Panchayat Dept reclaims 25 acres of encroached land in Karyal village

The Panchayat Department successfully reclaimed 25 acres of land at Karyal village in the district. The land was peacefully retrieved from encroachers and officially handed over to the village panchayat.

Panchayat officials claimed that the initiative has been taken under the Punjab Government’s ongoing drive to vacate illegally encroached government land.

The land recovery operation was conducted under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney, who claimed that the administration is actively implementing the state-wide campaign to reclaim public land from illegal occupation.

According to Block Development Officer (BDO) Harsha Cheena Pragat Singh, the land had been under unauthorised occupation by multiple individuals for a long time. The District Development and Panchayat Officer’s (DDPO) court had earlier ruled in favour of the panchayat under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands Act. Acting on the legal decision, a team led by Revenue Department and police officials executed a peaceful eviction.

The action was carried out legally with the help of an official warrant and included coordination between the Revenue Department and the city police. Duty Magistrate and Ajnala Tehsildar Gurmukh Singh led the team, which included Bhindi Saidan SHO Satnam Singh, Kanungo Harvinder Kumar, Panchayat Officer Kulvinder Singh and Patwari Gurvinder Singh. Together, they ensured that the land was vacated without any resistance and was duly handed back to the village panchayat.

Officials stated that such actions will continue in the future to protect public land and restore it for rightful community use. The successful and peaceful execution of this eviction sets a positive example for similar operations across the state,” added the BDO.