Sonowal directs Revenue Dept to conduct land survey across the state against illegal encroachment

DCs have been asked to carry out survey and submit report to Govt. on priority basis.In an important direction, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today asked the Revenue and Disaster Management Department to conduct a detailed survey on the government land across the state to map alleged illegal encroachments.

This direction was given in a review meeting that Chief Minister Sonowal held in his official residence here today which was attended among others by Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna, Additional Chief Secretary Home, Political, Revenue and Disaster Management Jishnu Baruah and other senior officers of the state government.

As a part of Chief Minister’s directive, the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of all the 33 districts of the state will be asked to carry out an exhaustive survey of all the government lands to figure out the lands that are under illegal encroachment at the moment. The DCs will conduct the survey on a priority basis and submit the report to the government for the Revenue and Disaster Management to initiate next course of action against the illegal encroachers.

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