The government has taken a sensitive decision on the eve of Diwali: Approval has been given to allot free plots to 140 families in the Junadisa Night Safari Project area

Asia's first night safari zoo has been approved by the state government at Old Deesa village in Banaskantha district. After the government allotted land for the project, it was found during the on-site inspection that illegal pressure was being exerted by some people and families. As per the survey conducted by the administration, a total of 212 pushers of different types were identified primarily. Sensitive approach to ensure that no family becomes homeless A sensitive approach with adequate vigilance has been adopted by the government and the administration to ensure that the distressed families do not become house or plotless in the process of de-escalation. In this regard, 8 hectares of new village tala has been sanctioned in old Deesa village, where there is a capacity and plan to allot more than 500 plots. 140 applications approved, rest under scrutiny. After conducting the survey by a joint team of Taluka Panchayat and Mamlatdar, applications and documents were received from eligible families to get free plots as per the provisions of the government's resolution (GR) dated May 1, 2017. Out of the 178 applications received at the initial stage, 140 applications have been approved in the meeting of the Land Committee. While the remaining 38 applications are pending for the time being due to some families being from outside the old Deesa and being from villages outside the ration card. In this regard, Deesa Taluka Development Officer J. B. Chaudhary said that in the next 8 to 10 days, the details of the pending applications will be verified and plots will be allotted to all the remaining eligible families in the meeting of the new land committee. For the first time, adequate preparations have been made by the administration to allot such a large number of plots at once.