Administration to show Zero tolerance against encroachment: DDC
UDHAMPUR, MARCH 02: District Administration Udhampur has decided to follow zero tolerance policy against encroachment on state, Kahcharai, Common and Forest land.
“With the commitment to show zero tolerance towards violations, massive anti encroachment drive has been started in a mission mode across Udhampur,” Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Piyush Singla said, while chairing a meeting to review the progress of physical eviction on encroached Government land.
ACR Udhampur apprised the meeting that as per the directions of Lieutenant Governor J&K, Chief Secretary J&K, Principal Secretary Revenue J&K and Divisional Commissioner, Jammu from time to time all the illegal entries on State land, Kahcharai, Common land and Forest land have been expunged from the revenue records. The entries have been expunged for 44862 kanal state land including 1110 kanal Kahcharai; 306 kanal Common land and 2145 kanal Forest land, he informed.
Giving Tehsil wise details, the meeting was informed that illegal entries have been expunged for 7485 kanal state land, 34 Kanal Kahcharai in Tehsil Chenani; 1302 kanal state land, 24 kanal Kahcharai and 68 kanal forest land in Tehsil Panchari; 7142 Kanal state land, 458 kanal Kahcharai and 1744 kanal forest land in Tehsil Majalta; 12634 kanal state land, 507 kanal Kahcharai, 301 kanal Common land in Ramnagar; 5242 kanal state land, 85 kanal Kahcharai, 15 kanal Common land and 332 kanal forest land in Udhampur; 5667 kanal state land, 08 kanal Kahcharai land in Latt- Marothi and 5388 kanal state land in Moungri.
Given schedule for physical eviction is being followed rigorously by the revenue authorities and substantial patches of land have been physically evicted, the meeting was told. The DC gave strict directions to fix the responsibility against the defaulters adding that action will be taken against the erring officers and officials.
Anti encroachment drives are being carried out under the supervision of concerned SDMs and ACR Udhampur and physical eviction report is submitted on daily basis to DC Udhampur, who is monitoring the whole process.
