BENGALURU: On Tuesday, trees around the Pattandur Agrahara Lake were axed which the residents believe is the handiwork of the BBMP, which has planned to build a link road from Hope Farm Junction to ECC.
Sister Suma, one of the petitioners, said, “After a petition was filed in the High Court in 2017, things had calmed down. But on Tuesday afternoon, we saw bulldozers in the area. The matter is sub-judice. How can civic agencies come up with a road?”
The court’s hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
Mr Sandeep Anirudhan, a citizen activist, said that during the last hearing, the BBMP advocate had told the court that the road project was abandoned. “So, why are they continuing with the project surreptitiously,” he asked.
One of the major reasons for the residents to file a petition in August 2017 was that a portion of St Josesph’s Convent and an orphanage would be demolished for the road project. Corporator S. Muniswamy allayed the residents’ fear, saying that MLA Arvind Limbavali has said that the school will not be affected and no construction will be allowed on the lake land.
“Trees were felled in a plot owned by Embassy Group. The lake falls in Survey No 54 and the road is an extension of the 80 feet road which connects ECC to Whitefield,” the corporator said
Sister Suma, however, said that the residents do not want a road as five alternative routes are already available.
