Encroachment increased in BBMP's Mahadevapura zone; Difficulty again in the rainy season!
Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್
Bengaluru: Day by day, more and more cases of encroachment of the Rajakaluve are being discovered in the BBMP area, causing hardship to the people during the rainy season. As there is no sign of the encroachment clearance operation being completed before the rainy season, there is concern again.
Even though the BBMP claims that Rajakaluve encroachments are being vacated, there are still 784 encroachment cases pending for eviction. Not a single case of eviction has been conducted after February 21 this year. From January to February 21, encroachments were cleared in only 88 areas.
The chief commissioner of BBMP Tushar Girinath and the engineers of Rajkaluve Division said that the encroachment clearance operation will be completed before the rainy season. But according to the figures given by him, no eviction operation took place this year. As emergency works have to be carried out, the staff of the Royal Canal Department were also freed from election work.
'We are conducting an operation to clear Rajakaluve encroachment. While removing one, another is being discovered. Hence, the numbers are increasing again,' says Basavaraja Kabade, Chief Engineer of Rajkaluwe Division.
Engineers have given more emphasis to the work of constructing a barrier to the Rajakaluve than clearing the encroachment. About ₹1,500 crore is being spent for this. Engineers are not giving the details of where construction is being done and how much is being constructed.
Even the 'concrete' reconstruction work of the Rajakaluve will not be completed for another year. However, the rains in early May have revealed that the water in the canal is not flowing smoothly during the rainy season. Before the rainy season starts, the work to remove the obstructions in Rajakaluve has to be done in another month. There is no hope that the BBMP will function in such a warlike situation. Environmental expert Nagesh Aras expressed concern that the people are suffering.
20 places Rajakaluve route changed
Rajakaluve route itself has been replaced at 20 places in the western zone of BBMP. The BBMP data itself states that the original Rajakaluve flow has been changed and a new route has been made.
Creation of a new Rajakaluve?
There are no canals in the records of the revenue department. However, in some areas canals are required and need to be constructed. Therefore, wherever there is an imperative to construct a canal, there is a thought of seizing the land and giving TDR," said BBMP Commissioner Tushar Girinath.
There should be a buffer zone for the presence of royal canals. However, as of now there is no buffer zone around the creation or expansion of canals that the BBMP is going to create. This is because they are not in the revenue records. Thus, BBMP is creating a new canal in order to save the huge buildings. Environmentalists are alleging that TDR has been given to benefit the 'big people'.
Clearance not complete: Tushar Girinath
"Operation for encroachment clearance of Rajakaluve under BBMP is going on. Inspection and review of works has not been done recently. Will be done soon. It is true that during the encroachment eviction operation more cases of encroachment were also detected. Everything will be cleared," said BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath.
Rajakaluve encroachment clearance is not yet complete. Barrier works are also going on for Rajakaluve. As of now, it will not be completed by the time of monsoon. He said that measures have been taken to ensure that rain water flows smoothly.
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