Guwahati, Aug. 27 -- Authorities in Assam's Nagaon district on Wednesday called off a scheduled eviction drive after alleged encroachers at Jengoni in the Dhing area voluntarily demolished their own structures ahead of the operation.

District Commissioner Debasish Sarma, who had visited the site on August 22, had urged the settlers to vacate the land peacefully. Responding to the appeal, the residents began pulling down their houses and business establishments late Tuesday night.

"The settlers demolished around 120 business establishments and 51 houses on their own, thereby clearing nearly 28 bighas of government land," Dhing Circle Officer Sourabh Kumar Das said. "As a result, no eviction drive was carried out."

Reacting to the develo...