The Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has decided to launch a special drive to clear footpath encroachments in Hubballi-Dharwad. The drive will be jointly conducted by HDMC and the police department. This decision comes after receiving complaints and instructions from elected representatives. The HDMC will issue an ultimatum for footpath clearance and take legal action against encroachers.
Two brothers in Rajkot have been booked for allegedly encroaching upon government land and constructing a two-storey house in Jamnagar city. Read more about the incident and the legal action taken against them.
While the forest department has cleared nearly 2,000 acres of encroachment over the past three months, more needs to be done,” said Khandre during his meeting with KFD officials on Tuesday.
updated: Feb 04 2021, 01:48 ist
Residents of Kanakapura Road, Turahalli and Gubbalala held a protest on Wednesday morning against the state government’s decision to create a 400-acre tree park in the Turahalli Reserve Forest.
Protesting outside the Turahalli forest, they asked the government to immediately stop the excavation work inside the forest area.
A day after spotting earth excavators working along the forest’s periphery, residents took up cudgels asking the forest area to be left alone.
Abdul Aleem, co-founder of Changemakers of Kanakapura Road, said: “There is no point in converting an existing forest into a tree park by planting more trees. All one needs to do is to retain the forest and it will come up on its own.”