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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Govt starts reclaiming agricultural land worth crores in city by Tushar Tere

Govt starts reclaiming agricultural land worth crores in city by Tushar Tere

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published Published on Aug 19, 2010   modified Modified on Aug 19, 2010


In a major setback to the encroachers, the district administration has begun reclaiming land worth hundreds of crores of rupees from different areas of the city. Buildings constructed illegally on agricultural land along National Highway 8 were razed on Monday, while notices were issued to other encroachers.

According to district administration, hundreds of acres of land given for agricultural purpose was misused by the owners and sold off illegally. The owners neither took permission from the government nor paid premium over the sale price. However, those who had bought the plots from the owners said they were cheated and that they will approach the courts for compensation.

"It is a scam worth hundreds of crores of rupees. Tenancy lands were given to poor farmers for agricultural purpose, but they either sold them off or leased the plots to other individuals. The constructions that were made on these lands are illegal and all of them will be brought down," said district collector Vijay Nehra.

"Those who constructed offices on such land don't have building permissions, registration documents and non-agriculture (NA) papers and they haven't even paid any stamp duty. We will reclaim all such plots that were given to farmers under Agricultural Tenancy Act, but are being misused," Nehra told TOI.

The process of identifying such plots started a year ago, but the owners approached Agricultural Land Tribunal (ALT). "The ALT not only rejected their claims but also ordered to forfeit all such land that was being misused," Nehra added.

The extent of encroachments can be gauged from the fact that in Bapod village alone 21 pieces of land measuring about 50 square acres are being used for purpose other agricultural. Nehra has given notices to several buildings constructed illegally along NH-8. Most of these buildings have offices of road transport, eateries and garages.

"The owner Chiman Vasava gave us this land on 99 years of lease. We didn't know that this was agricultural land. The district administration didn't give us time to vacate our offices as we were asked to bring down the construction within three days. Why should we suffer if someone else cheated the government?" questioned Mukesh Sharma, whose garage near L&T Park was razed on Monday. "We have faced huge losses and we will approach the court and seek compensation from the land owner," said Sharma.


The Times of India, 17 August, 2010, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Govt-starts-reclaiming-agricultural-land-worth-crores-in-city/articleshow/6323806.cms


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