CM Omar Abdullah discloses that 1.66 lakh kanals of custodian land under illegal occupation in J&K

STC NEWS DESK
JAMMU, MARCH 26 (STC):
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday in a written statement revealed that a whopping 1. 66 lakh kanals of custodian land is under illegal occupation in J&K. He was replying to a question of National Conference MLA Farooq Ahmad Shah in the Legislative Assembly.
This revelation has raised questions about effectiveness of the Evacuee Department to protect the land.
Giving details of the illegal land occupation, the Chief Minister said, “1, 62, 340 kanals are under illegal occupation in Jammu and 3983 kanals in Kashmir. Only 4501 kanals of land have been retrieved from encroachers. Of which 2060 kanals have been retrieved in Kashmir and 2441 kanals in Jammu.”
The CM further stated that there are 1449406 kanals of custodian land in Jammu & Kashmir. Of which 1393446 kanals of land are in Jammu division and 55960 in Kashmir. (STC)