The Hindu 04.08.2012
‘Encroached properties will be recovered’
Minister for Municipalities and Local Bodies Balachandra
Jarakiholi on Friday said officials had been instructed to submit a
report on encroachment of properties belonging to city municipal
councils, town municipal councils and town panchayats in the State to
the Department by August 31.
He said steps would be
taken to recover encroached civic amenity sites and parks. The issue
related to encroachment of properties of municipalities was debated
during the just-concluded legislature session.
Mr.
Jarakiholi, who reviewed the works undertaken by the department, told
mediapersons the State Government has decided to take up road
development and drainage works in areas coming under municipalities at a
cost of about Rs 1,100 crore.
A total of 4,500 km
roads would be asphalted by spending Rs. 20 lakh per km of road.
Drainage works worth Rs. 247 crore would be taken up during the current
financial year, he said. A committee headed by district in-charge
ministers would identify roads to be developed and areas for drainage
works. A sum of Rs. 74 crore has been released to urban local bodies to
meet drinking water requirements, he said.