Statesman News Service
MALDA, 18 MARCH: Wakf Board officials including the deputy chief executive officer today visited seven wakf estate sites including properties encroached by promoters in English Bazaar town.
“The visit was to take stock of the encroached properties of the wakf estate and explore prospects of developing education, health and other infrastructure in those estates”, the officials said.
The wakf members today interacted with the residents of a multi-storied residential complex at Kuttitala in Malda town. A local builder had allegedly constructed the complex on wakf land illegally.
The board members also visited a girls’ hostel run by the Malda Zilla Parishad and concluded that the board should allot funds for the construction of another floor atop the existing hostel to accommodate more girls for education.
The board members also inspected a parcel of land at Chandan Park in ward no 25, which is being used as a garbage dump by the English Bazaar Municiaplaity. The wakf board intends to construct a hostel for Muslim girls and a vocational training institute at the site.
A wakf board member Mr Ishaque Madani said: “We inspected a residential complex, which a builder constructed on wakf land. We do no want the occupants of the complex displaced but we would also have to think about the interest of the wakf board. We shall submit our proposals to the state government”.
The deputy CEO wakf board Mr Humayun Biswas said: “Our visit was aimed at taking stock of the status of wakf property here and utilize those for development purposes. The state Wakf Board has lots of funds and the wakf properties can be developed through those funds. If necessary we can seek funds from the central wakf council as well. The Wakf Board has planned to build a guest house on wakf estate land for the poor people”. Mr Biswas said.
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