Taking major step against the illegal acquisition of government land at Rani Road area, the anti encroachment team of Urban Improvement Trust seized the land near Fatehsagar lake and restore it for its maximum water level.

Ram Niwas Mehta, Secretary of the UIT informed that the land is a part of the Fateh Sagar Lake called as Upla Talab and was falsely encroached for commercial purpose, the encroachers dumped stones, mud and garbage on the land.

UIT and irrigation department already lodged three separate FIR in relation to the matter as well as the matter was under consideration at the court since long, but the opposition party went to Civil court and temporary stay against UIT was issued.

Finally court has dismissed the stay and soon after that the anti encroachment team took the possession by shifting the dumped waste from the land and restore it once again, Mehta further added.