Guwahati, July 31 -- A massive eviction drive to clear encroachments from nearly 1,500 hectares of forest land in Assam's Golaghat district continued for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said. The eviction drive, once completed, will displace around 1,500 families, mostly from the Muslim community, they added.
The exercise started on Tuesday morning for clearing the encroachments from Rengma Reserve Forest in Uriamghat in Sarupathar sub-division along the Assam-Nagaland border. Although the Government claimed there were encroachments in the area, senior officials said there were houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), water connection under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), government schools under Sarva Siksha A...