Hyderabad, Sept. 19: The government has decided to punish those who built illegal constructions upstream of Osamansagar and Himayatsagar.

Smriti Kak Ramachandran

Proposes green belt along banks of river; separate channels to receive filthy water

NEW DELHI: Taking a serious view of the Yamuna

Due to a lax rescue effort by the authorities, land grabbers are filling up the Rupnagar main canal at Pallabi by constructing road and tin-shed houses across the canal.

This unauthorised grabbing of the canal has worried locals as they fear the area would be waterlogged permanently if the canal is blocked in such a way.

The natural canal carries sewages and stormwater of West Shewrapara, Kazipara, Monipur, Mirpur Section 2 and Rupnagar residential areas, Duaripara and Alokdi villages, and discharges them into the river Turag.

DH News Service, Bangalore:

The State Government is contemplating setting up a special task force to clear encroachment of lake beds in and around Bangalore city, Minor Irrigation Minister Govind Karjol said on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters, Karjol said the encroached land is estimated to be worth nearly Rs 50,000 crore, and government will take all steps to clear them.

DH News Service, Bellary:

A complaint has been lodged against Obalapuram Mining Company, belonging to Tourism and Infrastructure Development Minister G Janardhan Reddy, alleging encroachment of mining areas belonging to others, assaulting, and issuing threats to life.

T Ganesh of TNR Mines has alleged that the personnel of Obalapuram Company forcibly entered the mining area belonging to him in Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border area and assaulted the workers there.

Hyderabad, July 9: Over 80,000 acres of Wakf properties, including land, are under encroachment at various places in Andhra Pradesh. Ironically, even the State government has allegedly encroached some of them and is fighting cases claiming ownership along with several other private individuals in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Sahara raised unauthorised constructions, it says High Court pulls up LDA for carrying out late night demolitions Illegal acts of company deprived public of free access along area: plea The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday moved the Supreme Court questioning the interim relief granted by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, restraining the authorities from demolishing Sahara Shahar, a property belonging to the Sahara India Commercial Corporation in Lucknow.

Inspection of a mega housing project in Grande-Vanelilm in Colva has revealed that a well shown on the survey plan has ceased to exist on the ground, while storm water drain leading to a water pond stands filled up with mud. What's more, the inspection report read out by Panchayat Secretary, Rajendra Naik in the presence of Sarpanch Suzie Fernandes revealed that land filling has taken place, including the filling up of a ghairo (cowdung pond). The inspection was conducted as per last Sunday's gram Sabha meeting following a complaint lodged by Reena Fernandes and Menino Fernandes.