(a) whether the Government is aware of the large scale encroachment on Defence land by migrants in Andaman and Nicobar Islands;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time bound period fixed by the Government to allot alternative land to these migrants?
MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE)
(a) There is no large scale encroachment on Defence land by migrants in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. However, as per records, there are five cases of encroachments.
(b) Details are given at Annexure I.
(c) There is no policy to allot alternative Defence land to encroachers of Defence land. Therefore, the question of fixing of time period does not arise.
ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2820 FOR 11.8.2005
Sl.No. Island/location Encroached by Area
1. South Andaman/Port Blair (a) Shri Muthumarimman Temple Buniyadabad 1653 square metres
(b) Individual accommodation (Smt. Kamala Narayan) 190 square metres
(c) Encroached by Anganwadi School and Church. 4600 square metres
2. South Andaman/Port Blair 65 temporary shelters constructed for tsunami Approximately 65 victims of Machhipatti colony at Tirupati temporary shelters Nagar in Port Blair.
3. Great Nicobar Island/ Encroachment by local labours in Survey 31.55 hectares Campbell Bay Number 03 in Gadda Bijan at Campbell Bay