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Jharkhand: Munda seeks white paper on land-use changes

Jamshedpur, Sep 29 (UNI) Former Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda on Tuesday alleged irregularities in the change of land use during registration of agricultural land and demanded a white paper from the state government on the issue.
Addressing a press conference at Nirmal Guest House here, Munda raised questions over construction on agricultural and tribal land in scheduled areas, particularly in Dobo and Kapali, and sought a transparent review of such land-use changes.
He alleged that the nature of agricultural land was being changed during the registration process to facilitate residential and commercial construction. He demanded an inquiry into the role of officials involved and action against constructions found to be unauthorised.
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