Jammu, March 28 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government has retrieved over 3,700 kanals of land belonging to displaced Kashmiri Pandits across the Kashmir Valley, stepping up its efforts to reclaim properties that had long remained under encroachment.
The large-scale retrieval drive was launched following thousands of complaints from Kashmiri migrants residing in different parts of the country. Authorities initiated action under the Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection, and Restraint of Distress Sales) Act, 1997.
According to an official document tabled in the Legislative Assembly, a total of 3,129 kanals and 4 marlas of land have been retrieved and restored across the 10 districts of the Valley. The exercise...