Early Times Report
Anantnag, Nov 03: The Forest department on Tuesday said that they retrieved back 120 Kanals of forest land from encrochers in Lidroo Village of Pahalgam during its anti-encroachment drive.
Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Lidder Forest Division, Dr Mehraj told Early Times that anti-encroachment drive was kick started in view of the recent directions by the Hon’ble Court and the department will continue this drive to remove all encroachments in and around Pahalgam.
“120 Kanals of forest land was retrieved back in Lidroo block of Pahalgam range and two small structures raised illegally on forest land were also demolished,” he said.
The team, he said, was led by Range Officer Pahalgam Altaf Ahmad.
“At most places the encrochers had fenced the land by bribed wire and wood. Our team removed the fencing and took possession of the land,” he said.
The Department has also served notices to around 300 encrochers who have allegedly encroached the forest land.
Earlier the Department had admitted that at least 33 hectors of land has been encroached illegally in and around Pahalgam.
Maximum land has been encroached under the drab of 60-C Gazette that was issued in 1944 by Maharaja Government Town Planning Act |
