India, Nov. 1 -- The Assam government on Sunday launched an eviction drive in Alamganj Part-IX of Dhubri district to clear 650 bighas of land allegedly encroached upon, with nearly 550 families facing displacement.

The operation began around 6 am in the Gauripur Revenue Circle, with a large contingent of police and civil administration personnel deployed alongside excavators and other machinery. District Commissioner Dibakar Nath said the administration had issued notices to around 700 families occupying approximately 800 bighas of land.

Of these, around 150 families, occupying nearly 150 bighas, approached the court seeking relief. Since the matter is sub judice, the administration excluded those plots from Sunday's operation and proce...