Moving to vacate encroachments on over 93,000 acres of prime wakf land located across Maharashtra and to monetise the value of these religious endowments for the welfare of Muslims, the state government is planning to create a special machinery for the removal of these encumbrances. It's also planning to link the lands to the ready reckoner rate, doing away with the present system of charging nominal lease for them.

Moving to vacate encroachments on over 93,000 acres of prime wakf land located across Maharashtra and to monetise the value of these religious endowments for the welfare of Muslims, the state government is planning to create a special machinery for the removal of these encumbrances. It's also planning to link the lands to the ready reckoner rate, doing away with the present system of charging nominal lease for them.

"We are planning to increase the amount when we renovate the leases," revenue minister Eknath Khadse, who also holds charge of the minority welfare department, told dna. He added that the leases on many land parcels, which had been given out for 99 years and 39 years, were due for renewal soon.

"We are planning a special machinery to remove the encroachments (on wakf lands). Once they are removed, the land can be utilised for the welfare of the community."

State government statistics show Maharashtra has around 93,418 acres of wakf land spread over about 23,566 registered properties, with the maximum land parcels in Aurangabad division, followed by 9,310 acres in Pune division, 9,260 acres in Nagpur division, 8,350 acres in Nashik, 5,941 acres in the Konkan and 2,755 acres in Amravati.

According to the chief minister's study group headed by former IAS officer Mehmood-ur-Rehman, which submitted a report on the 'Socio-economic and educational backwardness of the Muslims in Maharashtra,' no detailed survey has been conducted to ascertain the exact extent of encroachment on wakf properties and about 60% of wakf land is under encroachment in Marathwada alone.

"Renowned politicians, well wishers of the community and Muslim intellectuals have often been expressing their views that if proper use of the properties is made and they are honestly managed, it can help uplift a large section of the deprived community. But unfortunately due to mismanagement and misappropriation on a large scale, it has been observed that every year encroachment and illegal sale of wakf properties has been rising," it noted.

"Apart from encroachment by the government, semi-government departments, and local bodies, the properties and open spaces are also in illegal possession of individuals, especially builders, politicians and other influential people," the report added, recommending that prime land or plots must be given on lease or on rent to banks or corporates to collect appropriate rent.

In the winter session, after Khadse had said to do away with the encroachments on wakf lands, the state had invited expressions of interest for collecting data about the encumbrances through satellite and videographic surveys.

In 2011, in a sustained drive across the state, the government had managed to recover over 465 acres of encroached land, most of which is in the Marathwada region. The department had also initiated action to recover 1,208 acres spread across 1,088 properties in districts like Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Nanded, Osmanabad, Latur, Beed, Pune, Nashik, Amravati, Sangli, Nagpur, Ahmednagar, Dhule and Jalgaon.

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CTV Winnipeg Published Tuesday, January 20, 2015 2:58PM CST Last Updated Tuesday, January 20, 2015 7:10PM CST

A Manitoba woman chained herself to a bulldozer Tuesday, which she said has been used to clear marsh land to allow a hog barn operator to spread manure on the property near Zhoda in southeastern Manitoba.

The barns need to look at how they are managing manure. Instead of looking at new technologies to manage manure, they are bulldozing marsh forest to spread their manure, said Janine Gibson.

Gibson was formerly a federal Green Party candidate in the Provencher riding.

Arthur Rempel from Provista Agriculture said he was shocked to see her there and that they will be talking to Manitoba Conservation before the company goes ahead with any more work.

Work was stopped Tuesday.

He said he will be talking to Conservation Jan. 21.

A provincial spokesperson issued a statement Tuesday afternoon.

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship is aware of concerns around the activity at this site. Environment Officers and Drainage Officers have visited the property and determined that the activity is related only to clearing brush, said the spokesperson. At this time we have identified no compliance issues, but will remain in contact with the property owners and can return if anything changes or other work is undertaken.

While current regulations do not permit the application of manure after November 10 or before April 11, if at some point in the future anyone plans to spread manure on that property they would first have to file a manure management plan with the province. That plan would have to show that there is sufficient buffer area from any watershed, said the provincial spokesperson.

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CTV Winnipeg Published Tuesday, January 20, 2015 2:58PM CST Last Updated Tuesday, January 20, 2015 7:10PM CST

A Manitoba woman chained herself to a bulldozer Tuesday, which she said has been used to clear marsh land to allow a hog barn operator to spread manure on the property near Zhoda in southeastern Manitoba.

The barns need to look at how they are managing manure. Instead of looking at new technologies to manage manure, they are bulldozing marsh forest to spread their manure, said Janine Gibson.

Gibson was formerly a federal Green Party candidate in the Provencher riding.

Arthur Rempel from Provista Agriculture said he was shocked to see her there and that they will be talking to Manitoba Conservation before the company goes ahead with any more work.

Work was stopped Tuesday.

He said he will be talking to Conservation Jan. 21.

A provincial spokesperson issued a statement Tuesday afternoon.

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship is aware of concerns around the activity at this site. Environment Officers and Drainage Officers have visited the property and determined that the activity is related only to clearing brush, said the spokesperson. At this time we have identified no compliance issues, but will remain in contact with the property owners and can return if anything changes or other work is undertaken.

While current regulations do not permit the application of manure after November 10 or before April 11, if at some point in the future anyone plans to spread manure on that property they would first have to file a manure management plan with the province. That plan would have to show that there is sufficient buffer area from any watershed, said the provincial spokesperson.

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Roma have withdrawn from the race to land Barcelona right-back Martin Montoya clearing the way for Liverpool or Arsenal to make their move.

The Premier League clubs have been heavily linked with the flying right-back, who has grown tired of his lack of game time at Barca.

The 23-year-old has started just 38 league games since breaking into the first-team picture four years ago and it has been reported that he wants to seek a fresh challenge.

AS Roma are big admirers of Montoya and wanted to tempt him to Serie A but, according to El Mundo Deportivo, they have now given up hope of signing him.

It has been suggested that the Italian club have been told that Barca will not sell him for anything less than his 16.5m release clause because of their current transfer embargo.

It remains to be seen whether or not that will put off either Arsenal or Liverpool but they will now face no competition from Roma if they firm up their interest with a bid.

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Be it the Ahmedabad Metro, land for Gujarat Bhavan in New Delhi or funds for projects, Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel mostly bypasses the usual ministry route to directly write to prime minister Narendra Modi to expedite approvals. And the prime minister, it appears, obliges by taking a personal interest in clearing projects for Gujarat, documents available with dna suggest.

Be it the Ahmedabad Metro, land for Gujarat Bhavan in New Delhi or funds for projects, Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel mostly bypasses the usual ministry route to directly write to prime minister Narendra Modi to expedite approvals. And the prime minister, it appears, obliges by taking a personal interest in clearing projects for Gujarat, documents available with dna suggest.

Unlike other chief ministers who communicate with the ministry concerned for their projects, Patel prefers to deal directly with the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to cut the red tape.

In response to a Right to Information (RTI) application filed by dna, the urban development ministry revealed that Patel wrote to PMO in June complaining that the ministry had been idling on the Ahmedabad Metro project since April. The prime minister, who was Gujarat chief minister before Patel, intervened and the project got a final go-ahead in August.

Acquisition of land for Gujarat Bhavan in the national capital was also made possible with Modi's intervention. According to the documents, the PMO made a reference to Patel's complaints and got land allotted to the state government in July this year.

Patel and PMO walked the same path to get funds for projects sanctioned under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

The RTI reply from various departments within the ministry reveals that the Gujarat government has made the most number of requests to the PMO.

The only other chief minister to write to the prime minister has been former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa for construction of phase II of Chennai Metro.

"When it comes to Gujarat, the PMO not just writes to the urban development ministry an official from PMO closely monitors issues pertaining to his home state," said a ministry official.

Clearly, the prime minister's heart still beats for Gujarat.

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