The Hindu 03.01.2012
List of open spaces, parks in twin cities released
Staff Correspondent
HDMC seeks details from people about encroachments on public properties
Following complaints about encroachments of parks, playgrounds and open
spaces in various localities in the twin cities, the Hubli-Dharwad
Municipal Corporation has published a list of the same for the
information of the public.
The detailed list of the parks, playgrounds and open
spaces in various localities along with the city survey numbers is now
available on the official website of the corporation www.hdmc.gov.in.
According to the information on the website, which has
already been published in the State Gazette UDD 65 AHD 2010, dated May
12, 2010, there are as many as 496 places in various layouts that were
handed over to the corporation. While there are as many as 379 such
parks, playgrounds and open spaces in the layouts handed over to the
corporation before 2005, 117 such sites were handed over to the HDMC
after 2005.
In Unakal, there are 165 such sites followed by
Krishnapur, which has 67 parks, playgrounds and open spaces. The details
of such sites and open spaces in other localities are: Bengeri – 58;
Nagashettikoppa – 41; Keshwapur – 50; Amargol – 18; MTS – 26; M.
Aralikatti – 6, Gopanakoppa – 18; Ayodhya – 8; Bhairdevarakoppa – 7;
Gamanagatti –18; Yallapur –1; Sutagatti – 4; Ahoballapur –1; and Raynal –
8.
The Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation has appealed to
the general public to visit the website for information on parks and
open spaces in the twin cities. Authorities have urged the public to
alert the corporation about properties that have been encroached upon.
Special Officer of HDMC S.H. Nargegal has requested the
general public to call the helpline numbers 2213888 and 2213898
(round-the-clock) to register their complaints regarding encroachment of
public properties.
The list has been uploaded on www.hdmc.gov.in
HDMC will receive complaints about encroachments on 2213888 and 2213898
