Though the government has failed to de-silt the tank bed for more than a decade, the Tahsildar's office has been regularly collecting tax from the neighbouring agriculturists under the Irrigation Act for use of the water from Korambadukeres.
On account of inaction of the government, public tank is filled with mud and its storage capacity has decreased and since some years there has been no flow of water from the tank during the summer and hence the agriculturists have stopped cultivating their lands.
Rajesh, son of Dharmaraj Hegde who owns agricultural lands near Korambadukere and several other villages had made several written requests to the government to remove the encroachment and to de-silt the tank bed and restore it to its original condition by repairing it.
The local MLA had also requested the government to de-silt the tank, but government had failed to take any action. Therefore, Mr. Rajesh had filed the Public Interest Petition before the High Court, through his Advocate P P Hegde, who argued that failure of the government to de-silt and repair the public water tank has resulted in deprivation of the right of the agriculturists to cultivate their land and to eke out their livelihood.
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