Srinagar, Jan 28: The Administration on Saturday informed that illegally occupied land measuring hundreds of kanals was retrieved in south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
An official told Srinagar based news agency that around 100’s of Kanals of illegally occupied land was retrieved in Shopian district by teams of revenue officials.
He said that among the 100s of kanals of illegally occupied land freed today, the Shopian administration retrieved 15 Kanals of illegally occupied high value orchard land from former Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu. The outer wall of the orchard was demolished by the revenue officials, he said.
Governments’ zero-tolerance policy ensures land is used for public benefit, he said, adding that the drive against illegal encroachment will be continued.
