Tag: Eviction drive

TEZPUR : The drive to evict “encroachers” from nearly 1,900 hectares of forest and revenue land in Assam’s Sonitpur district continued for the second day on Wednesday, with 12,000-odd people, who were allegedly staying there illegally for decades, left in the lurch, a senior official said, reports PTI. Since morning, the administration started the eviction in five places of Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary and nearby government land, the official said. “Today, we are carrying out the eviction exercise at Lathimari, Ganesh Tapu, Baghe Tapu, Gulirpar and Siali. So far it has been...