UPA Lokayukta Visits Lakes to Check Pollution, Says Fix Issues

ACTING swiftly on the severe pollution and encroachment of lakes in and around Channapatna town of Ramanagar, Upa Lokayukta Justice KN Phaneendra on Saturday visited several lakes in the taluk to know the ground reality.

- YATHIRAJU @Channapatna

Justice Phaneendra directed the Deputy Commissioner of Ramanagara, Yeshwanth V Gurukar, to form a committee headed by him to ensure the compliance of the directions issued during this visit to all concerned authorities. He asked to fix the issues and submit a compliance report from time to time.

Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat, the Commissioner of City Municipal Council, Executive Officer of Taluk Panchayat, officials of Irrigation Department, Survey and Settlement and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board will be part of the committee.