Bagmane Group admits to encroaching rajakaluve for building its centre in B’luru tech park
BBMP survey confirms Puravankara villas built illegally on stormwater drain; residents shocked
Bengaluru: While Bagmane World Technology Centre of the Bagmane Group has admitted to having encroached upon the stormwater drains (rajakaluve) in the tech park area, it has also said that the main culprit is the adjacent Puravankara Purva Parkridge.
Bagmane World Technology Centre was among the 15 big names accused of having contributed to the flood mess in the state capital last week by encroaching upon drains. An area of approximately 2.4 meters of the drain in the IT Corridor in east Bengaluru has been encroached upon by the Bagmane Centre.
GP Chakravarthi, general manager of the Group, admitted, “We covered the drains with slabs, but only to prevent the backflow of the water from the Mahadevapura Lake. If not, our tech park would have been flooded,” insisting, however, on the role played by Puravankara Purva Parkridge Villas in the flooding of the area.
On Wednesday, a second official survey confirmed an encroachment in the Puravankara Purva Parkridge area. Two of the 140-odd villas of Puravankara Purva Parkridge are constructed near the boundary wall of the tech park and have apparently encroached upon 2.5 meters of the drains.
While a survey by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike last month had already brought to light the encroachment, the residents of the villas refuted the charges. They also approached the court, complaining that the survey had been conducted in their absence.
As a part of a second survey, in the presence of the residents, the Palike officials visited the villas on Wednesday. It was now confirmed that the villas had indeed been constructed illegally on the stormwater drains.
Now, while the executive engineer Malathi R has said that they would further act based on the decision of the court, the residents are shocked by the outcome of the survey. They have, therefore, said they would fight it out in court.
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RCB pip CSK by two runs in last-ball IPL thriller
Bengaluru: Ayush Mhatre's 94 and Ravindra Jadeja's 77 not out went in vain as Royal Challengers Bengaluru pipped Chennai Super Kings by two runs in their IPL match here on Saturday.
Chasing 214, CSK scored 211 for 5 in their 20 overs.
Mhatre scored a 48-ball 94 with five sixes and nine fours while adding 114 runs with Jadeja (77 not out off 45 balls, 8x4s, 2x6s) for the second wicket.
For RCB, Lungi Ngidi returned with figures of 3/30.
Earlier, half-centuries from Jacob Bethell (55), Virat Kohli (62) and Romario Shepherd (53 not out) took RCB to 213 for five.
While Bethell and Kohli put on 97 runs for the opening wicket to set a platform, Shepherd blasted four fours and six sixes to make 53 not out off only 14 balls, recording the fastest fifty of the season and joint second-fastest overall.
For CSK, Matheesha Pathirana found his rhythm and lengths to return 3-0-36-3.
Brief scores:
RCB: 213 for 5 in 20 overs (Jacob Bethell 55, Virat Kohli 62, Romario Shepherd 53 not out; Matheesha Pathirana 3/36).
CSK: 211 for 5 in 20 overs (Ayush Mhatre 94, Ravindra Jadeja 77 not out; Lungi Ngidi 3/30).
