UP gets Delhi land freed from squatters

Lucknow: The UP government took action against illegal occupants on land belonging to the UP Irrigation Department, located in Delhi, and managed to free six acres from encroachment on Wednesday.
A government spokesperson said the land was located in Madanpur Khadar village in Sarita Vihar and had been encroached for several years. First khasra number 612 was marked by the Head Works Division, Agra Canal, Okhla.Then the Jal Shakti department took action to free it from encroachment.
“I wrote to the Delhi LG and CM Kejriwal about this issue. The LG gave us full support. Our team went to the site with JCBs and other machines and was accompanied by Delhi Police and a team from the local administration,” said Mahendra Singh, minister for Jal Shakti.
He added that an anti-encroachment drive to free all other illegally occupied land in Delhi, belonging to UP government, will be taken up soon. “The UP Irrigation Department owns land in Okhla, Jasola, Madanpur Khadar, Aali, Saidabad, Jaitpur, MolarBand and Khajuri Khas,.”