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The town police officer of Malir would be held responsible for any further encroachment on the riverbed, the Sindh High Court observed on Monday.

The Sindh government has decided to extend the New Sabzi Mandi area by 20 acres and re-constituted its allotment committee.

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Kunjan Pulayan looks sadly at his empty barn as his wife Ammini asks him to borrow paddy from a relative.

April 6: Land sharks have encroached into the Ramakrishnapuram lake near Neredmet from all the sides. This lake is the habitat of a variety of birds and tortoises.
Several buildings have come up near the lake situated beside the flyover.
Moreover, tortoises from the lake are caught in the lake and sold by the poachers.

Mines and Geology Department District Geologist Mahesh inspected the spot at Belenahalli where quarrying has been going on blatantly, on Monday.

Mumbai Did you know there were 70 lakes in Mumbai but 67 of them are found surrounded with vegetation? Or that 53 per cent of lakes are encroached upon by local residents, of which 21 per cent is handed over to builders and about 26 per cent to government agencies.

A RELENTLESS campaign launched by an RTI activist and local residents has forced the Chennai Corporation to act remove an encroachment on the eastern corner of the Turn Bulls Road-Chamiers Road junction that has posed as stumbling block to free flow of traffic on the busy stretch.