Lake encroachment in K.C. Layout: 48-hour deadline to remove compound – Star of Mysore

State Authorities has yielded to land mafia, says MLA Srivatsa

Mysore/Mysuru: The fencing (compound) of lake land at Ok.C. Format (Kempu Cheluvajammanni Format) close to the foot of Chamundi Hill in Mysuru is rising as a serious flashpoint, with the Krishnaraja BJP MLA  T.S. Srivatsa issuing a 48-hour deadline to the District Administration to remove the compound put up by a personal particular person.

The MLA introduced the deadline this morning whereas talking to reporters on the disputed web site, accusing the State Authorities of bowing to the land mafia. “If the lake compound is just not cleared inside 48 hours, we are going to remove it a day after Mahashivarathri,” he warned.

The land in query falls below Kurubarahalli Survey No. 4 and is being claimed as personal property. Two boards have been erected on the web site. Nonetheless, official maps of the MDA determine the world as a lake.

Whereas one board refers to 23 guntas of land, the opposite mentions 3.17 acres, each asserting possession and warning the general public in opposition to trespassing. The boards additionally state that authorized motion can be initiated in opposition to anybody coming into the property with out permission.

“As quickly as the difficulty got here up, I raised a query in the Legislative Meeting, mentioning that MDA maps additionally point out Raja Kaluves (main storm water drains) related to the water physique, leaving little doubt that it’s Authorities-owned. Regardless of the info, Income Minister Krishna Byregowda gave a complicated and conflicting reply,” MLA Srivatsa mentioned.

“The Minister didn’t clearly state whether or not the land in query is certainly a lake, leaving the matter unresolved and elevating additional doubts. For this reason we have now given a deadline. The lake land has been encroached upon, and the State Authorities has failed to act, even in the Chief Minister’s house district,” he added.

Residents say the lake existed for many years. “Many elderly-timers nonetheless keep in mind the water physique. Now the water has dried up, and the land has been levelled, encroached upon, and fenced,” he mentioned.

BJP Metropolis Spokesperson M.M. Mohan, Krishnaraja Constituency BJP President Gopal Raj Urs, former Mayor Shivakumar, retired MUDA officer Nataraj and others have been current on the Ok.C. Format web site go to with the MLA.