Mysore/Mysuru: With a large space of land meant for Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Kesare remaining vacant and unused for years, the locals are apprehensive that land sharks may encroach upon it, which is valued at crores of rupees.
About 65 to 70 acres of land was acquired by the Government for setting up of STP at Kesare, following which the STP was built on a 25-30 acre plot of the land during 1998-2002, while the unused land was secured with fencing. While a portion of the unused land was utilised for construction of staff quarters, the rest of the space was fenced. But still, some land sharks, eyeing the highly valuable land, are out to grab it by encroachment, according to some locals, who allege that the MCC is doing little to conserve the land despite several representations made in this regard.
