Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 19: The House Committee of Legislative Council, constituted to look into the encroachment of land at Katra, met under the chairmanship of MLC Sheikh Ghulam Rasool here today.
Legislators, B. R. Kundal, Muzaffar Ahmad Parray and Muhammad Ashraf Mir attended the meeting.
The Committee examined the records submitted by the Revenue Department and found that total 1150 kanals of state land was available at Katra, out of which 75 kanals and 18 marlas land were transferred to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), 71 kanals 8 marlas are in possession of Sheep Husbandry Department and the remaining land is with the Drug Research Farm of Agriculture Department.
The Committee discussed, threadbare, on various aspects of the report submitted by the Revenue Department. The Chairman instructed the Deputy Commissioner, Reasi to submit a detailed report about present status of the land.
The Committee decided to have on-the-spot inspection of the land after receiving the required report from the Deputy Commissioner.
Among others, Finance Commissioner Revenue, Arun Kumar, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Shantmanu, Agri. Production Commissioner, Asgar Samoon, Commissioner Secretary, Vinod Koul, Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, Shahid Iqbal, CEO, SMVDSB, Dr. M.K. Bhandari, Director Agriculture, Jammu, Dr. S. S. Jamwal besides senior officers of Council Secretariat attended the meeting.
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