GUWAHATI: With land grabbing cases on the upswing in the burgeoning state capital city of Guwahati, Assam government has constituted a district-level coordination committee to provide succour to hapless victims of land grabbing.
In a communiqué issued on Thursday, Assam government stated that it was aware of weaker sections of the society here were standing to lose their land to the land grabbers as they became clueless as to how to safeguard their property from the resourceful land grabbers.
“The victims file complaints of land grabbing or forceful occupation with the police or the Deputy Commissioner only in few cases praying for getting back their land. In most cases, the victims who are poor, aged, widows, physically ill persons cannot physically resist such acts of financially sound land grabbers or pursue through legal complications for justice, “ the government communiqué said.
In order to provide succour to such victims of land grabbing , the state government has constituted a District Level Co-ordination Committee for Kamrup (Metro) District to facilitate and co-ordinate among the victims and Police & District Administration to facilitate quick disposal of such cases filed by victims.
The Committee Members are : the Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (Metro) as the Chairman, Addl. Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Kamrup (M) as Member Secretary and the members include Deputy Commissioners of Police (East Zone, West Zone, Central Zone & Crime Branch), Circle Officer (Azara, Chandrapur, Dispur, Guwahati & Sonapur Revenue Circles) and Government pleader Kamrup (Metro).
The Committee shall ensure co-ordination between Police and District Administration to facilitate early disposal of land grabbing cases. It will facilitate prompt submission of the requisite reports by the concerned Revenue Authorities and review pendency of the cases on monthly basis. The Committee shall also provide necessary guidance and assistance to the victims. The Committee will sit once in a month to review the petitions.
