Some firm action seem to be having taken by the concerned authorities in respect of retrieving Government land from encroachers in Budgam area of Kashmir. Readers may recall about voices having been raised many a time as to how certain influential but unscrupulous people thieved prime cost land at Humhama near Srinagar airport and even constructed residential buildings over them.Kahcharai land encroachment was another problem which too has been retrieved measuring 25 kanals. We welcome the efforts of the concerned personnel of the Revenue, Police, Municipality and the Tehsildar Budgam in this exercise.
It is not only condemnable but unfortunate that a former bureaucrat who has retired as Assistant Director, Food and Supplies tried hard to manhandle the personnel and sabotage the drive instead of helping the exercise of retrieving the encroached land. That he has been arrested and will be prosecuted should further establish the writ of the law and probity. The drive launched by multiple State agencies, has sent clear messages to those encroachers, who still continue to sit over such illegally grabbed land that their turn to be evicted was not far away. We compliment the team in this noble cause and would hope more drives with encouraging results and subjecting to the rigors of justice, those who created obstacles including resistance physically. So far, nearly 300 kanals of Government land has been retrieved during the last 12 months.
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