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Sonowal, who had promised to get the coveted tag for Majuli when he was campaigning for the election last spring, instructed the cultural affairs department in December to take help of consultants and technocrats from Unesco for preparing the dossier. "We are in the process of getting a consulting body for the dossier. GUWAHATI: The Assam government is looking for specialized consultants to prepare a foolproof dossier to stake claim to the Unesco World Heritage Site tag that has remained elusive since the first dossier submitted in 1998 was returned by the world body seeking more details.The island missed the bus this year as the deadline for submission of the dossier at the Unesco headquarters in Paris ended on February 1. The island was recently declared as the world's largest river island. Besides, provisions for preparing the dossier was put in the budget that was tabled a couple of days ago," said state cultural affairs commissioner and secretary Preetom Saikia said.Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has been keen on getting the Unesco recognition for the island, which he represents in the assembly..