Uttarakhand: CM Dhami ordered SIT investigation due to illegal occupation of forest land in the state
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered an SIT inquiry into the encroachment of 35 hectares of forest land in Upper Kosi of Terai West Forest Division. Let us tell you that CM Dhami has taken this concrete step only on the information of encroachment on forest land and its buying and selling.
According to the information, about 35 hectares of forest land of Upper Kosi Range has been encroached on a large scale. More than one thousand families are involved in illegal occupation of forest land. Not only this, but they are also buying and selling these lands. This process has been going on for about two and a half decades.
At the same time, DFO Prakash Arya of Terai West Forest Division says that efforts are going on continuously to vacate the land. The occupants have been issued a notice of eviction from the occupied lands under section 151. Necessary action will be taken in this matter with the cooperation of police and administration. Apart from this, every effort is being made by the Forest Department to vacate the encroachment.
