Dehradoon, Jan. 14 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday issued strict directions for the swift and effective resolution of land-related disputes in the state. He has instructed Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan and Director General of Police Deepam Seth to launch a comprehensive, intensive drive across all districts to resolve pending land disputes, ensuring all such cases are disposed of within one month. The Chief Minister has made it clear that, by the end of this campaign, the number of pending land dispute cases should be reduced to zero.

Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "Land disputes are directly linked to the problems of ordinary citizens and often have an adverse impact on law and order as well as social harmony; ...