China News Agency, Beijing, June 22 (Reporter Pang Wuji) The Ministry of Natural Resources of China reported on the 22nd that the department decided to supervise the issue of illegal land use in the Biyang Xianghe Valley Scenic Spot in Zhumadian City, Henan Province, and issued a listing to the Natural Resources Department of Henan Province. The notice of supervision requires that a comprehensive investigation be organized in conjunction with relevant departments, and suggestions for handling are provided in accordance with laws and regulations.
The Ministry of Natural Resources will provide supervision, guidance and follow-up supervision.
Preliminary verification found that since 2016, Biyang County Wufeng Mountain Tourism Development Co., Ltd. has started construction of Biyang Xianghe Valley Scenic Area without obtaining land and construction approval procedures according to law, and has built Wufeng Mountain Academy and supporting roads, Yingfu Temple It covers an area of 132.19 mu, including 60.06 mu of arable land and 45.93 mu of woodland.
It is suspected that there are problems such as illegal land approval by local governments, illegal construction of enterprises, and lack of supervision by relevant departments.
It is worth noting that the illegal occupation of farmland may be punishable by a sentence, which is clearly stipulated in the criminal law.
Article 342 of the Criminal Law stipulates that whoever violates land management regulations and illegally occupies farmland and other agricultural land, changes the use of the occupied land, and causes a large amount of damage to the farmland and other agricultural land, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and concurrently or solely. Penalty.
At the end of 2021, the Ministry of Natural Resources has publicly notified 100 criminal land cases.
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