Deccan Herald 30.11.2013
TP resolves to clear encroached land
Even as several organisations are fighting
against the encroachment of government land by wealthy individuals in
Kushalnagar town panchayat limits, the Kushalnagar Town Panchayat on
Friday, passed a resolution to take stringent action to clear the
encroahed land in the TP limits.
The town panchayat
meeting has been witnessing fight from various quarters against wealthy
landlords encroaching the government land including gomala, paisari,
kumbaragundi and National Park.
Raising the issue, TP member H J
Kariappa said that there was a need to carry out survey of the
government land in TP limits. Supporting his view members demanded for
conducting a survey. After a lengthy discussions, it was decided to
clear the encroachment. The Town Panchayat also decided to reclaim the
encroached land without any delay. Member Sharavankumar raised the
issue of high-tension wire passing through Gundu Rao layout.
and there were suggestions to re design the layout, nothing has been
done in this regard, he complained. Responding to the issue, TP Chief
Officer Babu said that a request was sent to the Urban Development
Authority asking to re design the plan and action will be taken soon
after receiving green signal from the UDA, he said.
Some of the
resolutions that were passed in the meeting include, shifting the tempo
stand to the available land near Hindu crematorium and evict the old
government and private buildings in TP limits which are in a pathetic
condition.
TP President D K Thimmappa chaired the meeting.
