Land IS at a premium beyond the Assam plains in the Northeast where two-thirds of the area is made up of hills and mountains.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/losing-best-cropland-dams
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jay-mazoomdaar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tehelka-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/croplands
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arunachal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/reservoirs