Early Times Report
LUCKNOW, Aug 12: The Yogi government's Anti-Land Mafia campaign against illegal encroachment on public properties in Uttar Pradesh has continued to remain a major focus. According to the Revenue Department, more than 84,005 hectares of land across the state have been freed from illegal encroachment over the past nine and a half years through strict action and various drives. This area is equivalent to approximately 2.08 lakh acres. Along with freeing land from illegal occupation, the campaign has been further expanded through the disposal of complaints, effective legal proceedings and criminal action against identified land mafias. Over the years, these actions have clearly demonstrated the Yogi government's firm stand against land mafias. According to Revenue Department officials, a four-tier Anti-Land Mafia Task Force has been constituted at the state, divisional, district and tehsil levels to ensure effective action against illegal encroachment on public properties in the state. The objective is to systematically carry forward the process, from identifying illegal encroachments to taking action against them and freeing the land from encroachment.
An Anti-Land Mafia Portal has also been developed to facilitate online registration of complaints related to illegal encroachments and enable effective monitoring of the action taken.
A total of 4,34,016 complaints related to illegal encroachment have been received on the Anti-Land Mafia Portal in the state. Of these, 4,31,697 complaints, or more than 99 percent, have already been resolved. Meanwhile, 2,319 complaints are pending for disposal.
Under the Yogi government, the department has not only focused on freeing land from illegal occupation through the campaign, but has also established a monitoring mechanism covering the entire process from online registration of complaints to their resolution. This has created a system for continuously tracking the status of action taken.
One of the biggest achievements of the Anti-Land Mafia campaign in Uttar Pradesh has been the freeing of more than 84,005 hectares of land from illegal encroachment. This has made approximately 2.08 lakh acres of land available to accelerate development in the state. It includes a substantial government land bank that can potentially be utilised for various development projects.
The Anti-Land Mafia Portal has emerged as an important tool for monitoring the campaign. Along with administrative action in cases of illegal encroachment, legal proceedings have also been pursued. |
