STATE TIMES NEWS
THAKRAKOTE: Continuing its efforts against illegal encroachments in the district on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Reasi Ravinder Kumar, Rajesh Baru Tehsildar Thakrakote tightening noose on encroachers swung into action and retrieved 1,592 Kanals of State land from encroachers who have illegally encroached upon it since decades.
Deputy Commissioner Reasi has categorically directed all the revenue officers in the district to remove all encroachments on State Kahcharai and common lands and further directed to remain vigilant against such encroachments in near future.
Taking cognisance of the directions , Tehsildar Thakrakote sought a report from Nabi Tehsildar Thakrakote who after conducting proper enquiry and scrutiny of relevant revenue record submitted a detailed factual report regarding illegal encroachments and illegal entries in the revenue records.
Based on the recommendations of the field staff and after providing opportunities of being heard to all encroachers Rajesh Baru Tehsildar Thakrakote in exercise of powers vested in him under section 133 of Land Revenue Act passed an order to evict all the encroachers who have illegally encroached upon the State land and further directed field staff to remove illegal entries from the revenue records as well.
Rajesh Baru further instructed the field staff to remain vigilant in their respective areas and report immediately in case of encroachments if any on State, Kah Charai or common lands.
It is pertinent to mention here that Rajesh Baru Tehsildar has recently retrieved 923 Kanals of State land and 437 Kanals of Kahcharai land from illegal possession of encroachers with the help of District Police Reasi wherever requirements arose.
In last ten months, on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Reasi Tehsildar Thakrakote and his team Naib Tehsildar Khan Mir Girdawar Munshi Ram and Patwaris Zaheer, Shabir, Ikram and CD Singh has removed encroachments on 6,700 Kanals of State Kahcharai and Common lands.
Local Inhabitants highly appreciated the efforts and timely action by Deputy Commissioner Ravinder Kumar and Tehsildar Rajesh Baru in all administrative affairs and in providing good governance at grass root level in such a far flung and hilly Tehsil of District Reasi.