Eviction in Dhubri district

DHUBRI, June 22 ? Forest department of Dhubri started eviction of encroachers from forest lands from June 9 last. On that day Forest department personnel evicted 10 families from their unauthorised occupation of land in the Rajapara proposed reserve forest. Ten huts erected by the families on the encroached land for dwelling purpose were also dismantled. According to Forest department sources, a total of five hectares of land were freed in the process. It is learnt from the Divisional Forest Office source that Dhubri district has a total of 27831.38 hactres of reserve forest areas, and 18587.55 hactres of proposed reserve forest areas. Out of this, 2152 hactres of reserve forest areas and 1284 hactres of proposed reserve forest areas are under encroachment at present.