Lake encroachments cleared
The Hindu
In a special drive, Bengaluru district administration cleared encroachments of 32 acres and 10.04 guntas of land on 20 lakes in the district on Saturday. These include lakes in Adur, Tattanahalli, Igg
In a special drive, Bengaluru district administration cleared encroachments of 32 acres and 10.04 guntas of land on 20 lakes in the district on Saturday. These include lakes in Adur, Tattanahalli, Iggaluru, Bidarakuppe and other villages in Anekal taluk.
The administration also cleared 9 acres and 15 guntas of gomala land in Yelahanka, Anekal and Bengaluru South taluks apart from 3 acres and 36 gnats of gunduthopu and 7 guntas of kharab land in the district. The total market value of land cleared of encroachments on Saturday is estimated at ₹30.73 crore.
More than 2.6 lakh village and ward volunteers in Andhra Pradesh, once celebrated as the government’s grassroots champions for their crucial role in implementing welfare schemes, are now in a dilemma after learning that their tenure has not been renewed after August 2023 even though they have been paid honoraria till June 2024. Disowned by both YSRCP, which was in power when they were appointed, and the current ruling TDP, which made a poll promise to double their pay, these former volunteers are ruing the day they signed up for the role which they don’t know if even still exists