LUCKNOW, April 30 -- Acting on the directives of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, joint teams from the revenue and police departments have launched coordinated operations to identify and remove encroachments, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement issued on Wednesday. The operations are part of a large-scale administrative campaign underway across several U.P. districts bordering Nepal, targeting illegal madrasas, mosques, and other unauthorised religious structures.

"Unrecognised and non-compliant madrasas are being sealed, while unauthorised religious structures set up on government land are being demolished as per legal protocols. So far, action has been taken against hundreds of illegal constructions, and the campaign remain...