The Telangana government has stuck to its deadline to regularise constructions on government lands that was permitted by an order five days ago.
The government had by that order liberally permitted house owners to apply for regularisation of constructions by January 20. Thereafter, officials were supposed to enquire within 90 days and complete the process, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao recalled at an official meeting on the issue on Monday afternoon.
Mr. Rao clarified that those who failed to apply would be treated as encroachers of government lands and strict action would be initiated against them. The government will not hesitate even to invoke provisions of the Preventive Detention Act against them.
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He said the step was contemplated by government to ensure transparency in land transactions without giving scope for encroachments. This would be the last opportunity available to people to regularise illegal constructions.
The Chief Minister emphasised that poor who had constructed houses in less than 125 sq yards and were exempted from payment of regularisation fee should apply immediately. Those possessing lands in excess of 125 sq yards should apply paying the prescribed fee.
The objective of the government was to put an end to encroachment of government lands and streamline registration of lands.
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The whole process should be completed by April. After that, the government would act tough to see that not an inch of land was exposed to illegal possession in the entire State.
The government will resume lands that were encroached but not regularised, he added.