REGIONAL

400 Kanal of ‘encroached’ state land retrieved in Kulgam, say officials

By News Desk

January 29, 2023

The District Administration Kulgam in a single day today retrieved more than 400 Ka of state land during an anti-encroachment drive carried out across the district.

Illegal land measuring 10 Kanals was also retrieved from the relatives of Ex MP, with the title State Land (Roshni) retrieved after a massive Eviction Drive at Kulgam Town today, the DIO Kulgam said in a press release issued to The Kashmiriyat.

The Property having worth in Crores has been handed over to the MC, Kulgam, for further management.

Land measuring 50 Kanals under Survey No 675 recorded Sarkar in revenue records was retrieved today at estate Lammer, officials said.

On spot 40 Kanals were handed over to the Agriculture Department for Seed Multiplication Farm and 10 Kanals were handed over to the Headmaster Government High School Lammer.

93 Kanals of State land under Survey No. 01 at village Arigatnoo was retrieved from the encroachers and about 1 kanal of Kahcharie land with (high commercial value) near Pahloo main market was retrieved with strenuous efforts.

44 kanals of land were retrieved at HM Guri in DH Pora.

It is worth mentioning that Kulgam district Administration has activated men and machinery on mission mode to evict the illegal occupants and retrieve the State/ Kahcharie and Roshni land in the district and today more than 400 Kanals of encroached land were retrieved and many structures raised over the encroached land were also dismantled.