Taking stern action over the shrinking size of the river zone due to encroachments, the district administration on move to razed houses and structures constructed on encroached river land soon.
In the first phase at least 40 houses of Bari-Cooperative were identified, constructed on the encroached Garga River land would be razed shortly, said Vandana Shejwalkar CO Chas. “Measurements of the encroached land has been completed today, soon action will be step-up,” she added.
Measurements of lands claimed by Diamond City and Aryabhhat Co-operative were also done to identify forest lands which were allegedly encroached by both, she said. “Investigations are ‘on’, if encroachments found structures would be razed,”, added CO.
land measurements work has been completed in the Bandhgora area and Tetulia Mouza where CO Chas, forest official Santosh Kumar Sinha, revenue official Mukteshwar Rajak and others district administrative officials were present there, informed an official.
Notably, at least 6 water bodies were vanished in Chad since after inception of Jharkhand while the existence of several rivers is in danger.
On the directive of higher-ups, action has been taken. More than 200 houses erected on the encroached river lands will be razed shortly, official sources informed.
“A detailed work plan will be forwarded within a week to Vandana Dadel the Commissioner of North Chhotanagpur division,” he added.