STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Kamrup (M) Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu has painted a grim picture of the encroachment of lands, including those belonging to the government, across the metropolitan district.
After conducting a survey (by the departments themselves) of the lands encroached upon in Kamrup (M), the DC submitted his affidavit to the High Court as response to a PIL (Suo Moto) 10/2018. Such a survey was directed by the High Court.
The affidavit reveals some startling facts that lands of various government departments, public sector undertakings, local authorities, charitable institutions, devalayas etc., have been grossly encroached upon.
Based on the information fed by various government departments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), the Deputy Commission has spelt out the areas encroached upon in the district as:
(i) In some parts of Natun Town on Kharghuli Hills some areas out of 250 bighas of Assam State Housing Board (ASHB) (the matter is pending with the Committee of Petition, Assam Legislative Assembly),
(ii) Some lands of Government Ayurvedic College, Jalukbari,
(iii) Two bighas of land of Government BDS Deaf and Dumb Schools, Kahilipara,
(iv) PWD lands at three places – IB campus at Sonapur, IB-cum-store campus at Barbari in Hengrabari and PWD campus at Narengi,
(v) A large area of land of the Directorate of Geology and Mining at Dakshingaon,
(vi) Some lands of LGB Chest Hospital at Ulubari,
(vii) Ten bighas of land of Employees Provident Fund Organization at Lalmati,
(viii) The land of Soil Conservation Department at Gotanagar,
(ix) 27 bighas of Water Resource Division (Hydraulic Research Division) at Basistha,
(x) 267.09 Ares of land of Jyoti Chitraban by 50 families,
(xi) 107.83 Ares of land of Basistha Devalaya by 47 encroachers,
(xii) Large areas of NF Railway's land,
(xiii) 140 bighas, 2 kathas and 14 lechas land of Agriculture department at Ulubari, Agriculture Campus etc.
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