SAS Nagar/Mohali: About 2,435 acres of government land out of 2,585 acres is under illegal occupation in 15 villages of Mohali. The figures are reportedly revealed by former DGP Chander Shekhar, who was appointed by the Punjab and Haryana high court to probe the assets of government or higher officials of Punjab in and around Chandigarh.
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A report in Times of India (ToI) notes: “[g]iving village wise break-up, he pointed out 90 acres out of 128 acres in Majri, 20 out of 20 acres in Palampur, all 95 acres in Kansal, 299 acres out of 318 acres in Paraul, all 16 acres in Sialba, all 945 acres in Dulban Khadri, all 177 acres in Hoshiarpur, all 15 acres in Dhakora Khurd, all 86 acres in Chandpur, all 5 acres in Mullanpur Garibdas, all 23 acres in Ferozepur, all 307 acres in Nada, all 14 acres in Mehmoodpur and 259 acres out of 352 acres in Bhankharpur are under illegal occupation. He said 22,000 kanal land in Karoran and 16,113 kanal land in Nada are illegally encroached upon. Shekhar said a total of 5 to 6 lakh acres of government land is under illegal occupation all over the state”.