There appears to be chaos in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) due to non-coordination among different wings in removing storm-water drain encroachments, as the civic body’s engineers are informed about the stay order against demolition only when they reach the site, the High Court of Karnataka said on Wednesday.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice M.G.S. Kamal made the oral observations during the hearing of PIL petitions relating to maintenance of lakes and storm-water drains.
During the hearing, the counsel for some of the petitioners pointed out to the Bench that as monsoon was approaching, if effective steps were not taken, the situation would be very difficult to be managed by the BBMP and it may also cause health hazards.
