Environmentalists in Mysuru will file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to stall the construction of a building inside a park in alleged violation of the law.
The building is being constructed by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and is coming up in the park in Jayanagar. Activists say that it is a pointer to the flagrant violation of the Karnataka Parks, Play-Field and Open Spaces (Preservation and Regulation) Act 1985 as per which no construction can be allowed in a park which spans less than 2.5 hectares. Controversy is brewing over its construction ever since the civil works came to light and environmentalists red-flagged it as being in violation of the law besides eating into the lung space of the city.
According to the MCC officials, a section of the public had sought amenities and hence a senior citizens’ centre was being constructed inside the park for their use. The authorities claimed that 5 per cent of the park area could be used for civil works as per the law and the ongoing construction fell within that limit.
