Security forces get priority in CM’s land bank project

Mamata Banerjee government,after it came to power,has given priority to preparing of the land bank for setting up industries and creating infrastructure. All state government departments have been asked to trace all the land they have got with them and submit an account to the land department.

So eager is the chief minister for the project,that she has been reminding the LRC every week on the progress of the work.

According to an estimate,so far about 3 lakh acres of land belonging to various departments have been traced at different places of the state.

According to a Border Security Force (BSF) official based in Delhi,the BSF has requested for 80 acres of land at 23 places in Bengal.

“The land is needed for construction of battalion headquarters,barracks. etc,’’ said the official.

The state government will also have to provide 35 acres of land to the National Security Guards (NSG) at Rajarhat for building up of a regional hub.

For the last two years,the CRPF has also been asking for about 30 acres of land,free,for setting up a women’s battalion. The state government is yet to decide on this request.

The Army,too,has asked for land for setting up barracks and camps at various places,mainly in north Bengal.

“The LRC has asked the DMs to settle the cases of the security forces on a priority basis. He told them to give the land from whatever stock they had now,’’ an official of the department said.