The Pioneer 07.12.2013
‘About 254 hectares of MCD land encroached illegally’
Corporation of Dehradun (MCD), around 254.16 hectares out of 735
hectares of land of MCD has been encroached illegally in the state
capital.
Most of the encroachments are done at areas including Dharampur,
Indrapur, Garhi, Jhakahan, Kishenpur, Chakshah Nagar, Niranjanpur, Dugal
Gaon, Kawali, Dakpatti, Dehrakhas, Ajabpur Kalan, Ajabpur Kalan, Shah
Nagar, Adhoiwala Dalanwala, Majra and Brahmanwala of the town.
According to the Tax Superintendent, Rajesh Naithani, MCD used to
conduct their checking drive form time to time but unable to remove the
encroachment permanently.
The anti encroachment drives is effective only for few days after the
drive but again the lands are being encroached by the encroachers after
few days. MCD officials also face much difficulty in removing these
illegal encroachments due to the insufficient numbers of employees
available at MCD.
Currently, MCD is facing acute shortage of staff in almost all the five
departments of the MCD. There is only one Patwari in the land
department, who has to hold all the land related responsibility, averred
Naithani.
He said that there should be atleast five tax superintendents in the
department but only two tax superintendent is available, who has to
handle all the land and encroachment related responsibility.
MCD has also approached the district administration Department many
times to seek their help in removing the illegal encroachments from
these areas of the state capital but to no avail, said Naithani.
He added that most of the time the district administration officials
are busy in their high profile meetings or other related works and
hardly any attention is given to the demands of the MCD officials.When
asked about the land encroachment being done on the river bank side,
Naithani replied that encroachment can’t be removed at MCD level from
the river bank areas as still the case is under trial in Supreme Court.
