The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) on Wednesday continued the eviction drive on government land under Plot No. 1683 in Kalarahanga mouza as part of the scheduled CEMC eviction programme.
The operation was conducted under the supervision of the Joint Commissioner (Enforcement), BDA, Ranjan Kumar and field supervision by Deputy Director of the General Administration (GA) Department, Amiya Kumar Das, in the presence of officials from multiple enforcement and police units.
Despite facing heavy protests from encroachers during the drive, authorities successfully carried out partial eviction and cleared a significant portion of the encroached government land.
Despite resistance from local encroachers, the authorities continued the drive and demolished several unauthorised structures standing on government land on the second day. On the second day, 32 ACC/tin-roofed shops, two iron gates, two tin-shed extensions and one wooden cabin were removed.
Officials said the eviction was part of an ongoing initiative to reclaim encroached government land in and around the capital city. Following the demolition, around Ac 0.500 decimal of government land was successfully freed from illegal occupation.
