government land

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It is a dramatic turnaround for a sector that crashed to 48,000 tonnes in 2008 in the wake of a botched government land reform programme that led to the seizure of hundreds of commercial farms.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

District Magistrate Vandana Singh said the mosque and the madrassa were demolished because they were illegally built on government land and were not registered as religious structures.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

Nestled against 800 acres of government land, George Boyles said his home was the first to catch fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Officials from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's federal government, which has been carrying out the demolitions, however say the houses were built illegally on government land and their removal "is a continuous activity".

From Reuters • Sep. 5, 2023

Between the years 1850 and 1860 a large part of the government land was sold to the common people in small tracts at nominal prices.

From The Hawaiian Islands Their Resources, Agricultural, Commercial and Financial by Hawaii. Dept. of Foreign Affairs