Bantwal: 11 Families Face Eviction Over Illegal Construction of Houses
 
Pics: Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (PS)
 
Bantwal, Apr 26: As many as 11 families who have illegally constructed houses in Majjoni in Veerakambha village here, have been asked to evict by the authorities.

On Tuesday April 26, zilla panchayat president Shailaja Bhat among other people's representatives and officials visited the spot and conducted an inspection. However, no concrete action was taken to evict them.

The Problem:
 
Around one acre land in the village had been sanctioned to 11 landless families in the year 1997-99 and title deeds were also handed over at the time. However, the land was not divided among them.

However, before the land could be earmarked, the families constructed their houses according to their own wishes, without actually knowing which part of the land was theirs. They are now facing eviction.
 
D K zilla panchayat president K T Shailaja Bhat who visited Majjoni on Tuesday speaking to press persons said that the issue will be handled transparently under the provision of law. The deserving will get their land, she said.
 
The DC has inspected the land and will take necessary action, said Bantwal taluk panchayat CEO Vasantraj Shetty.
 
The gram panchayat is expected to carry out the process of surveying the land within a month and will divide the land accordingly among the rightful owners. Later, decision will be taken on the violators who have already built houses on the land, said Veerakamba GP vice-president M Veerappa.
 
Bantwal TP president Shailaja Shetty, vice-president Dinesh Amtoor among others were present.
 
Residents, speaking to press persons, said that when they built the houses no one had objected. They also alleged that officials deceived them by not showing them the land even after handing over the title deeds.