Sagar man submits 200-foot memorandum seeking removal of encroachments from grazing land

Harkishan Sen arrived at the Sagar Collectorate on Tuesday with a memorandum about 200 feet long. He demanded that gochar land, meaning land for grazing cows, be freed from encroachments and that safe land be made available for cows.

Sen told officials that he has so far submitted about 171 memorandums on the issue. The latest memorandum raises the matter of encroachment on gochar land in several tehsils of Sagar district, including Bina, Khurai, Malthone, Banda, Rahatgarh and Naryawali.

He cited Chief Minister's announcement number 00003. On that basis, he demanded that gochar land and land earmarked for government and non-government gaushalas be freed from encroachments.

Proposal for a cow sanctuary at Deval: Sen proposed rebuilding a cow sanctuary on about 3,614 acres of land in Deval village in the Bina assembly constituency. According to him, a cow sanctuary existed at the site during British rule. The demand is that a cow sanctuary be built there again.

He also said gochar land should be identified in all villages of the district and a campaign run to free it from encroachment.

Cows straying on roads: The memorandum states that despite the district having thousands of acres of gochar land, cows are roaming the roads hungry and thirsty. Many cows are also dying in road accidents.

Sen urged the administration to take strict action against those encroaching on gochar land, just as action is taken against land mafia and other illegal encroachments.