Chandigarh (Bindu Singh) : The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh took possession of prime land measuring 14 Kanal 16 Marla at village Dadumajra, here today.
MCC team including engineering wing and estate branch took possession of the said land with the help of police force. This land belonged to the erstwhile Gram Panchayat land and some unscrupulous persons had encroached upon the land and occupied it illegally.
After the Panchyats were merged with MCC, all the properties were vested in MCC. Accordingly the Gram Panchyat land were mutated in favour of MCC by the revenue department, UT, Chandigarh.
Today after taking necessary directions from Ms Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, MCC, the team took possession of this prime land and fenced all the area after removing temporary encroachments.
The team also installed board in this land depicting that this land belongs to Municipal Corporation Chandigarh. Located on Dadumajra – Toga road ,this prime land was occupied by junk dealers and dumping of damaged vehicles was being done.
The MCC is in process of taking possession of other gram panchayat lands in the erstwhile villages of Khudda Ali sher, Khudda Lahora, Kaimbwala and Hallomajra