The civic physique Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Thursday resumed its anti-encroachment drive — after almost two months— in Mahadevapura zone of Karnataka’s Bengaluru, folks aware of the matter mentioned.
In keeping with the BBMP launch, the civic physique, after conducting a recent survey, eliminated six encroachments within the zone.
“Two buildings (floor plus one ground) constructed on a 30×40 toes plot in Munnekolala and Shantiniketan format on the stormwater drain (SWD) have been razed. Two sheds which have been close by on the drains have been additionally demolished,” the BBMP mentioned in a press release.
“One shed constructed on the SWD in Amani Bellandur Kane (ABK) village space and a 60m lengthy compound wall have been cleared,” the BBMP mentioned.
The civic physique mentioned acceptable motion will likely be taken towards the remainder of the encroachments after the tehsildar of Bengaluru City district points a discover to the encroachers in Mahadevapura zone.
In keeping with the civic physique, a complete of 1,174 encroachments on stormwater drains have been recognized within the Mahadevapura zone in 2015-16. Out of those, 1,032 encroachments have already been cleared and 142 encroachments are but to be cleared.
Out of 142 encroachments, circumstances associated to 11 encroachments are earlier than the courtroom, a civic physique official mentioned, including, that the survey work is being carried out in reference to the removing of 131 encroachments, and crucial steps are being taken to hold out on this regard.
On October 10, the civic physique had halted the encroachment drive following a keep by the Karnataka excessive courtroom. The keep order was vacated and the BBMP received tehsildar’s clearance on December 13 to go forward with the demolition.
On December 20, BBMP chief commissioner Tushar Girinath performed a gathering and directed the income division to finish the survey of encroachments on stormwater drains by December 28.
Throughout the identical assembly, he instructed the income officers, tehsildars, and BBMP officers to coordinate and perform an encroachment clearance drive.
He additionally directed the officers to take measures to settle the continuing disputes in varied courts.“Income officers, tehsildars, and BBMP officers ought to work in coordination with one another. All of the encroachers ought to be served a discover and the tehsildars ought to quickly hear if there are any objections and go a removing order,” he had mentioned.
Girinath had mentioned that the survey in Yelahanka was full and by December 28, the survey in all different zones will likely be accomplished. “After that, an order will likely be handed in 15 days to renew the stormwater drain encroachment removing drive,” Girinath had mentioned.
After heavy rains lashed the IT hub in September and October, many elements of town have been inundated, exposing Bengaluru’s poor infrastructure and substandard drainage system.
Consultants had identified that one of many foremost causes behind the flooding is the encroachment of drains and wetlands. The BBMP had then taken up anti-encroachment eviction drive to make sure the sleek stream of water throughout town.