Bengaluru: Officials of the Revenue Department of Bengaluru District Administration continued their land recovery drive on Saturday across South Bengaluru and recovered 160 acres of encroached land, worth Rs. 1,161 crore.
The officials recovered 18 guntas of land in survey number 42 in Hulimavu which had been encroached by a multinational company, according to L.C. Nagaraja, Assistant Commissioner, Bengaluru South Subdivision. Four acres of land was recovered in survey number 49 which had been encroached upon by a real estate developer.

“At Yellakunte in HSR Layout, around 15 acres and 11 guntas of land — spread across several parcels — on which houses had come up were recovered. The residents kept saying the plots were allotted by the BDA, but had no proof back their claims,” Nagaraja said.

Around 12 acres and 31 guntas in survey number 69 at Haralakunte village, was recovered by the officials which was encroached upon by a family living in HSR Layout.

“There is a certain Chandramouli Reddy who holds the general power of attorney for the land and has been fighting cases in various courts. I issued an order to recover the land on Friday, and on Saturday, the operation was carried out and a compound wall constructed,” the Assistant Commissioner said.

“Nearly 68 acres of land has been recovered in Anekal. These are in parcels of 3, 5 and 2 acres and are mostly agricultural land which had been encroached upon,” Nagaraja said.