(a) whether the Yavatmal Railway Station land has been encroached
upon by unauthorized settlers who had put up jhuggies on the land;
(b) if so, the steps taken by the Railways to free land from
encroachment;
(c) whether the Railways have any plan to utilize the 7.90 hectares
of vacant land for developing a park; and
(d) if so, the estimated time to be taken for developing a park?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K. H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) to (d): Presently there is no encroachment on railway land at Yavatmal
station. There were encroachments on Railway land near Yavatmal station and
the same were removed in December 2006 with the help of local Police. To
prevent encroachments in future, Railway has undertaken mass plantation
and fencing on the Railway land. Development of park on this land is not
contemplated at present.