Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru, Jul 28: Mayor Kavita Sanil along with MCC commissioner Mohammed Nazeer and other officials on Friday July 28 conducted a demolition drive near Rao and Rao circle here.

The demolition drive was carried out against an 'illegal' encroachment at Rao and Rao circle. While acquiring the building licence the builders had signed the relinquishment deal according to which they were supposed to hand over a portion of the land to the government. Once the deal is signed by the builders, the said land belongs to the Mangaluru City Corporation after the specified term is over.

During the drive, the compound wall belonging to SKACM society, within which construction is going on, was demolished.

Addressing mediapersons, mayor Kavita Sanil said, "The deal to relinquish this land was signed five years ago. Once the builders sign the relinquish deal, the land belongs to the MCC. But the builders refused to vacate the land until the completion of the building. This issue was also discussed during the council meeting and we cleared our stand. The builder has encroached 10 ft of the MCC land.

"After the builders acquired the land, the road became very narrow resulting in inconvenience to the pedestrian and motorists taking this route. This road will be widened at the earliest in order to help pedestrians and also to avoid further traffic congestion in this area," she added.