Tahsildars to check encroachment of government land

Taking serious note of encroachment of government land in different parts of the State, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday declared that the tahsildars of taluks would be held responsible for any encroachment of government land in their jurisdiction.

Briefing presspersons after his maiden meeting with the deputy commissioners of districts, chief executive officers of zilla panchayats and heads of the government departments, here, the Chief Minister directed the tahsildars to identify government land in their jurisdiction, conduct a survey of such lands, fence them and put up a board stating that the properly belonged to the government.

He asked them to take steps to recover the land encroached by land sharks.

He said the Cabinet would take a decision on the implementation of the A.T. Ramaswamy Committee that looked into encroachment of government lands in and around Bangalore.

Dengue

Expressing concern over the outbreak of dengue in some parts of the State, Mr. Siddaramaiah directed the Health Department to work in coordination with the deputy commissioners and local bodies to not only provide immediate medical relief to the affected persons, but also check the spread of the epidemic by focussing on hygiene and measures to control mosquito menace. Pointing out that people were in panic after the outbreak of the epidemic in cities such as Bangalore, Mysore and Mangalore, he asked the authorities to work on a war-footing.

Taking serious note of the bad condition of roads throughout the State, the Chief Minister directed the Public Works Department to fill the potholes before the commencement of monsoon.

He also asked the Women and Child Welfare Department to send a proposal to the authorities concerned for supplying milk and eggs to children in the anganwadis.

Expressing concern that students dependent on government-run hostels were put to inconvenience as the hostels re-opened three months after the reopening of schools and colleges, Mr. Siddaramaiah directed officials to ensure the hostels reopened along with the educational institutions.