Take necessary measure against unauthorized landfilling: Land Minister

Land Minister Narayon ChandraChando has directed the divisional commissioners to take necessary  measure  with a view to prevent unauthorized land filling activities with sand or soil.At the same time he also directed to take stringent action to prevent the unauthorized use of farmland for housing, commercial and industrial purposes.Minister made the directive on Thursday at the Ministry concerned conference room while addressing the divisional commissioners coordination meeting.

 At the meeting he emphasized the need to make   a social movement to prevent the illegal cutting of land’s top layer or filling of land with sand or soil.Minister also reiterated the Prime Minister’s directive to protect double and triple cropping farmland for food security and environmental protection.He informed the divisional commissioners that the Land Zoning and Protection Act-2004 (draft) is in the final stage to protect agricultural land as well as protect the environment.Land Minister Narayon Chandra however added that the purpose of the law is to prevent unplanned urbanization, housing, construction of houses, development activities and construction of industries and roads.To protect the environment and continue the production of food crops while maintaining the class or nature of the land. To ensure planned and optimum use of land including protection of agricultural land, forests, hills, rivers, canals and water bodies as well as ensuring the use of land and ensuring state discipline in the best use of land through  planned zoningMoreover land related issues including manpower, Sairat Mahal, land management system, land office, inter-district border, Survey were also discussed in the coordination meeting.

The program was presided over by the Land Ministry’s Additional Secretary Md. Abbas Uddin.Land Appeal Board Chairman AKM ShamimulHaque, Land Reform Board Chairman AbdusSaburMondal, Land Record and Survey DG Anis Mahmud, Land  Ministry’s all Additional Secretaries, all divisional commissioners and among others were present at the meeting also.