Dibrugarh, Aug. 22 -- An eviction drive was carried out on Friday by the District administration near the Chief Minister's Secretariat here at Paltan Bazar, Maijan.

The eviction drive attracted attention from the crowd much to their surprise.

According to sources, several families had illegally encroached upon government land in the area and constructed houses.

The encroached structures are being demolished with the help of government bulldozers.

Officials informed that the cleared land will be utilised for developing key establishments under the Chief Minister's Secretariat premises, where CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had recently laid the foundation stone.

The District administration used JCB to demolish all the illegal houses in the are...