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| 295 Kanal Humhama, Gogoo land Encroachment | | Infamous land scam evades inquiry since 2011 | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 4: At a time when autumn session of state assembly is on, all eyes are on legislators to announce a Probe Committee for inquiry in infamous 295 Kanal Humhama,Gogoo land Scam outside Srinagar Airport involving some politicians and top brass officials of state administration.
A major scam of illegal encroachment of state land exposed by Early Times in July 18, 2014 with details of evading inquiry since 2011 due to political and official influence is a massive scam in which some known politicians and top brass officials of the state administration are among the encroachers.
The document details reveal that in Humhama area 234 kanals and 1 marlas of Kahcharai land and 36 kanals 1 marlas of state land and in nearby Gogoo area 25 kanals 13 marlas of Kahcharai land have been encroached illegally over the years by hundreds of blue eyed people including noted bureaucrats and government officials.
A document with signature and sign of Naib Tehsildar Budgam dated 17/04/2011 reveals names of hundreds of encroachers including top government officials who have encroached land under Khasra numbers 1026,1026 /2. The report further mentions that due to the construction of residential houses exact figures about the state land encroached could not be summed up.
According to letter number 161-63 dated 14/7/ 2011Tehsildar Budgam in response to communication of then Deputy Commissioner Budgam under letter number DCB/SQ/11/279-85 dated 15/6/2011 writes that 'Assamie wise' notices have been issued to the encroachers of Humhama Friends
enclave, Gowsia Colony, Gogoo, Jawahir Housing colony and other such laces after field staff submitted its report of total encroachment of land at Humhama and Gagoo and encroachers were asked to produce document if any of the land on which they have constructed complexes and a six member team including concerned Patwaris were directed to complete the process of documentation.
Acting on the field report about the land encroachment a Humhama and Gogoo then Assistant Commissioner revenue Budgam in his letter number DCB/SQ//11/279-85 dated 15/06/2011 reminded Tehsildar Budgam that as per the minutes of meeting held with then revenue Minister and Divisional Commissioner kashmir orders were passed to take immediate action against land encroachers at an earliest but so far hundreds of kanals of state land still under encroachment.
The infamous land scam which is evading inquiry since 2011for the first time got some momentum last year after one Deputy Commissioner started demolishing and inquiry drive in the area, However according to sources demolition drive was stopped within hours and all officials well aware of the scam including Deputy Commissioner were transferred from the area to once again evade inquiry.
Pertinently while hearing a Public Interest Litigation last year, a division bench of Justices Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Janak Raj Kotwal when asked registry to issue notices to Deputy Commissioners of
Anantnag, Pulwama, Srinagar, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Kupwara, and Shopian for falling to recover agricultural land conversion, the then Deputy commissioner Budgam was praised for launching anti- encroachment drive and retrieving land from encroachers.
"The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir stated that on Dec 11, he had visited Gogo land Budgam along with Deputy Commissioner Budgam and observed that encroachment from 4 kanals of kahcharie land at Gogo land under Khasra no 285, 286(old) was removed by the field agency before October 2014 and present Deputy Commissioner Budgam while continuing with the anti-encroachment drive removed encroachment of land measuring 2 kanals at Humhama area.
Notably almost all politicians of Kashmir are well aware of this land scam, however since many among politicians and top brass officials have also constructed their houses in the area, rest of the politicians never dare to raise their voices on the issue. |
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