Admn retrieves over 55 kanals of land in Vijaypur

A machine in action to retrieve state land in Vijaypur on Monday. -Excelsior/Badyal
A machine in action to retrieve state land in Vijaypur on Monday. -Excelsior/Badyal

3 houses dismantled

Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Feb 17:Prime portion of State land measuring 55 Kanals and five Marlas near Anand farms, Vijaypur, adjoining National Highway 44, was today retrieved from clutches of land mafias after a two hour anti-encroachment drive in which a 3 BHK house, Servant quarters, boundary walls were razed.

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The anti encroachment drive was launched under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner, Samba Rohit Khajuria who was accompanied with Senior Superintending of Police, Shakti Pathak. Both the officers oversaw the complete retrieval and dismantling process as 04 JCB machines were pressed into service for the anti encroachment drive.
It was informed that the land situated in village Pekhri, tehsil Vijaypur, bearing khasra Number. 250, 252, 256 and 257 measuring 11 kanal, 10marla, 05 kanal, 16 kanal and 22kanal respectively was illegally occupied by land mafia and when the same report came to Deputy Commissioner Office, Samba, he immediately ordered its retrieval after verification.
During the anti encroachment drive Sub Divisional Magistrate, Vijaypur C P Kotwal, Tehsildar incharge, Vijaypur, Avtar Jasrotia, SDPO Vijaypur, Love Karan, besides other officers from district administration, Revenue and Police were also present.