Silchar, May 13 (PTI) The process of clearing a tea garden was underway in Assam’s Cachar district on Friday for setting up a greenfield airport amid protests.

More than a hundred excavators were clearing the plantation of Doloo tea estate in Lalbagh division since Thursday, officials said.

A huge contingent of police was deployed at the spot with the garden area cordoned off, they said.

A flag march was conducted in the area before the land clearing process started, police said, adding that no untoward incident has so far been reported.

The process of acquiring the land for the airport project is being done as per the memorandum signed by the stakeholders concerned, Superintendent of Police Ramandeep Kaur said.

The process of acquiring the land for the airport project is being done as per the memorandum signed by the stakeholders concerned, Superintendent of Police Ramandeep Kaur said