Massive eviction drive underway in Assam's Sonitpur amid heavy security
India TV NewsHighlights 50 excavators, heavy machinery and larger number of workers were deployed to demolish houses. An eviction drive was conducted in Sonitpur district in Assam to clear 330 acres of land in the midst of heavy security on Saturday morning, said the police. Approximately 50 excavators, heavy machinery, and a larger number of workers were deployed in order to demolish houses in No 3 Chitalmari area in Barchalla on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra river, they said. The drive began around 5 am and as most residents had already vacated their houses, the structures are being demolished with the help of excavators and other heavy machinery, he said. The area to be cleared has been divided into three parts and the demolition in one part has been completed by 9 am, another police officer said.
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