Thursday , 21 March 2013
Instead of lands confiscated by the three forces in the Northern Province, according to the values assessed alternative lands will be provided is according to the directive circulated by the Northern Province Land Commissioner's Department circles.
Accordingly the lands in the custody of forces will not be returned back is affirmed. After the conflicts occurred among the Land Commissioner General in the north and eastern provinces, to settle concerning the lands crisis, under the circular no. 2013/01 instructions are given on the subject “expedite working project”
The Northern Province Land Commissioner's Department is processing to hold sessions to clarify concerning this circular to the State employees. At the sessions it was notified instead of the lands confiscated, activities will be processed to provide alternative lands.
If lands are confiscated for three forces and government departments’ usage, and for development assignments, or permanently colonized in some other person's lands, the land owners will lose ownership from the respective lands.
It would not be possible to take back such lands which were occupied, hence by identifying a suitable land in the said region; action would be taken to provide an alternative land.
The alternative lands would be distributed through the Lands Kachcheri, which will be introduced. Concerning this, currently activities are processed was said by the Land Commissioner Department circles.