Dibrugarh, Dec 18: Thirty families from Kaitiya village, who had been living in makeshift camps for the past 33 years after losing their land to floods and erosion, have finally received land plots in Assam’s Sadiya.

Sadiya MLA Bolin Chetia on Thursday handed over land allotment documents to the families, who were displaced by the devastating Brahmaputra floods and erosion of 1992.

The land distribution ceremony marks the end of more than three decades of upheaval and uncertainty for the affected families, who had been struggling to survive in cramped shelters with limited access to basic amenities.

The displaced families had relocated to the Kordoiguri area in Tinsukia district following the 1992 disaster, where all 30 households lived on a single bigha of land under extremely challenging conditions. Many worked as daily wage labourers, while others tried to farm on the limited land available.

“After 33 years of living in uncertainty and makeshift shelters, these families finally have a place they can truly call home. Today marks a new beginning,” said MLA Chetia.

The beneficiaries include 25 families from No. 3 Kordoiguri Garigaon village, 4 families from Darjijan Muaribast, 1 family from Tipuk Simaluguri Bajraput Satra.

All families received official land allotment documents, ensuring legal ownership and long-term settlement security.

The rehabilitation initiative was made possible through contributions from local tea estate owners. Ghanashyam Lahoti, owner of Kesaguri Tea Estate, donated 20 bighas of land, while Kishore Agarwal, owner of Brindaban Tea Estate, contributed 4 bighas.

“We are grateful to the tea estate owners who came forward to support this humanitarian cause. Their generosity has made it possible for these families to finally have land of their own after decades of displacement,” Chetia said.

This development follows a similar rehabilitation initiative in August this year, when 101 landless families from Kaitiya village—also displaced by the 1992 floods—received land at Sadiya’s Ghurmura Ganeshbari. Those families were allotted 5 bighas of agricultural land and 1 bigha of residential land each, supporting both shelter and livelihood needs.

“We had almost lost hope. For 33 years, we lived in temporary camps and moved from place to place. Owning a piece of land today gives us not just security, but a future for our children,” said Rupali Gogoi, one of the beneficiaries.