Overview
- Eviction notices were issued to 580 households in Dahikata Reserve Forest, with about 70% reported to have vacated beforehand.
- The area was split into five blocks, only one still occupied as operations began, and officials reported a peaceful start.
- More than 1,000 personnel from the forest department and police were deployed, with excavators and tractors brought in for clearance.
- District authorities say procedures follow Gauhati High Court directions after multiple petitions related to the site were heard.
- The drive is the first major eviction in roughly two months and was flagged by the chief minister in a Facebook Live announcement.