GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - A boat carrying around 100 passengers sank in India's northeastern state of Assam after a collision with another boat, witnesses said on Wednesday.

       "I am pained at the tragic boat accident near Nimati Ghat, Jorhat. Directed Majuli & Jorhat admin to undertake rescue mission expeditiously," Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted late on Wednesday.

       (Reporting by Zarir Hussain; Writing by Sudarshan Varadhan; Editing by Alex Richardson)