The campaign to demolish illegal constructions made on enemy property in Shahberi of Greater Noida has started. On Wednesday, the district administration demolished two offices and 48 shops built on Khasra number 187 with a bulldozer. Out of the total 10 bighas of land of this Khasra number, two and a half bighas have been freed from encroachment. During the operation, more than 300 jawans of local police, PAC and RRF took charge on the spot for security.
Dadri Tehsildar Omprakash Paswan said that the team reached Shahberi at 11 am to demolish illegal shops. However, due to lack of adequate police force, the process of action was started at 12.10, which lasted till 5 pm. The bulldozer roared continuously for about five hours. The shops that have been demolished were under construction. A notice was issued a week ago to vacate all the shops and buildings. All these shops are built on enemy property. Khasra number 187 has a total of ten bighas of land, 148 shops are built here. Out of these, 96 shops have been sealed in March 2023.
The current estimated value of this 10 bigha land is Rs 26 crore. On Wednesday, 50 shops including two offices built in 2.5 bigha were demolished. The value of 2.5 bigha land freed from encroachment is more than 8 crore. There are still 100 shops built on this Khasra number, these also have to be demolished. According to the administration, some shops have been built with RCC, which were difficult to demolish with JCB. Pokelin and drill machines are being arranged to demolish these constructed shops. The administration will start the demolition process again in two to three days. ADM Administration Mangleshwar Dubey, SDM Anuj Nehra, Dadri Lekhpal Darshan Singh, DCP Central Noida Shakti Mohan Awasthi and other administrative officers and employees were present on the spot.
asserted ownership of property
During the proceedings, people claiming ownership of the property reached the spot. They opposed the administration’s action. The administration asked them for documents like court stay etc., but they could not produce them. After this, with the help of police, people were made to stand on one side. Peace prevailed at the spot during the proceedings. However, calling the action wrong, people cursed the administration fiercely.
Dadri’s sub-district magistrate Anuj Nehra said that enemy property in Shahberi was under illegal occupation for years. After receiving the order from the custodian, the campaign to demolish the shops was started. About 10 thousand square meters of land has to be freed from occupation here.
What is enemy property
Enemy property simply means property of the enemy. India-Pakistan was divided in 1947, the land of those who went to Pakistan is called enemy property.
Enemy property in 9 Khasra numbers
In Shahberi village, there is enemy property of more than 10950 square meters in Khasra numbers 13, 30, 68, 69, 124, 125, 186, 187 and 205. Illegal construction has been done on the land of six Khasra numbers. The report has also been sent to the custodian after assessing the price. In March 2023, the administration had also sealed 96 shops. Four buildings have been constructed on 1520 square meters of land of Khasra number 13. There is also illegal occupation of 250 square meters in Khasra number 30 and 390 square meters in 125.
The owner had come from Pakistan and sold the land
The owner of the land of Khasra number 187 had gone to Pakistan. About 20 years ago he came to India and sold the land and left. Even after this, the land has been bought and sold several times. Many people now claim to have ownership rights on the said land.