The High Court of Karnataka on Monday accepted the action plans submitted by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for prevention and removal of encroachments of storm-water drains and lakes by fixing responsibility on the designated officers and timeline for taking various steps.
However, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice Krishna S. Dixit asked the BBMP to reduce the timeline for initiating the process of taking action so that process could be expedited without loss of time.
Earlier, in its action plan on lakes, the BBMP had said that 21 lakes are free from encroachments, of the 202 under its jurisdiction.
