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|date=2025-12-12
|category=Enforcement
|title=Joint operation destroys 25-acre ganja plantation with 100,000+ plants in Kandhamal's Naudimahao forest
|summary=A coordinated anti-ganja operation led by Raikia Police Station Officer Ashutosh Paik destroyed a 25-acre (10.1 hectare) cannabis plantation in the Naudimahao forest area of Raikia block, Kandhamal district. Joint forces from Raikia Police, Excise Department (Phulbani), and Forest Department uprooted over 100,000 cannabis plants with an estimated value of ₹2 crore (approximately $240,000 USD). Case No. 275/2025 has been filed at Raikia police station with investigations ongoing to identify cultivators and traders. Authorities emphasized continued efforts to eradicate illegal plantations across Kandhamal district with stricter monitoring and enforcement.
|source=https://www.prameyanews.com/massive-ganja-plantation-eradication-effort-in-kandhamal
|part_of_campaign=Odisha eradication campaigns (2005)
|country=India
|admin1=Odisha
|admin2=Kandhamal
|locality=Naudimahao
|coordinates=20.5, 84.1
|growing_region=Eastern Ghats
|agency=Raikia Police Station; Excise Department (Phulbani); Forest Department
|hectares=10.1
|plants=100000
}}
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[[Has event date::2025-12-12]]
[[Has event category::Enforcement]]
[[Has event headline::Joint operation destroys 25-acre ganja plantation with 100,000+ plants in Kandhamal's Naudimahao forest]]
[[Has event summary::A coordinated anti-ganja operation led by Raikia Police Station Officer Ashutosh Paik destroyed a 25-acre (10.1 hectare) cannabis plantation in the Naudimahao forest area of Raikia block, Kandhamal district. Joint forces from Raikia Police, Excise Department (Phulbani), and Forest Department uprooted over 100,000 cannabis plants with an estimated value of ₹2 crore (approximately $240,000 USD). Case No. 275/2025 has been filed at Raikia police station with investigations ongoing to identify cultivators and traders. Authorities emphasized continued efforts to eradicate illegal plantations across Kandhamal district with stricter monitoring and enforcement.]]
[[Has source URL::https://www.prameyanews.com/massive-ganja-plantation-eradication-effort-in-kandhamal]]
[[Has part of campaign::Odisha eradication campaigns (2005)]]
[[Has country::India]]
[[Has admin subdivision 1::Odisha]]
[[Has admin subdivision 2::Kandhamal]]
[[Has locality::Naudimahao]]
[[Has event coordinates::20.5, 84.1]]
[[Has growing region::Eastern Ghats]]
[[Has enforcement agency::Raikia Police Station; Excise Department (Phulbani); Forest Department]]
[[Has hectares eradicated::10.1]]
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