<p> Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra on Wednesday said he has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to demolish an unauthorised apartment complex of the Prestige Group near Bellandur lake.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He said he has directed the Palike commissioner to raze the property sitting right on top of a stormwater drain (SWD).<br /><br />Addressing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Jayachandra said that during his recent visit to Challaghatta Valley, he discovered that the building has encroached upon the stormwater drain.<br /><br />The government has taken up a Rs 1,380-crore project to divert treated sewage water from Challaghatta Valley to fill tanks in Kolar, Chikkaballapur and Anekal taluks. “When I went for an inspection of the project, I found that the width of the SWD had dramatically shrunk from 150 feet to 10 feet. Among the many encroachments was the Prestige apartment near Bellandur lake. I have ordered for its immediate demolition,” he said.<br /></p>
<p> Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra on Wednesday said he has directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to demolish an unauthorised apartment complex of the Prestige Group near Bellandur lake.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He said he has directed the Palike commissioner to raze the property sitting right on top of a stormwater drain (SWD).<br /><br />Addressing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Jayachandra said that during his recent visit to Challaghatta Valley, he discovered that the building has encroached upon the stormwater drain.<br /><br />The government has taken up a Rs 1,380-crore project to divert treated sewage water from Challaghatta Valley to fill tanks in Kolar, Chikkaballapur and Anekal taluks. “When I went for an inspection of the project, I found that the width of the SWD had dramatically shrunk from 150 feet to 10 feet. Among the many encroachments was the Prestige apartment near Bellandur lake. I have ordered for its immediate demolition,” he said.<br /></p>