Dimapur, February 21 (MExN): The Tenyimia People’s Organization (TPO) has demanded from the state government immediate eviction of encroachers in Intangki National Part as ordered by the High Court, and also compensation as stipulated by the court.
The TPO issued a copy of a representation addressed to the chief secretary of Nagaland today. In the statement Tenyimia organization warned of own action against the government and officials “at its own costs and peril.”
The TPO referred to the judgment and order of the High Court which the organization said ordered immediate “execution proceedings” against the illegal encroachers who are settled in Intangki Wildlife Sanctuary and Intangki National Park.
The representation to the chief secretary stated: “Now, therefore, we hereby request the state government to immediately act on the honourable Court’s order by way of first ascertaining the actual area of land still being occupied by the said encroachers and to realize the compensation from them in terms of the honourable Court’s judgment and order and concurrently evict them from the Intangki Wildlife Sanctuary and Intangki National Park without further delay. Please be informed that in default, we shall be compelled to take up any or all available legal actions against the state government and all its responsible officials at its own costs and peril.”
The TPO reminded that the court has spelled out in clear terms that the state of Nagaland is fully entitled to evict the encroachers from Intangki Wildlife Sanctuary and Intangki National Park and to ensure that they do not continue with their encroachment.
“The honourable court has also directed that if the encroachers continue to remain in occupation after the 31st December, 2011, then they will have to pay Rs. 5 (Five) Lakhs per hectares per month to the state of Nagaland. Since the encroachers in question are reportedly still in occupation of about 900 hectare of land at the Park for over one and a half months, w.e.f 1st. Jan. 2012- 15th Feb, 2012, they are liable to pay Rupees 67.5 crore (sixty seven crore and fifty lakhs ) only, to the State of Nagaland as per the said honourable court’s order.”
The organization expressed concern that in spite of the lapse of the stipulated period, the encroachers are still in occupation of the land and continues to construct more huts without hindrances. The state of Nagaland has literally done nothing to impose penalty on them or to evict them as ordered by the court, the TPO said.
“We fail to understand as to why the state government have been sleeping over the matter all this while. Please be informed that we shall not hesitate to hold the government responsible and answerable to the people of Nagaland, even to the extent of being charged for contempt of court for government’s apparent complacency and unacceptable negligence over a matter of utmost importance to the people of Nagaland and to the world.”
