Encroachments on Varanasi lake cleared
The Hindu
Reclaimed land valued at ₹30 crore
Land measuring one acre and six guntas on the Varanasi lake, also known as Jinke Timmanahalli lake, that had been encroached was reclaimed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Friday. The lake at Varanasi village, Bidarahalli hobli, Bengaluru East taluk, in Mahadevapura zone, was originally spread across eight acres and 24 guntas. Of this, a few sheet houses had encroached onto the lake area, said the BBMP in a press release. The reclaimed land is worth around ₹30 crore. The encroachments were cleared jointly by a team of revenue officials from the district administration, along with BBMP and Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) authorities. Measures have been taken to fence the reclaimed land, the release stated.More Related News