BBMP Reclaims 356-sqft Stretch of Encroached Drain

BBMP's Stormwater Drain (SWD) Department has demolished an unauthorised structure at a fuel station built on a piece of land said to be owned by a politician and reclaimed a 356-sqft stretch of drain on Basavanagar Main Road in KR Puram.

- Mohammed Yacoob @Bengaluru

According to Srinivas, assistant engineer, SWD, KR Puram Sub-Division, the encroachment on the stretch of the drain that connects Vibhutipura Lake with Doddanekundi Lake has been cleared. However, landowner Manohar S, who had unsuccessfully contested as a JDS candidate from CV Raman Nagar Assembly constituency, termed the demolition drive selective and alleged that it had been done in his absence. Manohar has leased his land to an agency to run a fuel