RECLAIMS 85 ACRES OF ENCROACHED PANCHAYAT LAND
Chandigarh/Rupnagar, January 10: Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Wednesday, successfully regained control of around 85 acres of ENCROACHED panchayat land in village Harnampur under the Gram Panchayat Hirdapur.
Speaking to the media on site, the Cabinet Minister informed that the acres of panchayat land, with orchards of guava and other trees and having value of more than Rs.100 crore, in Harnampura village had been unlawfully occupied by industrialists and local villagers, which has been vacated under the ongoing campaign of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led state government.
He announced that village Harnampur, under Gram Panchayat Hirdapur, has regained possession of the land. The village will subsequently allocate the land for agricultural purposes through open bidding, and the generated income will be utilized for the development of the village.
The Rural Development Minister categorically instructed the officials not to include individuals, who have illegally occupied the land, in the bidding process.
The Cabinet Minister urges Punjab residents to actively collaborate in eliminating illegal occupations, emphasizing that this cooperation will empower panchayats to boost income. He laments past government patronage to those encroaching on panchayat land, causing significant revenue losses for Punjab.
CM is taking stringent measures against illegal occupations
Highlighting the contrast, the Cabinet Minister asserts that the government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is taking stringent measures against illegal occupations. The continuous encroachment drive has successfully reclaimed thousands of acres of both commercial and agricultural land from illegal occupation. The Minister affirms that the campaign against illegal encroachment will persist in the future.
Present at the occasion were Additional Deputy Commissioner Amardeep Singh Gujral, SDM Rupnagar Harkirat Kaur, DSP Trilochan Singh, Joint Director of Shamlat Cell Mr. Jagwinderjit Singh Sandhu, and other senior officials.
