Independence movement, where the national flag was unfurled for the first time in the country on 20 August 1942. “To protect it, I had sanctioned ₹ 50 lakh last year to the Directorate of Archaeology,” CM Sonowal said in a tweet. Along with Sonowal, ministers Keshab Mahanta, Ranjit Dutta, Tezpur MP Pallab Lochan Das, MLAs Padma Hazarika and Promod Borthakur were present at the inaugural event. See also Jamugurihat Nagsankar Mandir Biswanath district References Villages in Sonitpur district