High-level committee formed to probe public land sale

Kanchanpur / March 31: The Ministry of Urban Development has formed a high-level committee to investigate into the public land that was sold or given on lease without following the due process.

The Ministry formed the committee headed by its senior Engineer Suraj Poudel to probe the land sold or leased by Mahendranagar Municipality after the decision of all-party meeting.

The political parties had demanded the formation of a high-level probe committee when various physical structures including vegetable fresh house were being constructed in the land against the decision of Town Development Committee Board.

Member of the Town Development Committee Devraj Mishra said that the investigation committee was formed as per the decision of an all-party meeting.

Earlier too, a probe committee was formed under the leadership of Ministry’s Engineer Nabin Devkota last year. The committee had submitted a report with recommendations to the Ministry four months ago. The report was also in the loop of Commissioner for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority.

The construction works in the public land have been on hold for the past seven months after the lawmakers lodged complaint at the Ministry demanding probe into the land sold or leased overlooking the process for the same. RSS