JAIPUR: Industries minister Parsadi Lal Meena informed the Assembly on Thursday that Sambar Salt Limited is a government of India undertaking and it has the right to file an FIR against people who encroached upon the land and illegal exploitated the water.
He said the state administration had acted against encroachers from time to time at the request of the company.
Speaker CP Joshi suggested that a meeting of the state and central officials be held to find a permanent solution to the problem.
Meena while replying to a question said the district collectors of Jaipur and Nagaur had also acted from time to time against complaints of illegal possession and water theft.
He said in 2020, encroachments were removed from a total of 23.85 hectares in Nagaur and Jaipur, 295 illegal borewells were destroyed and 32 submersible pumps were seized along with 22,800 metres of electric cables. He said repeated encroachments and illegal borewells and electrical connections are indeed a serious problem.
During the discussion, Joshi intervened and asked the government to hold a joint meeting between state and central officials and appoint a nodal officer to deal with the situation.
He informed that Sambhar Lake area has been determined by the department of land management in compliance with the report of the committees constituted by the state government.