Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Nov 15: District Administration, Rajouri conducted a comprehensive review of projects involving land compensation, acquisition, disputes and other land related issues. An amount of Rs 19.63 crore was also approved for compensation to land owners.
In the meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner and attended by Collectors Land Acquisitions (CLAs), Heads of Departments and concerned district and sectoral officers more than 250 cases were taken up for discussion in order to ensure time-bound completion of projects and removal impediments apart from payment of land compensation in a time-bound manner.
It was decided that CLAs will pay an amount of Rs 19.63 crore to land owners latest by 31st December 2017 which includes Rs 9.05 crore by SDM Koteranka, Rs 5 crore by SDM Thanamandi, Rs 70 lakh by SDM Kalakote and Rs 4.93 crore by Asstt Commissioner Revenue. Meanwhile, Asstt Commissioner Revenue has been directed to clear all rental claims during said period. Collectors will hold camps to handover bank invoices for online transfer.
The meeting also took up 122 land acquisition cases and 132 cases involving land disputes. After threadbare discussion timelines were fixed for action by departments including Revenue, indenting deptt and executing agencies. The committee discussed and decided time-frame for 20 cases in Nowshera, 25 in Sunderbani, 15 in Kalakote, 18 in Thanamandi , 27 in Rajouri/Manjakote and 17 in Koteranka.
Meanwhile, 44 cases of PWD, 40 of education, 15 of health and one each of Labour, Animal Husbandry, Handlooms, Power, Fisheries, Accounts and Excise were discussed for resolution to fast-track pending projects. Apart from this 14 cases of Health and PHE regarding employment were also discussed. It was also informed that Collectors have disbursed more than Rs 8 crore land compensation in last six months which includes mostly projects of PWD and PMGSY
It was also decided that a Mini Secretariat project delayed due to land issue will be expedited and all offices awaiting construction will be included in revised DPR as a common project instead of randomly located constructions.
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