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As torrential rains wreaked havoc last week in Bengaluru, largely owing to encroachments and illegal unplanned buildings, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) undertook a ruthless demolition drive at 18 locations in Bengaluru on Tuesday for the second day in a row.
The official note from BBMP stated that the demolition drive has been carried out in the Mahadevapura zone and Yelahanka zones. The Shantiniketan Layout, Papaiah Reddy Layout and Challaghatta localities in Mahadevapura are the major localities where the demolitions were carried out now.
As these two areas are singled out during the last week’s floods where roads were inundated with logged rain water. Several engineers, revenue officers, marshals and police personnel were present during the drive in which two Hitachi and eight JCB machines were used.
Nalapad Academy in Challaghatta has encroached upon 2.5 meters of width, and 150.5 meters of storm water drain has been encroached. So far, 50 meters of encroachment has been cleared and the drive will continue.
Bengaluru: BBMP started demolition of the residence and buildings constructed encroaching drains at Shanti Niketan layout, which was recently flooded due to heavy rainfall , in Bengaluru on Tuesday 13th September 2022.(PHOTO:IANS)
In Shantiniketan Layout, seven buildings and four compound walls have been removed though owners of flats and buildings complained that they have purchased from builders and banks have also given loans for them. Now, BBMP is demolishing without any notice, they said.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has informed the Assembly session that Rs 600 crore has already been released to build infrastructure across the state and Rs 1,800 crore for development of storm water drains in Bengaluru has been earmarked for the work to be finished in a set time-frame.
