Jammu, Oct 27: To a question of BJP MLA Vikram Randhawa , Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is also Minister Incharge Housing and Urban Development Department in response , provided figures of Land of JDA encroached.
The written reply of the Chief Minister said that the total JDA land under encroachment is 16,212 kanals and two marlas. In respect of Jammu Municipal Corporation, eight kanals and 16 marlas of land at Chatha is under encroachment.
The matter is presently sub-judice before the 1st Civil Subordination Judge, Jammu.
Some portion of land was transferred to JDA along with pre-existing encroachments.
When asked whether Government intends to initiate action against officers involved in facilitating such encroachments, the Minister said, as and when any instance of involvement of an officer/official in facilitating encroachments upon JDA land comes to notice, the Departmental Inquiry and Regular Departmental Action are initiated against the delinquent officials.
However, if JDA on its own does not know status of their lands, which are not fenced, how they can save these lands from encroachers, which proved from a RTI reply given vide No. JDA/RTI/PIO/2025/389/77 dtd 02.08.2025 provided by Revenue Officers of JDA over quantum & khasra numbers which are not fenced reads that "As reported APIO Tehsildar, the applicant is requested to specify the Khasra Number for which the detail is sought".
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