The Assam government is preparing to clear more than 10,000 bigha (over 3,300 acre) of land from alleged encroachments in Golaghat district, which will affect at least 2,000 families, officials said on Monday (July 28, 2025).
The eviction drive will begin on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) morning in Rengma Reserve Forest in Uriamghat along the Assam-Nagaland border in Sarupathar sub-division, they said.
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"The exact details are still being worked out as the surveys continued today as well. However, it will be over 10,000 bigha of land, where around 2,000 families encroached," a senior Forest Department official said.
For carrying out the eviction drive, the authorities have divided the entire area into nine zones, and are doing the survey accordingly, he said.
