BR’s drives to reclaim its lost lands probe futile

Drives by East Pakistan Railway (BR) against hot occupation of its lands square measure proving ineffective as four,391.39 acres of its lands still stay underneath occupation, in line with latest statistics.

According to BR officers, 922.34 acres of its lands stay occupied by totally different government, semi-government and autonomous organisations, while 3378.22 acres by personal organisations and ninety.83 acres by spiritual and academic establishments.

The eviction drives frequently conducted by the BR also are proving no match to the current because the statistics showed that in their drives from 2010 to 2015 the BR has managed to recover solely 388.37 acres of its illicitly occupied lands.

Sources at the BR aforesaid grabbers captured its immense lands in Shahjahanpur Railway Colony space within the capital by building homes, garages, Sramik League workplace, mosques and madrasahs.

The BR is additionally facing downside to recover its land on its Tongi and Naraynganj routes as immense slum dwellers live there and a number of other room markets came upon within the areas.

The BR lands were additionally occupied in numerous areas, as well as railway colony of port, Akhaura, Bhoirab, Narsingdi, Mymensingh, Joydebpur and Chandpur railway colony, in numerous ways that, the sources aforesaid.

Talking to UNB, BR director general Amzad Hossain aforesaid, “Basically, 3 sorts of folks have occupied the lands. First, the slum folks living on 2 sides of rail tracks. they need been evicted by law enforces time and once more, however to no impact at the top.”

The authorities face similar failure once the eviction of hot retailers and institutions that are came upon beside rail lines, he added.

Besides, politically powerful quarters build infrastructures grabbing railway lands, he said.

The BR director general aforesaid they're facing several issues similar to lack of personnel and inconvenience of police or magistrates to conduct drives.

The eviction has become additionally robust thanks to legal complications, he aforesaid adding that in several cases Railway’s step to recover its land square measure delayed once the hot disagreeable person seeks for court intervention besides the intervention of political and native powerful quarters.

BR’s Divisional Estate Officer AKM Nurunnabi Kabir additionally echoed the BR director general, language that the eviction drives square measure difficult thanks to the interventions by political and native powerful quarters.

He additionally noted that the govt is additionally making an attempt to unravel the issues through negotiations with government, non-government and autonomous organisations that have grabbed the BR lands illicitly.

Contacted, Railways Minister Mujibul Haque Affirmed the government’s robust stance against hot occupation of Railway lands by politically powerful quarters, language no individual or politician are allowed to occupy the govt lands.

He hopes that most of the lands will be reclaimed during the current government’s tenure.

• Tweet
• Share
• Share
• Share
• Share