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Lokayukta Justice B.S. Patil has expressed superior interest implicit large-scale encroachments and irregularities successful lakes crossed Kolar district, and has directed gross and survey officials to implicit pending enactment and taxable a elaborate compliance report.
At a reappraisal gathering held connected March 25, officials from aggregate taluks of Kolar territory appeared earlier the authorization and furnished presumption reports connected water surveys and encroachment clearance.
According to officials, KGF taluk has 325 lakes, of which surveys person been completed for 200, portion a re-survey of 46 lakes is pending owed to outdated records and caller encroachments. In Bangarpet taluk, each 377 lakes person been surveyed, with encroachments identified successful a fewer cases, astir of which person been cleared, portion notices person been issued successful others.
Srinivaspur taluk reported 617 lakes, including respective that person shrunk into tiny ponds, with encroachments specified arsenic residential constructions detected successful aggregate locations. Mulbagal taluk has 803 lakes, of which arsenic galore arsenic 381 were recovered encroached, and successful immoderate instances, water lands were allegedly recorded successful backstage names and removed from authoritative records. In Kolar taluk, 566 lakes were identified, with surveys completed for 565, but encroachments proceed successful respective h2o bodies, officials said.
The Lokayukta observed that amerciable concern of water lands, delays successful surveys, and administrative lapses person contributed to the degradation of h2o bodies. Officials cited unit shortages and method issues for the hold successful completing surveys and preparing sketches. Warning of strict action, Lokayukta Justice Patil directed authorities to expedite re-surveys, wide encroachments, and taxable an enactment taken study earlier the adjacent proceeding scheduled connected May 26, 2026. He besides cautioned that costs would beryllium imposed connected officials for non-compliance.
