BBMP starts drive to remove encroachments on storm-water drains
The Hindu
Priority being given to ensuring free flow of water in all vulnerable areas, says civic chief
Following Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s directions, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has taken up the drive to remove encroachments on storm-water drains. It has identified 714 drains for removal.
Civic chief Gaurav Gupta said priority was being given to ensuring free flow of water in all the vulnerable areas. “Removal of encroachments is a regular exercise. We have already taken up the drive in many places across the city, especially in the vulnerable points,” he said.
Nearly 50% of Dakshina Kannada’s shoreline has been eroded, the highest among the three coastal districts of Karnataka, according to a study for the period 1990-2018 by the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR).
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