Forest officials remove encroachments in the Bhootanahalli minor forest near Kaggalipura on the Bannerghatta Road.
Credit: Forest Department
Bengaluru: The forest department has cleared around 4.3 acres of encroached forest land valued at Rs 25 crore, officials said on Saturday.
The encroached area was located in the Bhootanahalli minor forest near Kaggalipura on the Bannerghatta Road. In a press release, the department stated that one Ravi Kavale had encroached upon the land and built a farmhouse. The forest department had registered an FIR in 2006
“A legal battle went on for 18 years,” the department said. “The land of around 539 acres was declared a minor forest in 1934. The legal battle is underway to recover the remaining encroached land.”