Legendary Assamese singer Zubeen Garg will be laid to rest on September 23  

Legendary Assamese singer Zubeen Garg will be laid to rest on September 23, after the Assam Cabinet which was led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma approved the allotment of 10 bigha land in Kamarkuchi near Guwahati to build his memorial, honouring his immense contribution to music and culture.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced about the final rites on his official social media and claimed in the tweet that the land was approved after discussions with his family. He shared a post about the decision taken in the Assam cabinet on his X account.

Sarma said that the Assam Cabinet has approved the allotment of 10 bigha land in Kamarkuchi, near Guwahati, where Zubeen Garg will be laid to rest. A memorial will also be built at the site to honour his legacy.

He tweeted, "After discussions with the family of Zubeen Garg, #AssamCabinet has approved allotment of 10 bigha land in Kamarkuchi, near Guwahati where our #BelovedZubeen will be laid to rest on September 23."

The CM also shared details about his post-mortem report and death certificate.

While interacting with media persons on Sunday, the CM said that they received the death certificate of Zubeen from the Singapore High Commission, adding that "drowning" is mentioned as the cause of death in the certificate.