Turkestan reclaims 47,600 hectares of land in 2024 crackdown

The Turkestan region is reclaiming unused or misused land as part of an ongoing land inventory. Officials have already taken back more land than initially planned this year. The effort aims to address shortages in state-owned pastures and ensure proper land use across the region. At the start of the year, the region lacked 531,100 hectares of state-owned pastures. Authorities had set a target to reclaim 40,000 hectares but have already recovered 47,600 hectares. Nearly 50,000 hectares of wetlands and grazing pastures are now back under state control.

A land inventory is underway to check compliance with regulations. All land users have received warnings to follow their designated land purposes strictly. So far, 165,600 hectares have been approved for public grazing, close to the annual goal of 161,900 hectares.

The region’s total land fund covers 11.6 million hectares. Over 87,000 individuals and legal entities currently hold more than 4.5 million hectares of agricultural land. The Turkestan region has reclaimed more land than expected this year. The additional pastures will help reduce the shortage of state-owned grazing areas. Officials continue to monitor land use to ensure all plots serve their intended purposes.