ENCROACHMENT ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
There are encroachments
on most of the National Highways particularly near urban localities.
Removal of encroachments is a continuous process and State Government
concerned is taking necessary action for removal of encroachments
whenever these are noticed. In Karnataka, encroachments were noticed
on all the National Highways and State Government is taking action
for removal of these encroachments.
As
per
the Policy,
no financial
assistance is provided to the
State Government for rehabilitation of the
encroachers.
However, the guidelines of World Bank and Asian Development Bank
provide for extending assistance to ‘vulnerable
encroachers’ which includes SCs, STs, handicapped and people falling
below poverty line.
This information
was given by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Road Transport
and Highways, Major General B.C. Khanduri AVSM (Retd.) in a written
reply to a question of Shri Namdeo Harbaji Diwathe and Shri Ambareesha
in the Lok Sabha today.
