Amid demolition drive by the civic body, which has not spared IT giants and high-profile builders, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said influential people interfere with the process, but assured “merciless’ action against illegal buildings”.
As Bengaluru civic body’s demolition drive continued in full swing, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai assured on Monday that his government would “mercilessly” remove encroachments despite the interference of “influential” people. Bommai was speaking in the state assembly. “We have to remove encroachments, but influential people interfere and do politics. We will remove encroachments mercilessly because if we don’t take harsh steps, there will be flooding again in Bengaluru,” he said, news agency PTI reported.
BBMP targeted the following areas as part of its latest demolition activities:
Royal canals at five places within the Mahadevapura zoneCompound wall of the apartment near Garudacharapally lakeThe shed on the Raja Canal behind East Park Ridge and the road built on itSlab installed on the 150-metre-long royal canal in Green-Wood Residency premisesCompound wall of SalarpuriaSlab blocking canal within Wipro campusCompound wall and two sheds on both sides of Raja Canal in Vijayalakshmi Colony, Kadugodi.Apartment wall and four sheds encroaching rajakaluve in Papaya Reddy layoutCompound wall built by CBS Institute encroaching on the 120-meter-long Raj Canal in satellite town of Yelahanka zoneThree compound walls belonging to Prestige, a compound wall of Gopalan School, and Mahaveer Apartment near Hoodi in Chellaghatta.
