News:2026-01-03/Enforcement/joint-forces-destroy-19-lakh-ganja-plants-on-650-acres-in-sonamura-sepahijala

3 January 2026

Tripura eradication campaigns (2026)

Enforcement

India·Tripura·Sepahijala·Kalamchoura

Joint forces destroy 19 lakh ganja plants on 650 acres in Sonamura, Sepahijala

On Saturday 3 January 2026, joint security forces destroyed approximately 1,900,000 immature cannabis plants across nearly 650 acres of forest land in the Kalamchoura region of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. The destruction covered the North Kalamchoura, South Kalamchoura, Anandapur and Ghatigarh forest areas. Around 600 personnel were deployed to uproot plantations across dense and difficult terrain. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹100 crore. Sepahijala Additional Superintendent of Police Rajib Sutradhar said law enforcement increasingly uses drone surveillance to detect cannabis cultivation in remote forest areas before launching coordinated ground operations. Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tapan Das described the operation as the largest single-day cannabis destruction in Tripura's record and noted no arrests had been made, with cultivation taking place on encroached forest land. The operation was led by the Commandants of BSF Battalions 81 and 42 alongside the Additional Superintendent of Police Sepahijala, with personnel from BSF, Tripura State Rifles, Tripura Police and Forest Department.

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2026-01-03 Enforcement Joint forces destroy 19 lakh ganja plants on 650 acres in Sonamura, Sepahijala On Saturday 3 January 2026, joint security forces destroyed approximately 1,900,000 immature cannabis plants across nearly 650 acres of forest land in the Kalamchoura region of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. The destruction covered the North Kalamchoura, South Kalamchoura, Anandapur and Ghatigarh forest areas. Around 600 personnel were deployed to uproot plantations across dense and difficult terrain. Officials estimated the destroyed material at approximately ₹100 crore. Sepahijala Additional Superintendent of Police Rajib Sutradhar said law enforcement increasingly uses drone surveillance to detect cannabis cultivation in remote forest areas before launching coordinated ground operations. Sonamura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tapan Das described the operation as the largest single-day cannabis destruction in Tripura's record and noted no arrests had been made, with cultivation taking place on encroached forest land. The operation was led by the Commandants of BSF Battalions 81 and 42 alongside the Additional Superintendent of Police Sepahijala, with personnel from BSF, Tripura State Rifles, Tripura Police and Forest Department. https://nenow.in/north-east-news/tripura/tripura-over-19-lakh-ganja-plants-worth-rs-100-crore-destroyed-in-sepahijala.html Tripura eradication campaigns (2026) India Tripura Sepahijala Kalamchoura 23° 30' 0.00" N, 91° 16' 12.00" E