Vehari: The Irrigation Department has retrieved 1,100 kanals of state land worth PKR 120 million from the land mafia in Multan and Vehari, a news source reported.
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Irrigation Department’s Assistant Director Adnan Bhatti spearheaded the operation in Vehari in collaboration with the staff of the Anti-Corruption Establishment. The people illegally possessing the property were also issued notices. The officials retrieved 704 kanals of land worth PKR 50 million.
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In a similar operation, Irrigation Department Assistant Director Hassan Raza led an operation in Multan to retrieve illegally possessed land. This operation retrieved around 390 kanals of land worth PKR 70 million in several mouzas.