JORHAT, March 12: Despite the sufficient power to the deputy commissioner of the district to evict encroachers of government land by the Assam land revenue manual 1886, the illegal occupation of Asom lands by the Nagas along Asom-Nagaland border has turned out to be a major problem for the state.
There are three Reserve forests under Jorhat district namely Dissoi, Dissoi –Valley and Tiru hills along Asom-Nagaland border. The Dissoi –Valley reserve forest which is one of most bio diverse spot in the world situated under Mariani reserve forests has been encroaching by Nagas since decades. The situation is very unpleasant especially among the Naga encroachers and Asomiya peoples following the border dispute over forest land particularly at the Dissoi-Valley reserve forest.
Talking to ‘The Sentinel’, a section of people of the area said that altogether 30 villages (Basti) has been established with churches, schools and pucca houses in the Asom’s land. The surprising fact is that, in Dissoi-Valley reserve forest there are 19 Naga families where a church and a school under Nagaland government is also there. They named their village as “Akahutu Basti” and trying to change the name of the forest reserve to “Akahutu Reserve Forest” daring to occupy the Asom land.
Moreover, the Asomiya families living in these areas has been under constant threat from the encroachers. The situation reached such a petty pass at present that if the Asomiyas of the locality make any attempt to prevent the encroachment, the area will witness an imminent conflict among both the Asomiya and Naga people. In such a situation, the Asomiya peoples living in these sensitive areas here has failed to understand as to how the district administration turned a deaf ear towards this burning issue.
It is worth mentioning that, the clause 15.1 of the Assam Land Revenue Manual 1886 states that, the encroachment on government land including reserve land and land acquired under various land ceiling acts, which are not eligible for settlement of land as per land policy, shall be evicted expeditiously. But in case of Naga encroachment it is very sorry to say that, the Jorhat district administration is quit indifferent towards this Naga encroachers.
It is pertinent to mention here that, there are 101 Kilometers of Asom-Nagaland border area in Jorhat district with 13 Border Out Posts (BOP). The “Akahutu Basti” is situated within a short range of vision from ‘Kheremia’ BOP. But the BOPs as well as the Asom government has still failed to take any preventive measures till date. The local people alleged that, they have not seen any effective official initiatives on encroached land by the state government. They further alleged that the indifferent attitudes of the state government regarding this issue inspires the encroachers. In fact, the lack of development activities and the poor infrastructure of the Asomiya’s hamlets situated at these border areas is also a cause for concern for these disputed areas. THE SENTINEL
There are three Reserve forests under Jorhat district namely Dissoi, Dissoi –Valley and Tiru hills along Asom-Nagaland border. The Dissoi –Valley reserve forest which is one of most bio diverse spot in the world situated under Mariani reserve forests has been encroaching by Nagas since decades. The situation is very unpleasant especially among the Naga encroachers and Asomiya peoples following the border dispute over forest land particularly at the Dissoi-Valley reserve forest.
Talking to ‘The Sentinel’, a section of people of the area said that altogether 30 villages (Basti) has been established with churches, schools and pucca houses in the Asom’s land. The surprising fact is that, in Dissoi-Valley reserve forest there are 19 Naga families where a church and a school under Nagaland government is also there. They named their village as “Akahutu Basti” and trying to change the name of the forest reserve to “Akahutu Reserve Forest” daring to occupy the Asom land.
Moreover, the Asomiya families living in these areas has been under constant threat from the encroachers. The situation reached such a petty pass at present that if the Asomiyas of the locality make any attempt to prevent the encroachment, the area will witness an imminent conflict among both the Asomiya and Naga people. In such a situation, the Asomiya peoples living in these sensitive areas here has failed to understand as to how the district administration turned a deaf ear towards this burning issue.
It is worth mentioning that, the clause 15.1 of the Assam Land Revenue Manual 1886 states that, the encroachment on government land including reserve land and land acquired under various land ceiling acts, which are not eligible for settlement of land as per land policy, shall be evicted expeditiously. But in case of Naga encroachment it is very sorry to say that, the Jorhat district administration is quit indifferent towards this Naga encroachers.
It is pertinent to mention here that, there are 101 Kilometers of Asom-Nagaland border area in Jorhat district with 13 Border Out Posts (BOP). The “Akahutu Basti” is situated within a short range of vision from ‘Kheremia’ BOP. But the BOPs as well as the Asom government has still failed to take any preventive measures till date. The local people alleged that, they have not seen any effective official initiatives on encroached land by the state government. They further alleged that the indifferent attitudes of the state government regarding this issue inspires the encroachers. In fact, the lack of development activities and the poor infrastructure of the Asomiya’s hamlets situated at these border areas is also a cause for concern for these disputed areas. THE SENTINEL
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