Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Nov 7: Deputy Commissioner Kathua Ramesh Kumar convened a meeting of officers and reviewed functioning of Revenue Department.
Assistant Commissioner Kathua Revenue Atul Gupta, SDM Basohli Gurmukh Singh, SDM Billawar R.S Charak, SDM Bani Rajesh Basotra, SDM Hiranagar Sohan Lal, Tehsildar HQ, Tehsildars of all Tehsils, Naib-Tehsildars and officials of Revenue Department were present during the meeting.
DC reviewed the action taken with regard to the last meeting’s agenda related to revenue matters which include land acquisition cases, encroachments, preparation of Jamabandi, PRC, relief cases, Mutations and Girdawaris.
DC passed instructions to Tehsildars to personally visit the field areas and redress complaints and grievances related to revenue matters and general problems of public. He also directed Tehsildars to seek monthly work done report from the concerned Patwari and Girdawars of respective areas to speed up the work within time frame. Further Tehsildars were asked to ensure availability of Patwaris in their respective Patwar-Khanas as per the duty roaster.
It was informed by Tehsildars that anti-encroachment drive has been started in Kathua district and during the last month, a total of 1178 kanals and 19 marlas of State land and 509 Kanals and 12 Marlas of Kah-charai land was retrieved from different tehsils of district Kathua. DDC laid stress on revenue officers for removal of encroachment especially from Kah-charai and State land and expedite the process of anti encroachment drive. Further directions were passed to Tehsildars to keep strict vigil on conversion of agriculture land for non agriculture and commercial purposes.
DC directed SDMs to conduct week long cleanliness drive in the municipal areas. The directions were passed to SDMs to conduct monthly meeting of revenue officers in their respective areas.
Later on DC convened a Private Negotiation Committee (PNC) meeting of collectors with the land owners / persons interested in presence of officials of NRSS and indenting department for acquisition of land for installation of towers for 400kv line under NRSS.
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