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Take stringent action against all waterbody encroachments
Promised in the manifesto
The government will take stringent action against waterbody encroachments.
From the manifesto: Inbam (Joy) › 9. World-Class Infrastructure › D. Urban Development, see page 83
Where it standsSaid
Announced on 5 Jun 2026. No budget mention or order recorded yet.
The government said it will expedite the removal of waterbody encroachments.
So far
Direction to departments to expedite removal of encroachments before the monsoon
Not yet seen
Specific details on the stringency or scope of enforcement actions are not provided.
Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them.
Documents behind this
- 5 Jun 2026 · Press releaseDIPR press release 21900
- The Chief Minister directed relevant departments to expedite desilting of water bodies and removal of encroachments before the northeast monsoon.
Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.
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