After the administration in Assam’s Lakhimpur on Tuesday started a large eviction drive to clear huge swathes of forest land, Lakhimpur SP BM Rajkhowa mentioned that round 450 hectares of land can be free of the encroachers.
The Superintendent of Police of Lakhimpur district BM Rajkhowa mentioned that the eviction drive is underway and happening peacefully. “We will free around 450 hectares of land from the encroachers. Originally there were around 500 families, but after issuing notices from the administration nearly 300 families have left the area. And many families have left the area this morning also. We have deployed security personnel, but there is no report of any untoward situation,” Lakhimpu SP BM Rajkhowa informed ANI.
Heavy safety has been deployed within the space and the district administration is seen to be utilizing excavators and tractors for the operation.
Meanwhile, many households who encroached on the forest lands have destroyed their homes and left the world.
Earlier on December 26, the district administration of Barpeta district of Assam carried out a large eviction drive towards encroachers.
The eviction drive was carried out within the presence of heavy safety on the Baghbar Satra Kanara space the place some folks have encroached on almost 400 bighas of presidency land. Police had additionally detained suspended Congress MLA Sherman Ali who staged a protest towards the eviction.
Sunbar Chutia, Circle Officer, Barpeta mentioned, “The district administration has evicted around 45 families who illegally encroached on the land of Satra Kanara.”
“Earlier, we had issued notice three times to them (evicted families) and a public notice. The entire eviction drive was conducted peacefully. These lands will be government’s land and the government will use these lands as per requirement,” Sunbar Chutia mentioned.
The Assam authorities had beforehand carried out a large eviction drive at Batadraba within the Nagaon district.
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