Jammu, March 29 -- A total of 3,729 kanals and four marlas (188.75 hectares) belonging to Kashmiri migrants has been successfully retrieved and restored across 10 districts of the Kashmir Valley through sustained efforts of the administration till date, the J&K government informed the House on Saturday.

Responding to a query of BJP MLA, Yudvir Sethi, a written reply stated that the retrieval process was carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Jammu & Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection and Restraint on Distress Sales) Act, 1997, under the supervision of the deputy commissioners/district magistrates, who are designated as custodians of migrant properties.

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