‘Encroachers' pelt stones, charge at cops during Dhubri eviction drive
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Guwahati: Tension ran high in Chapar recenue circle of Dhubri District on Tuesday when alleged encroachers tried to attack police personnel during an eviction drive.
The mob damaged excavators by pelting stones at them and hitting them with bamboo sticks, prompting security forces to resort to a baton charge to disperse them.
Chapar circle officer Shashee Bhusan Raj Konwar said the people suddenly charged at the eviction team with bamboo sticks and pelted stones at them during the drive at Chirakuta, Charuwa Bakra and Santoshpur village. "They damaged the excavators. However, no one sustained injuries," he added.
Following the incident, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said govt's aim is to free land across the state from encroachment so that those can be utilised for public interest.
"Over 90% of families vacated the land voluntarily at Chapar. Only about 10% of families were evicted on Tuesday. An eviction drive will be conducted at Paikan in Goalpara district on Thursday, which is a reserve forest. We want to make the reserve forest encroachment-free," the CM told the media.
Circle officer Konwar said as per their survey, around 800 families were found to be illegally occupying govt land, where the state has proposed to set up a thermal power plant.
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He added that cheques of one-time financial assistance of Rs 50,000 each were disbursed to over 700 families and the remaining families will also be provided the assistance. Moreover, he said, the families have also been provided alternate land at Boyjer Alga village under Athani revenue circle.
"There is a section of people who resist anything positive and try to create problems. The situation is under control now," he said.
Sivasagar MLA and Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi, who went to meet the affected people, was stopped by the police from visiting the eviction sites. He was taken away from the area by police, party sources said.
Official sources said the cleared land, which would be around 3,500 bighas, will be handed over to Assam Power Distribution Company Limited for the thermal power project. Eviction drives are being carried out in Charuwa Bakra, Chirakuta, and Santoshpur villages, and those living there were given notices about three months ago to vacate the alleged encroached land.
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