Overview

• Phase I of the Uriamghat eviction drive cleared more than 1,200 hectares of forest land in the Rengma Reserve before legal challenges emerged.
• The Gauhati High Court granted interim relief to over 75 petitioners, staying further evictions until August 14 to allow detailed affidavits and documentary submissions.
• State estimates since mid-June report seven major operations have reclaimed 1.29 lakh bighas but left nearly 29 lakh bighas still under encroachment.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has instructed citizens not to shelter displaced families, warning such assistance could undo recent land recovery gains.
• Grassroots vigilante outfits in Sivasagar and Upper Assam have begun door-to-door nationality verifications, while Nagaland village councils advance fresh border land claims.