Nepalgunj, Mar. 12:Minister for Land Reforms and Management Dr Gangadhar Lamsal has said that the Ministry of Land Reforms and Management is geared towards making every aspect of land management innovative and more result oriented.

Inaugurating a mid-western and far-western regional seminar on land management organised by the Department of Land Reforms under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Land Reforms and Management here today, Dr Lamsal said such sectors of land management as preparation of land maps, development of land information system, land use plan formulation and implementation, and plotting will see an innovation in the near future.

Preparation of national policy conducive to optimum utilization of land is the need of the day as such a policy is crucial for poverty alleviation through generation of more employment opportunities and increased agricultural production as envisaged by the Ninth Plan, he observed.

He also called for constructive support from all sectors concerned for arranging proper settlement of landless people and leading them along the path of self-reliance.

Ex-mp krishna Prasad Upadhyaya Gautam stressed the need to keep up to date record of the land under the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, and the Ministry of Land Reforms and Management, check a tendency to amend the relevant law haphazardly and discourage the practice of allowing landless settlers to encroach upon land with the intention of garnering their political support during elections.

From the chair, Banke ddc chairman Omprakash Jung Rana underlined the importance of land use and land conservation.

Secretary at the Ministry of Land Reforms and Management Yoddha Shaha said the Ministry has already set in motion the process of formulating a national land policy covering all activities related to land.

Director of the Department of Land Reforms Tirtha Prasad Ligal expressed the belief that the seminar will come up with substantial suggestions for enhancing the level of transparency in the activities of the Ministry of Land Reforms and Management and the department and offices under it.

Director general of Department of Land Survey Baburam Acharya, administrator at the Guthi Sansthan Shyamraj Dhungel, Cdo Shyam Prasad Mainali and Nepali Congress Dolpa Ddc chairman Laxmi Narayan Neupane also spoke about various problems concerning  land management.

The seminar was organised with the objective of discussing ways to ensure coordination and uniformity in the activities of the ministry and various bodies under it, maintaining transparency in their activities, preparing a directory to facilitate such activities and resolve the problems created by existing relevant law.

Some 50 persons from land reforms and land revenue offices, land survey section and other related sectors attended the seminar.