In order to ensure speedy clearance of the forest land transfer matters, the Almora district administration has set August 20 as deadline before the officials concerned of the district administration to submit all such matters in detail to the forest department, Almora.
To expedite work on the forest land transfer matters, all the officials concerned are supposed to submit such matters to the forest department, Almora, by August 20, said Akshyat Gupta, District Magistrate, Almora. At the same time, the District Magistrate, Almora, has also directed the officials concerned to submit the forest land transfer matter with detail information so that these issues could be worked out soon. Besides, the officials concerned have also been asked to mention in their reports to the forest department clearly about the forest land matters which are pending at different levels i.e. at the district level, at the nodal officer level and at the Government of India level, the District Magistrate further said.
Meanwhile, keeping in view difficulty in starting works on time on development works due to delay in transfer of the forest land , the Almora district administration has now also decided to review the progress of such forest land transfer related developmental works on a regular basis. Now we have decided to review the progress of the developmental projects which have to be carried out in the forest land on fourth of every month in a bid to ensure speedy clearance of such matters from the forest department, further said the District Magistrate, Almora.
Therefore, all the officials concerned are supposed to take part in this meeting which will be held on fourth of every month with full preparations, he asked the officials concerned. Meanwhile, the District Magistrate Almora, has also directed the officials concerned to prepare proposal for rehabilitation of the people of the disaster affected areas who had been identified earlier for rehabilitation purpose.