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Number of encroachments demolished on Nepal border in UP

Lucknow, Apr 27 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a major campaign against illegal encroachments and unrecognised religious institutions in districts bordering Nepal, official sources said here on Sunday.
Sources said that numerous encroachments on valuable border land were cleared as part of this initiative to reclaim state-owned territory between April 25 and 27.
Sources said that a total of 227 illegal encroachments on government land were identified within 0-10 km of the India-Nepal border in Bahraich's Tehsil Nanpara. "Following the removal of 63 encroachments earlier, 26 more were cleared between April 25-27, bringing the total to 89. No religious or educational structures were found at any of the encroached sites," they said.
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