In separate joint operations conducted by the upazila administration and the forest department in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, 15 illegal structures were evicted and an unauthorized sawmill was seized.
On Sunday (November 1) morning, an eviction drive was carried out against illegal structures built along both sides of the road in the Balukhali Mara Gachtala area of Palongkhali union, resulting in the demolition of approximately 15 structures. On the same day, a separate operation in the Thaingkhali Gojoghona area led to the seizure of an illegal sawmill.
The eviction drive was led by Ukhiya Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Abu Abdullah. Also present during the operation were Ukhiya Forest Range Officer Md. Abdul Mannan, Palongkhali Union Parishad Chairman M. Gofur Uddin Chowdhury, highway police, Thaingkhali Forest Beat Officer Arafat Mahmud, Mosarkhola Beat Officer Dipak Chakma, and other forest department officials and employees.
Read next604 Arrested and Detained in Three Months in Ukhia: Over 3 Lakh Yaba Pills and Firearms SeizedUkhiya Forest Range Officer Md. Abdul Mannan stated that the forest department's operations against the construction of illegal structures and the operation of unauthorized sawmills on forest land and government property will continue. Everyone must abide by the law to keep government land free from encroachment and to protect forests and the environment, he added.
Following the drive, Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Abu Abdullah stated that the illegal structures built along the road have been evicted. Owners of the remaining illegal structures have been given a two-day deadline to remove them voluntarily. If the structures are not removed within the stipulated time, subsequent legal action will be taken against the concerned individuals, he warned.
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Reported by Special Correspondent, Cox's Bazar • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
