The Deccan Herald 25.10.2010
28,000 acres of govt land grabbed, says BMRDA chief
Almatti, Oct 24, DHNS
As much as 28,000 acres of land in a 50-km radius in Bangalore has been encroached upon, S M Jaamdar, Chairman of the Bangalore Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (BMRDA) and Karnataka Public Lands Corporation said here on Sunday.
The Government will take steps to repossess the land in stages, each acre of which cost crores of rupees, Jaamdar told mediapersons.
“Eminent persons in the State are involved in the encroachment,” Jaamdar, who is on a visit here said.
Jaamdar recalled that when he was the Secretary (Revenue), as much as 15,000 acres of encroached land had been repossessed by the government.
