Nov 21, 2024 06:46 AM IST
In a late-night operation on Tuesday, the Raichur district administration demolished an unlawful temple constructed on a civic facilities (C.A.) land in LBS Nagar. The construction, which housed idols of Shiva and Ganesha, was cleared to facilitate the development of a authorities faculty.
The operation, led by Raichur assistant commissioner Gajanan Balle and supported by the town municipal council (CMC), was carried out with the help of a JCB machine and heavy police safety. The location was designated for the L.B.S. Nagar Authorities Excessive Faculty, with approvals granted on June 1, 2022. Nevertheless, native opposition to the varsity’s development delayed the mission, officers accustomed to the matter mentioned.
Initially meant as a shed for storing development supplies, the construction was repurposed by native residents right into a makeshift temple . Regardless of the positioning’s allocation for instructional functions, the transformation of the shed right into a temple sparked a dispute between residents and authorities.
Deputy commissioner Ok Nitish mentioned: “The C.A. website in L.B.S. Nagar was allotted for a authorities faculty. Nevertheless, locals had raised objections to the development of the varsity. A shed, initially meant for development supplies, was became a temple with idols. This precipitated delays within the faculty development work.”
He mentioned that the demolition was a joint operation below the supervision of Raichur CMC commissioner Gurusiddayya, extra SPs Shivkumar and Harish, three DySPs, and over 10 police inspectors.
Regardless of sturdy native opposition, authorities ensured the operation proceeded with out incident. The deputy commissioner emphasised that funds had already been sanctioned for the varsity, and the grant from the Karnataka-Karnataka Area Growth Board (KKRDB) was being utilised to start development.
With the temple cleared, work on the four-classroom faculty constructing is anticipated to start promptly, Nitish mentioned. The authorities added that the choice was made within the bigger curiosity of the group and to make sure instructional infrastructure is offered within the space.
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