Encroachments continue to exist, no taker of HC directions
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, May 30: Even after strictures from the High Court and explicit directions of the High Powered Committee, the Forest Department is not taking any serious step towards cleaning up and maintenance of records of the forest areas as a result of which encroachments continue to exist in the length and breadth of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Moreover, there is absolutely no focus on maintenance and erection of the boundary pillars around the forest belts, which otherwise are imperative to protect the green areas from being encroached.