Question : ENCROACHMENT OF RAILWAY LAND



(a) the total area of railway land lying vacant, zone and division-wise;

(b) the total area of Railway land encroached upon by the unauthorised persons and the value thereof, zone and division-wise;

(c) the total area of Railway land encroached in the major cities, city-wise;

(d) the steps taken by the Railways to remove such encroachers from their land;

(e) whether the Railways have fixed any responsibility on the Divisional managers in case of new encroachment;

(f) if so, the reasons for increasing the cases of encroachment; and (g) the steps taken by the Railways against the official responsible for such encroachment?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS(SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH)

(a) to (g) : Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the Sabha.