Dimapur | September 28 : The land allotted to the Development Authority of Nagaland (DAN) Dimapur originally measuring 110B-02K-10Ls as per Government notification issued on July 5, 1979 demarcating the boundaries on all sides has now been reduced to only 105B-04K-19Ls (141793 Sq.mts). The land gradually shrunk following allotment of land by the Government to other parties.
As the land began to shrink steadily, the DAN, in 2006, obtained its Patta from the Administration vide order no. Rev.-10/2001-D/1518-22 dated Dimapur May 17, 2006 coming under Block no. 2 in Dag no. 2&3, Dimapur measuring 09B-00K-07Ls as Road Reservation and 108B-00K-04Ls area under DAN’s occupation measuring to total 117B-00K-11Ls. It was found that the DAN has lost land measuring approximately 2Bighas to encroachment.
DAN has been paying land tax as per the patta issued in 2006. Although the Road Reservation land belongs to the State Government, yet DAN has been paying that particular land tax amounting to Rs 4700 approximately (annually) to the Government on the count of the 2006 land status. DAN has been maintaining the particular Road stretch from Town Hall junction till approach road to Circuit House.
The District Administration surveyed DAN land in 2009 and furnished its report with a measurement of 121B-03K-09Ls which included even the areas not under DAN’s occupation like the BSNL /Microwave station, Kachari Tribal Council and Road Reservation. DAN had handed over this areas of land to the above parties prior to 2009.
After a series of verification/measurement by Urban Development department, PWD department, District Administration and Land Records & Survey Officer (LRSO) department with the DAN officials, a final joint verification was conducted on February 3, 2011 as all the earlier reports varied from one another. Further, this was necessitated as the joint verification conducted on May 11, 2010 had two contradictory reports – one submitted by the District Administration which showed “excess land” measuring 03B-04K-16 ½ Ls as occupied by DAN and LRSO’s report showing absence of any excess land instead DAN losing an area of 05Ls. The former report resulted in Government asking DAN to hand over the “excess land” to the District Administration vide order no. UDD/DAN/2002/346 dated July 16, 2010. There were unofficial and unconfirmed reports that the “excess land” was to be distributed among individuals. Whereas the report frunished by the District Administration was titled “Joint Verification Report,” it did not comply with the norms of carrying the signatures of technical officers from the LRSO.
The final joint verification conducted on February 3, 2011 , the report for which was furnished by LRSO on April 21, 2011, showed the actual area of land occupied by DAN and others as:
As the land began to shrink steadily, the DAN, in 2006, obtained its Patta from the Administration vide order no. Rev.-10/2001-D/1518-22 dated Dimapur May 17, 2006 coming under Block no. 2 in Dag no. 2&3, Dimapur measuring 09B-00K-07Ls as Road Reservation and 108B-00K-04Ls area under DAN’s occupation measuring to total 117B-00K-11Ls. It was found that the DAN has lost land measuring approximately 2Bighas to encroachment.
DAN has been paying land tax as per the patta issued in 2006. Although the Road Reservation land belongs to the State Government, yet DAN has been paying that particular land tax amounting to Rs 4700 approximately (annually) to the Government on the count of the 2006 land status. DAN has been maintaining the particular Road stretch from Town Hall junction till approach road to Circuit House.
The District Administration surveyed DAN land in 2009 and furnished its report with a measurement of 121B-03K-09Ls which included even the areas not under DAN’s occupation like the BSNL /Microwave station, Kachari Tribal Council and Road Reservation. DAN had handed over this areas of land to the above parties prior to 2009.
After a series of verification/measurement by Urban Development department, PWD department, District Administration and Land Records & Survey Officer (LRSO) department with the DAN officials, a final joint verification was conducted on February 3, 2011 as all the earlier reports varied from one another. Further, this was necessitated as the joint verification conducted on May 11, 2010 had two contradictory reports – one submitted by the District Administration which showed “excess land” measuring 03B-04K-16 ½ Ls as occupied by DAN and LRSO’s report showing absence of any excess land instead DAN losing an area of 05Ls. The former report resulted in Government asking DAN to hand over the “excess land” to the District Administration vide order no. UDD/DAN/2002/346 dated July 16, 2010. There were unofficial and unconfirmed reports that the “excess land” was to be distributed among individuals. Whereas the report frunished by the District Administration was titled “Joint Verification Report,” it did not comply with the norms of carrying the signatures of technical officers from the LRSO.
The final joint verification conducted on February 3, 2011 , the report for which was furnished by LRSO on April 21, 2011, showed the actual area of land occupied by DAN and others as:
1. Area under DAN occupation: 105B-4K-19Ls (141793 Sq.mts)
2. Area under Road Reservation: measuring 09B-00K-07Ls (12134 Sq.mts)
3. Area allotted to BSNL: 04B-03K-03Ls (6194 Sq.mts)
4. Area allotted to Kachari Tribal Council: 02B-00K-00Ls (2676 Sq.mts) per the state cabinet decision taken on November 28, 2007.
Thus, the total area of land under DAN’s occupation was shown 105B-04K-19Ls which was classified into two types:
1. Special Commercial Area: 30B-00K-00Ls (40133 Sq.mts)
2. Residential Area (A): 75B-04K-19Ls (101660 Sq.mts)
The office of the LRSO had requested the District Administration to rectify the Jamabandi issued to DAN as 105B-04K-19Ls in lieu of 108B-00K-04Ls (2006 Patta) in accordance with actual ground occupation.
On the strength of the LRSO’s report submitted on April 21, 2011, DAN authorities have written, in August 2011, to the District Administration requesting for a new Jamabandi as per the actual ground occupation of 105B-04K-19Ls. Sources said the Administration was expediting the process to issue the new Jamabandi.
