Eviction row: Homes for eligible after verification, says Min

Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Thursday said alternate accommodation would be provided to eligible persons whose illegally constructed houses were demolished at Kogilu, after verification by multiple departments and in accordance with eligibility criteria and norms.

- Press Trust of India

He said instructions had been issued to officials to provide alternative accommodation to those included in the first list of eligible beneficiaries at the earliest.

The Karnataka government had on December 29 decided to provide alternative accommodation on humanitarian grounds to "genuine" homeless persons whose illegally constructed houses or sheds were demolished at Kogilu.