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Illegal construction on banks of Canal at Lakhanpur unabated I &FC assumes mysterious silence, Minister's comment 'shocking' 7/13/2015 12:44:48 AM Early Times Report Kathua, July 12: The tall claims of Irrigation and Flood Control department are falling flat as illegal construction on banks of Kashmir Canal at Lakhanpur is rampantly going on but concerned Departments have deliberately turned a Nelson's eye, due to reasons best known to them. Sources informed Early Times that construction work on the banks of Kashmir Canal was at its full pace since last many months, but Irrigation department officials were feigning ignorance over the issue. "Most of area of Kashmir canal has been encroached by politically influential families of Lakhanpur besides office bearers of Municipal Committee Lakhanpur", a local seeking anonymity said. He further maintained that the encroachers were hand in glove with Irrigation department officials, due to which large portion of Kashmir Canal and Basantpur Canal has been encroached and still encroachment was on. "It is being noticed that on holidays, officials of Irrigation are on leave and they have seemingly directed the encroachers to raise structures only on holidays, so that no action can be taken on that day. Once the structure is erected, the encroachers are guided by irrigation officials to knock the door of court and secure stay orders", he maintained. He further maintained that it was the general modus operandi of encroachers. "Without involvement of officials, no one can encroach even a single feet of government land but it is known fact that vast tracts of irrigation land has been encroached and rhetoric of irrigation officials has been same since last many years", he rued. PHE & Irrigation Minister Sukhnandan Choudhary when contacted shockingly said, "anybody can encroach irrigation land for business purpose but strict action will be taken against those who built building for residential purposes".   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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