Girls hostel land issue takes a new twist

ADILABAD: The contentious issue related to allocation of land for the pre matriculation minority girls hostel in town has taken a new twist with department of Intermediate Education taking umbrage over the manner in which Adilabad Revenue department handled the issue.

The land in question is part of the Government Junior College for girls close to the District Collectorate that was allocated to the Development Officer of Minority Welfare department for construction of the proposed hostel.

The prudence of Revenue authorities in allocating a piece of land that was already in possession of another government wing has come to be questioned. It is also being pointed out that authorities have contravened the land alienation regulations by according ‘advance possession’ of the land to the concerned department August 16.

The three acres of land was allocated to the Girls Junior College in 1996. Meanwhile, several student organisations have planned protests on the issue for Thursday.