They deliberately break bones and demolish houses in retaliation and incarcerate thousands of people in desert encampments.
Speed—being on the spot almost immediately—is the essence of resolving the problem, as it is almost too late once an encampment has been established.
How much of a problem are illegal encampments?
Toleration can be a pragmatic option for dealing with a short-term encampment, particularly where the level of nuisance is low or non-existent.
At some of the encampments there have been no complaints at all.
There is no intention at all of retroceding the military encampment.
However, as part of the survey it will assess the most suitable site for a large-scale encampment that best facilitates the oil field rehabilitation programme.
The subject has also been raised less directly by other correspondents whose principal concern was with a specific unauthorised encampment.