Encroached land retrieved in Samba

Samba | June 28: A four-hectare prime property adjacent to Jammu-Pathankot highway was retrieved on Saturday during a special anti-encroachment drive in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said.
The anti-encroachment drive was carried out by the Samba district administration under the supervision of District Magistrate Rohit Khajuria at Ghagwal village, the spokesman said.
He said a joint team of civilian officers along with police headed by Ghagwal sub-divisional magistrate Ram Kesh Sharma dismantled a house and other structures over the encroached government land during the two-hour long drive.
The retrieved land is worth crores of rupees, he said.