Implementing the instructions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the anti-encroachment squad of Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is taking continuous action to remove encroachments from the periphery of Kaliyasot River.
Notably, with the implementation of the instructions of NGT, the BMC squad is taking speedy actions. Here on Monday BMC Commissioner Tejaswi S Naik inspected the respective area and reviewed all the ongoing works being carried out there.
Under Naik’s supervision the officials marked the lake area starting from its zero point to 33 meters. Naik instructed the officials concerned to remove the encroachments and also clear the waterlogged area as soon as possible. On the other hand, while taking the action the squad removed 63 truckload of waste including kopra and debris from the marked area.
Moreover, with the implantation of the instructions by Naik, the BMC building permission squad removed encroachments from Kaliyasot and nearby areas.
The squad took the action at Sagar Premier Tower phase 1, Signature 99 Apartment. The squad took the action with the help of two JCB machines, one poclain and six dumpers and removed 63 truckloads of waste from there.
During the action, city planner Sunita Singh, and other officials of building permission department of BMC were present.
On the directives of the NGT, the BMC had started removing encroachments for the past three days. The NGT has asked the BMC to remove the structures constructed by the builders encroaching upon the river.