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INDORE: Inspection by the railway department officials carried out last week has confirmed that a portion of the Dhoswas-Ratlam diversion road was constructed on private land. Railway officials admitted to the encroachment while replying to an RTI query by owner of the private land.Earlier, a separate RTI filed by activist Manish Soni alleged that the construction of diversion road (road number 191-192) in Ratlam was in violation of the original map and a portion of it was constructed on private land. TOI had published a story on September 12 about the Dhoswas- Ratlam road being constructed on private land.Sources from the PRO office, Indore, said that a joint inspection was conducted last week following complaints of encroachment.When contacted, PRO of Ratlam division, Pradeep Sharma said, "Inspection has been completed and officials are looking into the matter. About 20 metre stretch was constructed on private land and we will rectify it. The road will be constructed inside the railway boundary itself."

"Both the maps available with me and the private land owner show the violation of norms. Pillars at the end of the diversion road also do not come under the land owned by railways. The road has been constructed sidelining the approved plan in December 2011 causing monetary loss to the railways," Soni added.