In a bid to reclaim encroached government land in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts, the State government will set monthly targets for officials to recover the encroached land.
Indicating that encroachment over the years happened due to the complicity of government officials and advocates, Revenue Minister Krishna Byregowda told the Legislative Council on Wednesday (July 12), “Targets for clearing encroachments and evicting encroachers would be given for officials who are tasked with anti-encroachment drives in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts.” He was responding to a question from BJP member Y. Narayanswamy.
The Minister said, “Clearing encroachment will depend on the will of the government. We have already taken steps to clear encroachments. About 8 to 10 cases have been taken up already.”
