Illegal entries for 11,725 kanals of land expunged in Srinagar

Srinagar, Mar 3 Acting tough on encroachments, illegal entries of 11,725 kanals of government and kacharai land has been expunged from revenue records by authorities of Srinagar.

Meanwhile, more 11,723 kanals of government and kacharai encroached land would be retrieved in Srinagar.

Officials on Tuesday said that the Srinagar district administration has expunged illegal entries for 11,725 kanals of government and kacharai land from revenue records of the district and issued notices to encroachers.

“The illegal entries have been cancelled and expunged from revenue records of three Tehsils — totalling an area of 11,724 kanals and 5 marlas of land including 10,865 kanals and 2 marlas of government land and 859 kanals and 3 marlas of kacharai land in North, Khanyar and Panthachowk tehsils,” they said.

They said these illegal entries have been removed from 540 survey numbers in Panthachowk tehsil, 545 in Khanyar tehsil and 1429 in North tehsil. They said the Revenue department of the district has also prepared a list of illegal encroachers and occupants of the encroached land. “The list reflects 1923 illegal encroachers on 2782 kanals of government land and 2661 illegal encroachers on 5342 kanals of kacharai land in North tehsil, 1352 illegal encroachers on 2224 kanals and 1 marla of government land in Khanyar tehsil, and 513 illegal encroachers on 516 kanals of government land and 859 kanals of kacharai land in Panthachowk tehsil,” they said. They said a comprehensive audit of revenue record was initiated last month in all 7 Tehsils of Srinagar district in compliance with directions of the Financial Commissioner Revenue. “The process has been completed in 3 Tehsils whereas it is at final stages in other 4 Tehsils which include Eidgah, Shalteng, Chanpora and South,” they said.

The district administration has also set up a team of officials to identify land brokers involved in sale of government land and initiate legal action in each case. It has also urged the general public to report all cases of land encroachments to concerned Tehsildars and assist the administration in its efforts to safeguard government and common land in the district. In order to avoid illegal entries into revenue records or physical encroachment of land in their respective jurisdictions, the all Sub-Divisional Magistrates and Tehsildars of the district are under strict instructions of the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary.

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