Taking note of the status report showing that 4,360 acres of land is under unauthorized encroachment inHaryanamunicipal areas, the Punjab and Haryana has ordered that a copy of the report be sent to the Haryana chief secretary for appropriate action and for proceeding appropriately against those officials/employees who have committed lapses.
In Sohna area of Gurgaon, 1896.55 acres is under encroachment, while the figure in Kalka under Panchkula MC limits is 486 acres. There is illegal encroachment over 145.75 acres in Jhajjar’s Beri, 243.48 acres at Pehowa, 622.5 acres at Shahabad and 149.9 acres at Thanesar, district of Kurukshetra. It is also seen that nearly 230 acres of land is under encroachment inBhiwani’s Bawani Khera and the cases for clearing it are allegedly pending since 2016. There is encroachment over 24.62 acres of land inAmbalaCity and 90.6 acres of land in Ambala Sadar.
While more than 115 acres of land in Ambala is illegally occupied, no officer has been transferred to the post tasked with clearing squatters.