BBMP bulldozes Ejipura shanties
The BBMP started demolition drive in Ejipura and have demolished at least two dozen huts. Demolitions in the colony have been happening on a frequent basis over the last few months.
The 15 acres and 22 guntas of land on which the shantytown is located is slated for the construction of a mall and higher quality tenements for the original residents. Half of the land will be used for the construction of 1,512 EWS apartments. The other half will be used by Maverick Holdings to construct the mall.
As the tension continues, another group of BBMP officials started issuing biometric cards to the residents under a makeshift tent. These cards will help the evicted residents lay claim to the new houses. Some of the residents are original allottees while others are tenants of the original allottees. The replacement flats on the same spot are planned for original allottees only.
After spending a night in the cold, thousand of residents of Ejipura’s EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) quarters blocked the road from entering the bulldozer to the colony located near the upmarket Koramangala first block. However, the bulldozers managed to move in and demolished a large section of what was left.
Many residents were arrested for protesting the drive. Even the officials and the politicians are now refusing to relocate those people. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has razed around 200 houses today. Out of the total 1,640 houses, as many as 1,000 were razed and few are remaining which they will be razing tonight.
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