318 kanal State, Kahcharai, Roshni land retrieved in Udhampur

Udhampur, Jan 29: On the directions of District Magistrate, Udhampur Krittika Jyotsna, a team of revenue and police department headed by Assistant Commissioner Revenue Rafiq Ahmad Jaral on Sunday carried out an anti-encroachment drive at village Chakhar, Narsoo, Mand and Village Tikri of Tehsil Udhampur to retrieve the illegally-occupied land.
During the drive, 76 kanal 5 marlas land was restored from illegal encroachers in Chakhar village, while the prime land measuring 20 kanal was retrieved in Narsoo village, 60 kanal at Mand and 37 kanal at Tikri.
A similar anti-encroachment drive was carried out in Sub Division Chenani in which 59 kanal and 11 marlas of State land was retrieved from encroachers at prime locations in Ancha and Batna villages.
The sign boards indicating the evicted land as State/Govt land were also installed at these locations. The encroached land reclaimed is worth crores of rupees.
An anti-encroachment drive was also conducted at Khoon village of Tehsil Majalta where 65 kanal Kahcharai and State land was retrieved at prime locations near Dhar road.
The district administration has activated men and machinery on a mission mode to evict the illegal occupants from the state land. It has passed strict directions to the ACR Udhampur and all tehsildars to chalk out a comprehensive plan and intensify the eviction and demolition drives in collaboration with police and other concerned in the coming days so that the rest of the encroached land is retrieved in a stipulated time.