NationalMonday, 13 July 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Assam destroys ₹472.51 crore narcotics in state-level drive led by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma led a state-level destruction drive of narcotics worth ₹472.51 crore in Guwahati on July 2026.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In July 2026, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma personally operated a road roller at a special destruction event in the Guwahati suburban area to destroy narcotics worth ₹472.51 crore, after court approval and completion of legal procedures.
Key specifics
- The destruction drive was held in the Guwahati suburban area of Assam in July 2026.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the event with Ministers Jayanta Malla Baruah and Narayan Deka.
- The seized narcotics were destroyed using a high-temperature incinerator provided by the Central government.
- The operation was described as an environmentally safe, scientific method of destruction.
- The value of the destroyed narcotics was ₹472.51 crore.
Exam lens
Polity-governance and internal security question type: anti-narcotics action, court approval, scientific disposal method, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, ₹472.51 crore, Guwahati. TNPSC may ask which state conducted a large-scale narcotics destruction drive and what method was used.