The Jammu Kashmir administration has launched a massive anti-encroachment drive to free migrant land from encroachers, news 18 reported Thursday.
The report mentioned that 41 ‘kanals’ (20 ‘kanals’ form one hectare) have been “freed” in just three weeks. Nearly 400 of the 1,000 complaints in this south Kashmir district have been processed in less than a month, even as 95% of complaints have been found fake.
“During our field inspections, we found that land of migrants has been encroached upon at many places. Based on the online complaints, we have initiated a drive to reclaim this land from encroachers. Our teams have found 22 cases of encroachments, land grab, and trespassing. The entire verification process is transparent,” Dr. Piyush Singla, deputy commissioner, Anantnag told.
Quoting officials, the report added that the officials in the Anantnag admin said that they have served eviction orders in 14 cases and retrieved land after encroachers failed to produce any legal documents. Officials said they are in the process of acting in eight more cases after due orders are obtained.
The Migrant immovable property Act was enacted by the Jammu Kashmir government led by Farooq Abdullah in 1997 which discourage distress sales by the Kashmiri migrants. The act also provided for the preservation, protection, and restraint on distress sales of the immovable property of the migrants.