E-Pao.net:
Imphal: Sunday, January 20, 2019.
Revenue
Commissioner and the Settlement and Land Record Department of the Government of
Manipur seems to have no knowledge of what to be answered on question sought
through the Right to Information Act .
In
queries by one Haobijam Surjit Meitei through RTI to the Revenue Commissioner
to provide details of the constructions of houses , Schools , Colleges, Brick
firm , Hospital , Stone crusher, Package drinking water in agricultural land ,
the matter was referred to the Directorate of Settlement and Land Record
Department , and instead of giving detail reply the Directorate said that
agricultural land or Paddy field are protected under " Manipur
Conservation of Paddy land and Wetland Act 2014" without replying to the
information sought.
The
reply indirectly meant that there are no constructions of any kinds in
agricultural land.
Imphal
Times had earlier reported that M.R.Roller Flour Mill, owned by one Mahendra
Kumar Jain, is being located at Agricultural Land at Mantripukhri .
Besides,
Imphal Times have also captured many constructions being carried out at
Agricultural land.
What
is surprising is that the Directorate of Settlement and Land Record of the
Government of Manipur seem to have no record of constructions being going on at
Agricultural Land in the state of Manipur.
Queries
about the land property record of indigenous people as well as landless people
of the state are being answered as "not applicable" by the
Directorate of Settlement and Land record.
Well,
as for the record for landless indigenous people the Directorate may presumed
it as not applicable, but the queries was sought to the Revenue Commissioner.
As
per the RTI, he being the competent authority has to take report from all the
DCs of the District Administration and reply to what the RTI activist had
wanted to know.
As
per the Directorate of Settlement and Land Record, constructions on the river
banks have nothing to do with the Department.
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