JAMMU, March 20 -- Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high-level meeting to review the identification of land parcels for the creation of a land bank to support developmental projects besides facilitating compensatory afforestation instead of forest land diverted for infrastructure projects, in compliance with Supreme Court directives.

The Chief Secretary directed both the divisional and district administrations to identify all government-owned land parcels within their jurisdictions. He emphasized the need for a comprehensive and systematic approach towards land identification, ensuring that all such lands are properly classified based on their suitability for development purposes and other socio-economic welfare measures.

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