Silsako lake has a length of approximately 5 km and an average width of 250 metres (820 ft).

[1] On 26 February 2023, GMDA through Pratidin Time informed that a major eviction drive would be carried out against encroached land belonging to Silsako lake[3] after a few previous such attempts had failed.

[1] The eviction drive started peacefully on 27 February 2023 and on the first day, illegally occupied land 100 metres (330 ft) away from the lake periphery, reclaimed upon former water channels, was acquired.

[4] The drive was set to last until 3 March,[3] and included relocation of many prominent establishments like the Ginger Hotel, OKD Institute of Social Change and Development and Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati.

On 12 March, 179 acres of land were acquired from seventeen institutions to continue the eviction drive.