Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Govet. Initiates Steps to create land bank .state minister for revenue and land reforms Mathura Prasad Mahato said .13 Feb.2012

Govet. Initiates Steps to create land bank

H.T..13 Feb.2012

Survey of land to begin in Dhanbad, Dumka, Koderma and Deoghar soon-nine other districts also in pipeline

As the cry for violations of tenancy acts growing louder day by day the state government has decided to conduct the survery of land and update the records in different districts across the state.

To being with, the-exercise will br aaunched in four districts including Dhanbad, Dumka, Koderma and Deoghar. The objective of the survery is to get different types of lands classified as per the nature of possession. It will also include the area being covered by forests and those beingnutlised for exploration of minerals.

Confirming the move, state minister for revenue and land reforms Mathura Prasad Mahato said nine other districts had been identified for assessment of land to update the records of different collectorates, which of late saw surfacing of land related scams, Register 2 the most valid document related to ownership of land has been updated in various districts. This will help the government to fix the ownership right of the land which is being sold for residential purposes he said.

The minister said the department would undertake the exercise of identifying the government land. Either in others possession or unclaimed. Which could be allocated for ereation of land bank.

The department officials are also looking for satellite imaging to get exact location of land and thereby create computerized database of different nature of land.

The issue will be discussed with technical experts of Jharkhand space application Centre and the Jharkhand Agency for promotion of information technology to provide logistic solution for creation of digitized data for different nature of land the minister added.

The districts of East and West singhbhum, Seraikela Kharsawan, Khunti, Gumla, Lohardaga and Simdega are in foucus of industrial houses including Arcelor Mittal, Jindal Power and Steel Limited, Abhijit group Reliance Poweer and others for land to set up their proposed units. However, the state government unable to extend any perceptible help due to absence of any land bank.

Once the exereise is complete, we will be able to identify the land which could be allotte for industries and other purpose. The district authorities have been told to colled the data of gairmazuruwa land in all its characteristics such as aam, khas, malik, khas, mahal,celing,etc at the earliest, said Mahato, adding that the exercise might get delayed for some time as the district authorities are preoccupied with survery of agriculture related land.

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