Land Mafia
With Bangalore expanding so vastly, it’s an inevitable hard truth that the city’s green surroundings are plundered. The major players who are cashing in on the increasing demand for land in Bangalore is today termed as land mafia. Due to this increasing demand, the land mafia is eyeing the big beautiful lakes that the city [...] Continue Reading »
Builders in collusion with the officials have encroached upon vast extent of lake land to construct apartment complexes and form layouts. Their modus operandi is simple: Dump debris to fill the lake. Once a portion is levelled off, usurp it by creating fictitious documents. The defiant act doesn’t end there. A survey of 842 lakes [...] Continue Reading »
Most realtors prefer to buy wetlands near canals which can easily be encroached. As the real estate boom spreads to the outskirts, the invaluable wetlands and farmlands of Kochi are transforming into up lands for ‘basements’ for skyrises. Corporate lobbies and real estate giants are eyeing this fertile land and competing with each other to [...] Continue Reading »
Lonely senior citizens have become the target of land sharks who enjoy the support of politicians. The senior citizens say Land Mafia have been threatening them to sell their land for building a multi-storeyed commercial-cum-residential complex. A police officer said that land sharks were active since land prices in Besant Nagar had soared to more [...] Continue Reading »
