Haryana Irrigation Department

Haryana Irrigation Department is sitting on large chunks of unused land across the state. The department also holds tracts of land which are stuck in litigation due to illegal encroachment. These parcels of land are located in the major cities of Haryana. This indicates that government cannot even protect their own land parcels from encroachments.

In Ambala 64 acres of land of the value of ₹ 129 belonging to the Irrigation Department is been kept unused or is under heavy encroachment. 109 acres of land of the value of ₹ 221 crore is lying unused in Karnal. The department has also locked 400 acres of the land of the value of ₹ 809 crore in Rohtak.

The total area of surplus or encroached land held by the department is 2,421 acres. The total value of these unused or encroached land parcels is ₹ 4,899 crore. These are the conservative prices of the unused land parcels belonging to the department.

All such unused land parcels must be free-up from the control of the Haryana Irrigation Department. Such land parcels are being abused and restricting urban expansion and development in major cities.

Haryana Irrigation Department

#	District	Area (acre)	Value (₹ crore)
1	Ambala	64	129
2	Kurukshetra	16	32
3	Kaithal	112	227
4	Karnal	109	221
5	Narwana	53	107
6	Sirsa	407	824
7	Jind	258	522
8	Hisar	780	1,578
9	Sonepat	110	223
10	Rohtak	400	809
11	Bhiwani	31	63
12	Jhajjar	26	53
13	Gurgaon	18	36
14	Rewari	37	75
Total		2,421 acre	₹ 4,899 crore