Guwahati, July 28 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday reaffirmed his government's commitment to reclaim every inch of encroached land in the state.

The statement comes a day before a major eviction operation is set to unfold in Uriamghat, a sensitive area near the Assam-Nagaland border in Upper Assam's Golaghat district.

In a powerful message to the public, CM Sarma declared, "We are carrying out anti-encroachment drives to benefit the indigenous people of Assam, and they stand firmly behind us in this mission."

The amount of land freed is just the tip of the iceberg. We will free every inch of our land. Listen to what they have to say."

Security forces and bulldozers have begun arriving at the outskirts of the Rengm...