Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, May 29: In a major eviction drive, Poonch Forest Division conducted two major eviction drives on prime located forest land worth crores at BG near Sangam point in along highway in Mendhar Tehsil and Kanuiyan near Poonch in Haveli Tehsil today.
Giving details official sources said that Forest Department also removed a Tin shed raised in Khasra No. 1893, Compartment No. 148/M at BG in presence of involved parties, who were attempting to encroach upon forest land in garb of illegal records on forest land measuring 08 kanal and 09 Marla.
In an another major operation at Khasra No. 694, Compartment No. 229/H, near City Forest village, Kanuiyan in Poonch, Forest Department along with police and FPF staff in presence of Executive Magistrate, fenced forest land measuring 18 kanal 04 marla after following due procedure, in the light of orders passed by Special Tribunal, Jammu.
Encroachers of Forest land at Khasra No. 694 have attempted encroachment in garb of illegal mutations no. 798 (LB-6/C) and 799 (S-432) attested in their favour in the year 2010. These illegal mutations have been declared void ab-initio and requisite Revenue entry has been entered in favour of Forest department in Revenue records by DC Poonch on direction of Divisional Commissioner Jammu. The Forest Department has peacefully fenced the area in presence Executive Magistrate and police along with FPF staff.
The entire operation was conducted jointly by Forest, FPF, Police headed by Nissar Hussain Range officer Haveli in presence of Executive Magistrate under overall supervision of B. Mohandas CF West, Mohan Choudhary DFO Poonch and SSP Poonch Ramesh Angral.
The delay in fencing due to certain reasons has caused further damage to forest crop and its boundary pillar. In this regard, an FIR No. 47/2020 has been registered against involved person in Police Station Poonch, he added.
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