Encroachments on Badshahi canal will be removed soon

Patna: District administration will remove encroachments from 45 places on the Badshahi canal, which was once one of the bests drain of the state capital to drain out excess rain water in the monsoon season.

In a review meeting with Patna Divisional Commissioner Anand Kishor on chair, it was decided to give a new leash of life to Badshahi canal by removing encroachments and illegal construction on  both the sides of the canal.

Kishor had identified 22 places of encroachments in Phulwari block in which interim orders have been passed in 17 cases.

The hearing of 5 cases will be held on May 9.

In Sampatchak block, 12 places of encroachments have been identified while in Patna Sadar, 11 places of encroachments have been detected.

The hearing of all these cases will be held on May 11.

Kishor said the encroachments would be removed on priority basis.

Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui