Action on encroachment after floods in Bengaluru: Big companies like Wipro, Prestige in the list of 700 spots; but still no action

High profile builders, developers and tech parks are also the target of anti-encroachment drive in Bengaluru. These encroachments were believed to be the reason for the recent floods in the city. After this, the administration also demolished buildings at many places.

Action taken on common man, rest on big companies
The Bengaluru Municipal Corporation has identified 700 such encroachments which have been attributed to floods. These include Wipro, Prestige, Eco Space, Bagmane Tech Part, Columbia Asia Hospital and Divyashree Villa. According to the report of NDTV, the documents related to the campaign have come out with shocking facts. While the anti-encroachment drive is going on in full swing for the common man, no action has been taken against the big companies so far.

Municipal bulldozers demolish illegal constructions on drains in Munnekolala area of ​​Bengaluru on Tuesday, September 13.

Action will be taken, but it is getting delayed – Administration
When the engineers of the administration were talked to, they said on the condition of anonymity that even big companies would not be spared, but the action is yet to start. We are taking one step after another. But, one thing which is clearly visible on the ground is that there is a delay.

Officers are putting responsibility on each other
So far, action has been taken on Nalapada Academy of International School, East Bangalore. This school Youth Congress President Mohd. It is associated with Nalapada. Nalapad is one of the biggest critics of the BJP government in Karnataka. An engineer involved in the operation said that due to the mistake of the revenue department, the encroachment by the school was not noticed. We don’t know about this. The revenue department had to keep an eye on this. Now we are taking action.

Due to such illegal constructions, there was a flood situation in Bangalore. Now the administration is removing them.

Action on residential building, owner said – only the officers gave permission
According to officials, the operation is also going on in some residential areas. The official figures are yet to come in how many places action has been taken and how many places are left. The boundary wall of a four-storey building in East Bangalore has been demolished. The building’s owner Dinesh Reddy objected to this. He said that all necessary clearances were taken even before the construction.

Reddy said that the drain was here for a long time. Knowing this, the authorities gave me permission for construction. I have not violated any rules. The officers came without any notice and demolished the boundary wall.