Assam: Local Administration Undertakes Eviction of Illegal Encroachments

HATSINGIMARI: The district administration of South Salmara Mankachar district of Assam has undertaken an operation to evict the people who are illegally occupying land in the district headquarters of Hatsingimari.

South Salmara Mankachar district administration has undertaken steps to clear the government land that has been illegally occupied by miscreants. To that end, they have started evictions in the Hatsingimari town. The district administration has issued notices to the people residing on the sides of the Sukhchar- Gutabari connecting road on December 28, 2023. They had asked the people to vacate the residences on the side of the under-construction road.

Notices were issued to a total of 153 residences and businesses to vacate their premises by January 4, 2024. A team from the South Salmara revenue circle under circle officer Balin Baba Balari initiated the eviction process. The village headmen and members of the village protection forces of multiple villages also took part in the eviction program alongside the employees of various levels at the revenue circle office. The eviction process was initiated using heavy machinery at the Khopatiya Market in the Hatsingimari town of the South Salmara Mankachar district of the state.

Recently, the district administration of Kamrup district of Assam had conducted an eviction drive against illegal brick kilns in the Kamrup district’s Nagarbera area and demolished at least 8 brick kilns that were illegally constructed in the area. A team from the Kamrup district administration demolished the illegal brick kilns in the Kalubari area under Nagarbera Revenue Circle. Circle Officer of Nagarbera Revenue Circle, Banashree Malakar, said that the district administration has received complaints from the public that a few illegal brick kilns have been established in the area. “Today, we conducted an eviction drive against the illegal brick kilns. Earlier also we served notices to the illegal brick kilns,” Banashree Malakar said.

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