The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the BBMP to submit a report on the status of illegal construction under high-tension power lines in north Bengaluru, failing which it would summon its chief.
The NGT’s principal bench, headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, is hearing a petition about homes and shops constructed illegally under high-transmission power lines in Ashwath Nagar, Thanisandra Main Road, BBMP ward number 6.
The petitioner, a resident of Bengaluru, contended that the construction violates the minimum safe distance rule.
Adding to the problem, the petitioner said, stormwater drains connected to lakes have been encroached upon, leading to the discharge of untreated wastewater into these channels. Illegal construction and haphazard parking are blocking the road, too.
