Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 15: Rajinder Singh Tara, Custodian General J&K after assuming the charge of the post recently conducted extensive tour of evacuee property assets / land situated at Peerbagh, Hyderpora, Sanatnagar, Panthachowk, Zewan, Nishat, kathidarwaza Rainawari and others places of Kashmir Valley.
The Custodian Evacuee Property Kashmir, Deputy Custodian (HQ), Ex. Engineer E.P Department J&K along with Field Staff were also accompanied by the Custodian General J&K. During the visit of Evacuee property flats, Conventions Centres/ Marriage Halls and Shopping Complex Hyderpora Srinagar, various delegations of tenants met the Custodian General J&K with their demands which were got redressed on the spot and also passed directions to Custodian Kashmir for redressal of other genuine demands of the tenants within shortest possible time.
Tara also took a review meeting of Officers / Officials of Evacuee Property Department Kashmir.
The meeting commenced with the introduction of participants and after threadbare discussions on the functioning of Evacuee Property Department Kashmir and remarkable achievements thereof which include reconciliation of figures of notified Evacuee land in due consultation with Revenue Department in Kashmir Division and retrieval of big chunk of Evacuee/ hidden land, the Custodian General J&K conveyed his pleasure to the Custodian Kashmir and other subordinate officers/officials.
However, Tara conveyed his massage to the officers/ officials that the Evacuee Property Department has a deep sense of responsibility towards safeguarding the Evacuee property with honesty and dedication, as such as and when reports of encroachment of Evacuee land are available, the department should act swiftly with the collaboration of Revenue/ Police Department.
The Custodian General also impressed upon the Deputy Custodians South/North Kashmir to ensure timely action on any type of encroachment / illegal occupation of Evacuee property if any surfaced within their jurisdiction.
The Custodian General reiterated that the drives undertaken by the department against the encroachers, illegal occupants and violators will be intensified and appeal general public to refrain from such acts failing which action as warranted under law will be taken against such violators which include punishment with imprisonment which may extend to three years in
terms of Section 18 of J&K Evacuees‘ (Administration of Property) Act, Svt. 2006. The Custodian General also asked the Deputy Custodians to liaise up with District Administration for proper management and safeguarding the evacuee property and identify the evacuee land which is potentially viable for commercial purposes including other lands be got fenced and sign boards installed to avoid any encroachment, so that the land not viable for departmental use is put to e-auction for which the department has already developed e-auction portal.
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