India, Oct. 9 -- Srirangapatna, Oct. 9- Following the instructions of Upa Lokayukta Justice B. Veerappa, the officials of Srirangapatna Taluk Administration have cleared encroachments along Cauvery river bank yesterday. A private resort, home stay and other commercial establishments, that had been built in violation of law at the river body were demolished, amid heavy Police bandobast.

Prior to the demolition drive, Executive Engineer of K.R. Sagar Division V. Jayanth marked the buffer zone of Cauvery river and a trench was dug to create hadbast (identification of boundary) to prevent any repeat in encroachments in the future.

The encroachment clearance taken up under the leadership of Tahsildar Chetana Yadav, lasted for about four hour...