Barmer, June 21 -- The local administration in Barmer district launched 'Operation Clean' on Sunday to remove unauthorised encroachments on government land within a 50-kilometre radius of the India-Pakistan border, with authorities using heavy machinery to demolish structures identified as illegal in villages including Kelan ka Paar and Nai Siyai.

According to administrative officials, the ongoing drive targets illegal encroachments in border villages as part of a wider initiative to clear government land and enforce regulations in sensitive border areas of Barmer district. During the operation, structures that had been built on encroached government land in Kelan ka Paar and Nai Siyai villages under Ramsar subdivision were demolished. ...