Nabarangpur The Revenue Department has demolished several illegally constructed houses on government land in front of the Biju Patnaik Stadium in Umerkote, Nabarangpur district, using a JCB machine. Five encroachers had built five houses on government land and occupied it illegally. However, this land is officially registered under the Umerkote Court in the name of the Umerkote Tehsildar. The court had repeatedly issued letters to the Tehsildar, instructing the handover of the land. However, due to illegal encroachments, the transfer could not take place. The Tehsil office had issued multiple notices to these five encroachers, ordering them to vacate the land. However, they ignored the notices. As a result, in the presence of Umerkote police, the Revenue Department used a JCB to demolish three of the five houses. During the eviction process, Umerkote Tehsildar Meghaban Bagh was present as a Magistrate. The remaining two houses were not demolished because their owners had obtained a three-month temporary stay order from the High Court. However, once the stay order is lifted, these houses will also be demolished, according to officials.Present during the eviction drive were Additional Tehsildar Nilambar Pujari, Sub-Inspector Sanjay Mandal, police officers from the local station, and IRB personnel. Sources indicate that the Umerkote Revenue Department is planning a larger-scale eviction drive in the near future to remove illegal encroachments.
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