Aravalli: 80 acres of forestland reclaimed

Tribune News Service

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Faridabad, August 25

The Forest Department has claimed to have razed a total of 10 farmhouses and marriage palaces located on the PLPA notified land in the district since the order of the Supreme Court last month.

Revealing that three farmhouses had been demolished in the past three days, a senior official of the department said the department was taking action after full verification of the documents of all such constructions.

A farmhouse occupying a land area of 18 acres was demolished near the Sidhata Ashram on Surajkund road today.

“While the matter is still pending in the court, action has been taken against the constructions which have failed to produce any valid documents or permissions from the authorities concerned, such as the CLU, or NOC from the Department of Forests,” said an official of the district Forest Department.

The department has reclaimed around 80 acres from the farmhouses to date.

Notices to as many as 130 farmhouses, marriage palaces, banquet gardens and other commercial spots located on the forest land of several villages were given by the department last month.