Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 1: Forest Department today conducted an anti-encroachment drive in Bajalta area of Jammu during which 35 Kanals of forest land was retrieved from three encroachers and a shop raised illegally at Forest land was dismantled.
The drive was carried out on directions of Sat Paul, Divisional Forest Officer, Jammu by a team of forest officials led by Range Officers, Bahu, Varinder Singh Manhas and Rakeshwar Singh Khurhan, following a specific information of encroachment of forest land.
They removed encroachment from Compartment No 50/Bajalta of Bajalata Block and retrieved back 35 Kanals of Forest land from the clutches of Babu Din son of Mandu, Naayat Ali son of Babu Din and Kasam Din resident of Sail Jagir, Bajalta. Despite resistance from the encroachers, the operation was successfully conducted by the Forest team.
The Divisional Forest Officer said that the Forest team constituted for removal of the encroachment faced stiff resistance from the encroachers; however, the team was able to retrieve back the Forest land by removal of fencing done by the encroachers. He said that the department is taking measures to prevent encroachment on Forest Land and the encroachers will not be spared at any cost.
In an another anti encroachment operation, a Forest team led by the Block Officer Bajalta and Beat Guards dismantled illegal Tin shed raised on Forest land beside National Highway near Batra Hospital by a man namely Mohd Asgar son of Suraj Din, resident of Batra, Sidhra.
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