The Assam government on Sunday resumed its eviction campaign in western Assam’s Goalpara district, with the authorities launching a demolition drive to clear alleged encroachments on approximately 153 hectares of land within the Dahikata Reserve Forest, PTI reported.

Goalpara Deputy Commissioner Prodip Timung said eviction notices had been issued to 580 families over 15 days ago.

“The entire stretch of land is completely under the Dahikata Reserve Forest and has been encroached by these people,” The Indian Express quoted him as saying.

He added that around 70% of the residents had vacated voluntarily after receiving notices, while the others are in the process of doing so.

Timung said that while the administration had set aside two days for the operation, the eviction was

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