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Most government-owned lands in Nagaland spread over many districts, since the 80s, have been either totally encroached upon or under constant encroachment by individuals or groups which have negated development. In a recent case the Department of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry(DoVAH) under Medziphema, in a statement, claimed that it was facing “continued rampant encroachment” around its training institute, piggery, cattle and poultry farms including its fodder field meant for feeding cattle. The department in Medziphema has admitted that it was facing a losing battle in holding on to the land upon. It said that due to continual encroachment, normal functioning of the premier veterinary institutes are being disturbed and presently in danger of being lost. If that happens then the farms including the training institutes etc will no longer be able to function and the biggest loser of all will be not the department alone but the entire people. When many states are clamouring for setting up of livestock farming including agro and allied training institutes and offering huge lands for establishing them, in Nagaland it is just the opposite. This is the main reason why development and progress in Nagaland has taken a back seat. The same fate befell the veterinary & animal husbandry department in Dimapur and today, the department has been left with small patches of land and surrounded by several colonies which have come up. The then government high school Dimapur (presently government higher secondary school) campus has also been systemically encroached. Educational institutes that are supposed to be the crucibles of not only education but also a legacy for the future generation. Many other government colonies in Dimapur, have also turned into privatise colonies with new names. Also even presently, in some areas, some individuals have constructed temporary structures over road in order to claim and justify compensation. Even forest lands are being encroached and later legalised. Privatisation of government lands and buildings take place not only in Dimapur or Kohima but also in other districts. One of the reasons why government lands are being systematically encroached is due to a nexus between some department employees with land revenue staff under the blessings of powerful politicians and bureaucrats. The other is that most departments don’t maintain proper records of lands in their possession. Others do not bother to obtain official allotment or patta but merely possess the lands on the strength of ‘gift’ or ‘sale’ deeds executed. The process of laying claim to government land happens when ‘No Objection Certificate’ is issued on account of excess land occupied or being certified as ‘Unutilised’. Current chief minister Neiphiu Rio had stated in Dimapur in 2007, that the state government has formed a committee to look into encroachment problem in the state. However, what the committee recommended is not known as nothing more was heard of it. People in general also do not feel any sense of responsibility in safeguarding government land, property or movable articles. Unless this attitude changes there can never be progress in real terms. Probably people think that the government is there to bring funds for development and ignore that about people and their government have to ensure they get development by acting as responsible custodians.<\/p>\n
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