News:2026-01-29/Eradication/joint-forces-destroy-1-8-lakh-ganja-plants-on-65-acres-at-kamalanagar-sonamura

NewsEradication29 January 2026

Joint forces destroy 1.8 lakh ganja plants on 65 acres at Kamalanagar, Sonamura

Part of Tripura eradication campaigns (2026)

On Thursday 29 January 2026, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed 41 cannabis cultivation plots spread across approximately 65 acres of forest land in the Kamalanagar, Krishnadola, Dulunga and Bijoy Nagar areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. Around 180,000 mature cannabis plants were uprooted and destroyed in the nine-hour operation. Officials estimated the destroyed crop at approximately ₹27 crore. Personnel from Sonamura Police Station, the 81 Battalion BSF, the 5th, 9th, 11th and 14th Battalions of the Tripura State Rifles, the 14th Battalion Women TSR, the 35 Battalion Assam Rifles and other agencies participated.

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PlaceKamalanagarSepahijalaTripuraIndia

Growing regionIndo-Burman Range

Growing areaTripura Hills

AgencyTripura Police

Plants eradicated180,000

Hectares26.3

Approximate location23.47, 91.28

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2026-01-29 Eradication Joint forces destroy 1.8 lakh ganja plants on 65 acres at Kamalanagar, Sonamura On Thursday 29 January 2026, a Sonamura Police Station-led joint operation destroyed 41 cannabis cultivation plots spread across approximately 65 acres of forest land in the Kamalanagar, Krishnadola, Dulunga and Bijoy Nagar areas of Sonamura sub-division, Sepahijala district. Around 180,000 mature cannabis plants were uprooted and destroyed in the nine-hour operation. Officials estimated the destroyed crop at approximately ₹27 crore. Personnel from Sonamura Police Station, the 81 Battalion BSF, the 5th, 9th, 11th and 14th Battalions of the Tripura State Rifles, the 14th Battalion Women TSR, the 35 Battalion Assam Rifles and other agencies participated. https://www.indiatodayne.in/tripura/story/over-5-lakh-cannabis-plants-worth-rs-75-crore-destroyed-in-tripura-anti-narcotics-drive-1340143-2026-02-02 Tripura eradication campaigns (2026) India Tripura Sepahijala Indo-Burman Range Tripura Hills Sepahijala (appellation) Kamalanagar 23° 28' 12.00" N, 91° 16' 48.00" E Tripura Police 180000 26.3