Dhamtari. In Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh, the Forest Department took major action and bulldozed illegal encroachments. On Tuesday, a joint team of forest, revenue, and police launched an operation in the Palgaon and Gondlanala areas of the South Singpur Forest Range, freeing 116,596 hectares of forest land from encroachment.

As soon as the team arrived with bulldozers, panic broke out among the encroachers. Many scrambled to save their belongings, while others protested. The situation became tense for a while, but the police brought the situation under control.

During this period, 54 illegal encroachments were taken action against, and the hut-like houses were demolished. Officials say that notices and warnings had already been issued, but new encroachments continued despite this.

The Forest Department has made it clear that this action will not stop here. Such encroachments will be continuously removed and forest land will be completely cleared.