The managing director/chief executive officer(CEO), Railway Property Management Company Limited, Mr.Timothy Zalanga has said, a Task Force has been set up to identify individuals and organisations that encroached on railway land.
He said, the task force set up in Kaduna has just submitted its report while efforts are underway to set up similar task force in all the other districts so as to guide against encroachment on railway land.
Zalanga stated further that, presently, the company has engaged two consultancy firms to assist in the collection of debts owed on land leased to some individuals and organizations.
According to him, the construction of modern railway stations along the Abuja-Kaduna, Warri-Itakpe and Lagos -Ibadan railway corridor will in the near future attract development as many jobs will be created either directly or indirectly.
He noted that the company has also adopted the option of dialogue with some organizations that encroached on railway land along the aforementioned railway corridors.
Similarly, the company is developing a digitalised Geographic Information Portal indicating the space limit interested investors can acquire land on lease for investment around the railway corridor.
Zalanga, said, the digital portal, when developed, can be accessed by members of the public so as to guide against encroachment of railway land.
