In a move to clear encroachment from the Government land, the district administration carried out an eviction drive evicting about 10 acres of government land in Khasmahal under Parsudih police station area.
The drive was also carried out at two more places that are Golpahadi area in Parsudih and in adjoining Sundernagar area where the slum-dwellers had encroached government land during the past fortnight.
During the drive, a section of the encroachers protested the administration's move, the police personnel used force and took them into custody and were put in a camp-jail set up on the premises of Jamshedpur Block Office in Parsudih.
Revealing about the fresh drive, Circle Officer, Jamshedpur block, Amit Srivastav said that the administration removed as many as 200 make-shift houses from about 10 acres of government land in Khasmahal since the past fortnight.
The CO, on being asked, said the administration is also contemplating to set up a temporary police picket at the troubled spot.
" The drive was initiated by the local administration and the purpose behind it was to make the land of any encroachment. In fact, we wanted to clear this government land by removing the dingy and clumsy structures that people associated with the lawyers have turned this area into a mess," said an official.