Expressing displeasure over removal of only 10 encroachments of stormwater drains (SWDs) during past 15 days, the High Court of Karnataka on Friday orally cautioned that it may have to order for withholding of the salary of Chief Engineer (SWD), Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike.
A Division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty made the observations while examining the steps taken by the BBMP to fill potholes and maintain SWDs during the hearing on a PIL petition related to maintenance of city’s roads.
It noted that the BBMP, as on September 16, had said that 602 encroachments of SWDs are yet to be removed of the total 2,626 identified encroachments.
