SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir government has allotted 53 kanals of state land to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for setting up a battalion camping site in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
The Revenue Department of the JK government has transferred 53 kanals and three marlas of land to the CRPF’s 53rd battalion at Kitchama in Baramulla district. The administrative council, headed by the Lieutenant Governor, approved the proposal during its meeting on June 07.
The land has been transferred to the paramilitary force under the provisions of Rule 310 of the General Financial Rules, 2017, against a payment of Rs 3 crore and 44 lakh.
An order issued by the Revenue Department reads, “The CRPF must adhere to all provisions of laws relating to the Revenue/Housing & Urban Development Department, Forest, and J&K Water Resources (Regulation and Management) Act, 2010 before utilising the land.”
As per the terms and conditions, the CRPF must take possession of the land within 30 days from the transfer order and put the land to use within three years. Failing this, the land shall revert to the government. (KNO)
This story was originally published in kashmirlife.net.
