Goalpara: The construction of India's biggest detention centre, meant to house those declared foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunal, is in full swing in West Matia area of Goalpara district in Assam.
The 46 crore project will have 15 four-storey buildings-13 for men, 2 for women-for those who do not qualify as Indian citizens.
The work on this project started in December 2018, and it is set to be completed by December 2019.
Zakir, a construction worker from Haryana said that the detention camp will have separate toilets, a hospital, a kitchen, dining area, recreational area, and a school. The detention centre is being constructed in an area of 2,88,000 square feet and will be having separate residential facilities for the security personnel and officials.
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Zakir further said, "the detention camp's holding capacity would be more than 3,000 and it has more than 500 rooms."
In the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on August 31, more than 19 lakh people were excluded.
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However, those left out can still apply to the designated Foreigners' Tribunals within 120 days for their cases to be heard.
NRC list is aimed at segregating Indian citizens living in Assam from those who had "illegally" entered the state from Bangladesh.
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