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Encroached forest land retrieved
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 24: In an anti encroachment drive in village Sunjwan, Forest Department demolished one re-constructed structure and retrieved seven kanals of forest land.
The operation was conducted by Forest team under the supervision of DFO Jammu, in the Forest Compartment number 4/C. The encroached forest land was retrieved on May 17, 2021, but the encroachers had re-encroached the said retrieved land by raising walls and tin shed.
The operation was launched by Forest team, led by Vijay Khousla, Range Officer; Varinder Sharma, Range Officer; Pawan Sharma, Range Officer; Salamat Ali, Incharge Block Officer Chowadhi along with anti encroachment team leading to complete demolition of one illegal structure and compound wall on forest land in Forest Compartment number 4/C of Chowadhi Block.
Setting Aside Environmental Concerns, J&K Govt Clears Transfer of Land for Ujh Project
The geography-altering project is being constructed at a cost of Rs 9,167 crore on Ujh, a tributary of the Ravi river, for which 4,350 hectares of land has been identified by the J&K administration in Jammuâs Kathua district.
Representational image of river Ravi. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA
Government3 hours ago
Srinagar: Setting aside grave environmental concerns, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has set the ball rolling to transfer hundreds of hectares of eco-fragile forest land for the construction of the strategic Ujh multipurpose project in the Jammu region.