BBMP: Rajakaluve Encroachment not cleared since February; The silt has not been cleared and the concrete wall has not been constructed
Reconstructed, removal of Rajakaluve encroachment on halt
Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್
BENGALURU: 45 minutes of rain has revealed that Bengaluru city is not yet ready to handle the woes caused by rain.
The assurances given by the Chief Minister, Ministers, MLAs and BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath as when 'East Bengaluru was submerged' due to heavy rains have not been fulfilled.
It was said that road drainage, cleaning of shoulder drains, removal of encroachment on Rajakaluve, removal of silt from canals and construction of concrete walls will be done in warfoot. However, the BBMP data itself says that since February till now, not a single operation to clear Rajakaluve has taken place. Further, water seeping into houses in other areas of the city, including Mahalakshmi Layout, shows that the ₹1,500 crore silt clearance and construction of concrete walls is still in progress.
BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath's promise that precautionary measures will be taken to prevent any hardship to the citizens during the rainy season in the city has turned out to be false. All the staff of the department, including the Chief Engineer of the Rajakaluve Division, were exempted from the election work. However, things did not work as expected.
Rajakaluve encroachment remains at 784 places under BBMP. Last time there was a lot of damage due to heavy rain in Mahadevpur zone. Encroachment remains in 305 places in this zone. According to the latest statistics of BBMP, there are 124 encroachments in Dasarahalli zone, 86 in Bommanahalli, 79 in Yalahanka and 103 in East zone.
The state government has specially released about ₹1,750 crore for the reconstruction of the Rajakaluve. The Chief Engineer of the Rajakalive (SWD) Division is saying that the work costing ₹1,500 crore is going on to avoid problems in the rainy season where it is most necessary. However, Jagadish Reddy of Mahadevpur complains that it is not seen in reality.
Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath says that the progress of Rajakaluve encroachment clearance and reconstruction project has not been reviewed due to election work.
The construction of the sluice gates awaiting government approval
Although the state government approved the plan to install 'sluice gate' for 148 lakes in the Amrita Urban Development Project last November, the permission to start the work has not yet been received.
Government had agreed to spend ₹36.85 crore to construct 'sluice gates' for 102 lakes. The tender process was completed and sent for government approval. No consent has been received so far. Thus, even this time it will not be possible to reduce the rate of water flowing from the lakes.
The work of installing tubu in 10 lakes had already started. It is happening. However, after getting permission from the government for the installation of pipes in 102 lakes, an order will have to be issued," said Vijayakumar Haridas, Chief Engineer of the BBMP Lakes Department.
Rajakaluve encroachment statistics
- 2,951: Total encroachment Case
- 784:Total balance
- 118:Cases in court
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