Archive · 19 Jun 2025
Darrang Administration Clears Land from Encroachers, Relocates Families
Imagine a large area of land meant for farming.
Some people started living on this land without permission.
The government stepped in to move these families to new homes and free up the land.
This process, which happened in stages, involved moving over two thousand families.
The final part of the move was recently finished, allowing the original agricultural project to proceed.
The government officials were in charge of making sure the moves happened peacefully.
Darrang district administration cleared 7,853 bighas of land from encroachers in Garukhuti.
The land was originally allocated for a multipurpose agricultural project.
A total of 2,166 families were occupying the land illegally.
The translocation process, completed in three phases, began in 2022-23.
The final phase of translocation involved 299 families.
- Who
- The Darrang district administration and 2,166 families who were encroaching the land.
- What
- Clearing of encroached land and relocation of families.
- When
- The translocation process began in 2022-23 and concluded recently.
- Where
- Garukhuti, under the Sipajhar revenue circle, Darrang district.
- Why
- To free land allocated for the Garukhuti multipurpose agricultural project.
- Land Area Freed
- 7,853 bighas
- Location
- Garukhuti, Sipajhar revenue circle
- District
- Darrang
- Families Relocated
- 2,166
- Project Purpose
- Multipurpose agricultural project
- Translocation Phases
- 3