Like our Facebook Page

news details

Govt retrieves 8 acres prime forest land from encroachers 10/11/2015 11:18:28 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Oct 11 : Jammu and Kashmir government retrieved 8 acres of prime forest land from encroachers in Rajouri district of the state. In an anti-encroachment drive, the Divisional Forest Officer Jammu Dr V S Senthil Kumar removed encroachments in Akhnoor-Kalidhar forest belt in Rajouri district today, Forest department officials said. The staff of forest department faced stiff resistance however were able to retrieve 68 kanals of forest land from the possession of one encroacher the whole operation was carried out under the supervision of BM Sharma, Conservator of Forests East Circle Jammu, they said. The team had removed the brush wood fencing, some crop and retrieved the forest land from the illegal possession of one person namely Gouri Ram of Basyara, now the illegal possession of his son Jagdish Raj of Basayara, they said. The Divisional Forest Officer Jammu had directed the field staff to fence the area so that the encroachment attempt could not take place in future. While contacting DFO Jammu, he mentioned that encroachment is of very old in nature . In the year 1985-86 and the case was registered in Forest Department in the year 1987-88 and it is a great achievement by the forest department where old recorded encroachment have been removed and land is taken back by the forest department. Divisional Forest Officer Jammu has appreciated the staff involved in the operation. He added that the department is taking measures to prevent encroachment on forest land at any cost since the land cost is sky rocketing in and around the city and town area which paves the way for encroachment. The encroachers are hell bent upon the forest land to get it encroached, however the field staff are very vigil and are on the job to remove the encroachment and prevent it, he said. He added that the anti encroachment drive in the Jammu Forest Division is going on.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

top stories of the day

Money power eligibility criteria for becoming new BJP chief! Hotel accommodation for Move employees in Srinagar: A deep rooted nexus of vested interests BJP insults Jammu, says in power also because of Kashmir Awed by Mufti's presence, BJP legislators disappoint as elected representatives DECODING RASHID: MLA by choice for shoddy deals? SHO approaches Minister for transfer 24X7 power supply only for Bari Brahmana industrial area MP Karra wants PDP to sever ties with BJP No Degree, Marks Sheet found attached with Insp Vijay Choudhary's character roll Gandhi Nagar Govt hospital slaughters norms; performs 66 percent cesareans CEOs , ZEOs fail to submit annual property statements Doctors rue mismanagement, patient care severely affected NC leveling unfounded charges to stoke communal violence: BJP After beef tow; Article '35 A' Likely to generate political heat Mufti to invite Modi to Kashmir, finalize economic package JU hoodwinks HC directives to oblige its favorite BJP's silence in LA over sacking of 2 law officers 'disappointing' Notwithstanding huge expenditure, outcome of Assembly session 'worthless' Separatists desperate to appease their bosses sitting across LoC

STOCK UPDATE

BSE Sensex NSE Nifty

CRICKET UPDATE