Following a ruling by the Uttarakhand High Court, nearly 4,000 families residing in illegal colonies close to the Haldwani train station will begin receiving eviction notices on Sunday, January 1, and will be given seven days to leave the region.
Officials from the Nainital district claim
that 4,365 encroachments will be cleared away. There have been demonstrations against the court decision by the inhabitants, some of whom have lived there for decades.
The homes and other buildings erected on the 2.2 kilometers of railway land have reportedly already started to be demolished, according to railway officials. “About ten days ago, the High Court issued a ruling ordering all encroachments on Haldwani’s railway property to be removed.
There are 4,365 encroachments, and tomorrow (Sunday), we will serve notice through local media. We would take action after the seven days have passed for the tenants to leave, said Rajendra Singh, Railway PRO, Izzat Nagar.
The state administration claimed during the court
that it had no say regarding the aforementioned property owned by the railways. The railways further stated that no intruder could present any legal documentation to claim the aforementioned territory. In a lawsuit that lasted for almost ten years, the court decided in favor of railways after hearing from all the parties.
On Thursday, combined teams of railway and revenue authorities carried out a drone reconnaissance of the encroached territory in accordance with the court’s directive. Despite objections from the locals, they began delineating the encroached territories.
Earlier last week, a large number of locals protested by marching by candlelight in Haldwani. They claimed they would become homeless due to the demolition push. Many of the occupants were born in the very homes that are currently anticipated to be demolished in the following 10 days.
Some of the families have been residing in illegal colonies for 40 to 50 years. Around 20 mosques and 9 temples are among the encroachments, according to local reports.
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