List of encroachment attributed to Srinagar on social media “fake”: Admin

Says list seems to be fabricated, no such record exists

SRINAGAR: The administration has termed the list of encroachments attributed to various Tehsils of Srinagar as of 1st December 2001 shared on social media as “fake”.
Last week, a list of encroachments of several districts of Kashmir was uploaded and shared on social media among which one was that of Srinagar city. The list of encroachments included Governor's House, schools, government departments and others.
In this regard, the Srinagar administration issued a notification stating that the list seems to be fabricated.
One unsigned/unverified list of Encroachments as of 01.01.2001 attributed to various Tehsils of Distt. Srinagar is circulating on social media. This is to clarify that no such list exists in the official records. The list appears forged, having a reference date pertaining to the year 2001. The government institutions established on government land serve the public purpose and cannot be classified as an instance of encroachment, reads the notification issued by District Administration Srinagar.
The notification further reads that the government land is exclusively meant for use of the government which includes the construction of government offices for the people. So, the list is based on misreporting and misinterpretation of rules in vogue.
The list seems to have been fabricated with a lot of wrong insertions. For example, in estate Zethyar a government establishment has been shown as set up on 279 different survey Nos. whereas as per records the establishment is spread on 22 survey Nos. only, it reads.
Similarly, in estate Bonamsar survey No. falling under a revered Sufi Shrine as per official records has been wrongly attributed to a different Non-governmental institution. Moreover, there are multiple instances of approximated Area of land reflected in the list as either exaggerated or underestimated compared to the revenue records, the notification reads.
There are lot many arbitrary surveys Nos. in the list which is incongruent with the official records. As such after checking the accuracy, fidelity and veracity of the said list this is to clarify that the same is not in conformity with the revenue records, it added.
It is pertinent to mention here that Jammu and Kashmir government had called for the removal of 100% removal of encroachments from the State, Roshni, and Kahcharai land by the end of this month.
Updated On 1/23/2023 1:40:34 AM