Mangalore:  District in-charge Minister CT Ravi has said that the encroachment of lakes  in the district will not be tolerated and stern action would follow against the encroachers.

The Minister who was presiding over the  Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) review meeting held at the ZP meeting hall  on August 14, Tuesday, directed the officials to initiate necessary action within a month.

Earlier MLA UT Khader drew the attention of the minister towards the Kochi-Mangalore Gas pipeline project and alleged the authorities were not taking locals into confidence with regard to land acquisition.

Responding to the complaint, the district ministers said that the locals should be consulted by the officers before land acquisition and other matters.

The Chief Executive Engineer of theNatgional Highway Authority informed that the  road work between Moodbidri and Bellaccharu was complete and open for traffic.

Bantwal MLA Ramanath Rai complained that some stone quarry firms at Sajipamuda and Bantwal Mooda in Bantwal were resorting to open blasting causing severe problems to the locals.

In reply, the minister warned of action against quarry owners violating rules. Moodibidri MLA Abhayachandra Jain,Police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, ZP President K T Shailaja Bhat, ZP Vice-President Dhanalaxmi Janardhan, Mayor Gulzar Banu, Deputy speaker Yogish Bhat, ZP CEO Dr K N Vijay Prakash, district in-charge secretary Bharath Lal Meena were among others were present on the occasion.