The Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam has said that the incumbent government has completed the cadastral mapping of the state land of which property worth 500 billion rupees is under illegal occupation.
According to media reports, the Special Assistant to Prime Minister has made these remarks while briefing the media about illegal occupation of forest land in various parts of the country in Islamabad on Sunday.
On the occasion, Malik Amin Aslam has said that the incumbent government is determined to recover the state land from illegal occupants. He said the total area of forest land in Pakistan is around 30,000 square kilometers and around 700,000 acres of forest land is under illegal occupation.
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While giving details, the Special Assistant has said that 10,000 acres out of 15,000 forest land in Shaheed Benazirabad has been illegally occupied, which makes 70 percent of the total forest land of the district.
“In Takhtpari area of Rawalpindi, 755 acres out of 2,200 acres forest land have been illegally occupied, which makes 34 percent of the total land. Loi Bher forest comprises 1,079 of which 629 are under illegal occupation,” he said.
The Special Assitant further stated that the Survey of Pakistan covered every inch of the state land, while compiling the cadastral map of the country. He said detail of this data will be shared with provinces.
“Action will be taken against the illegal occupants of the state land. Forest cover of Pakistan can be enhanced upto five to seven percent if illegally occupied forest land is recovered,” the SAPM added.
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