Illegal entries of 11985 Kanal land expunged in Ganderbal

Excelsior Correspondent
GANDERBAL, Mar 8: The Revenue Department has expunged illegal entries for 11985 Kanal and 4 marlas land in its records as part of the drive launched by the district administration Ganderbal to vacate encroached State and Khachari land.
The illegal entries have been cancelled and expunged for all of 11,985 kanals and 4 marlas of encroached land across all seven blocks of the district amounting to 6902 kanal and 16.5 marlas of State land and 5082 kanal and 8.5 marlas of Khacharari land.
After verifying the land records of all seven blocks in the district, the illegal land entries were expunged which include 1053 kanal and 10 marla state land and 1394 kanal and 19 marla khacharari of Block Kangan; 2220 kanal and 10 marla state land, 783 kanal and 12 marla Khacharari of block Gund; 716 kanal and 12 marla State land and 649 kanal and 12 marla Khacharari of block Tulmula; 788 Kanal and 7 marla state land, 383 kanal and 11 marla Khacharari of block Wakura; 1087 kanal and 8.5 marla state land and 869 kanal 7.5 marla Khacharari of block Ganderbal; 1036 kanal and 9 marla state land and 1001 kanal 4 marla Khacharari of block Lar.
On the directions of DC Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal, a comprehensive audit of revenue records was initiated in all the seven and district administration is now processing eviction proceedings against illegal occupants of the encroached land.