourist destinations of North East.
  • Nearly 1 lakh 60 thousand people reside at the river island.

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