The revenue officials are facing tough time due to the illegal conversion of agricultural land into residential plots by land owners.
NELLORE: The revenue officials are facing tough time due to the illegal conversion of agricultural land into residential plots by land owners. It was found that illegal land conversions had allegedly been carried out on the city outskirts due to the rise in land prices.
The revenue officials are planning to act tough against a list of the plots that were carved out of agricultural land purportedly in violation of the Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Land (Conversion for Non-agriculture Purpose) Act, 2006.
Enquiries have so far revealed that the land owners allegedly converted the agricultural land into residential plots and sold them to buyers on General Power of Attorney agreements purportedly without paying any stamp duty, thus causing loss to the exchequer.
The landowners allegedly claimed that they had reached a settlement with the government officials concerned by paying a hefty amount to avoid any problem during the constructions and development of the colonies.
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