The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the designated officers of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to take immediate steps to remove the identified encroachments of Subramanyapura and Begur lakes in the city.
A Division Bench comprising Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J.M. Khazi issued the directions after going through the reports of survey conducted by the State authorities on the encroachments of these two lakes. The Bench was hearing a batch of PIL petitions on the issue of protection, rejuvenation, and preservation of lakes.
The Bench said the designated officers of the BBMP will have to exercise the power under Section 22 of the Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority Act, 2014, to clear the encroachments.
