Revenue Minister Dayaldas Baghel admitted in the State Assembly on Friday that more than 53 hectares of government land had been encroached upon by five industrial units in Raigarh district.
‘Cases against all the five industrial units have been filed for encroaching government land’, the Minister informed House in a written reply to Congress member Hridayram Rathia.
Baghel informed that VISA Power ltd has encroached upon 43.017 hectares of government land in Devri village in which the unit had constructed a boundary and keeping construction materials there.
Similarly, Rameshwaram Steel ltd has encroached upon 0.783 hectares of government land at Badegumda village under Gharghoda area which is within the unit’s premises.
The Minister said that Monnet Ispat and Power ltd at Binjkot village has encroached upon 0.041 hectares of Government land at Naharpali village in
Kharsia sub division. ‘A case has already been filed
against the unit and action to taken’, he said.
Bagel said that the SKS Power Generation Company has encroached upon revenue land measuring 0.320, 0.109, 0.825, 1.226, 0.483, 0.388, 1.686 and 1.234 hectares. The company has also grabbed 0.502 hectares of land in Durramuda village, he said.
Similarly, Coal Beneficiation and Coal Washery Pvt ltd has encroached upon 2.229, 0.053, 0.194 and 0.020 hectares of Government land, he said.
The Minister said that probe had been conducted in all the aforesaid land encroachment cases and action is being taken under the provisions of land Revenue Act.