Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Families evicted from government land await housing
In Bengaluru, 167 families were evicted from government land near Kogilu Cross.
The government checked who was eligible for houses and found that 90 families can get new homes.
These families will receive houses under a special government program called the One Lakh Housing Scheme.
The minister in charge, Byrathi Suresh, said that only local residents who are eligible will get the houses.
This is to help people who were living on land that they were not supposed to.
In Davanagere, 30 families were evicted from grazing land and have been homeless for three months.
They are protesting because they were promised new homes but have not received any help yet.
The officials say they are working to find a solution.
167 families were evicted from government land near Kogilu Cross in Bengaluru.
90 of these families are eligible for houses under the One Lakh Housing Scheme.
30 families were evicted from grazing land in Davanagere and remain homeless.
Evicted families in Davanagere are protesting due to lack of rehabilitation.
Officials in Davanagere assure housing will be provided within two days.
- Who
- 167 families in Bengaluru and 30 families in Davanagere evicted from government land
- What
- Eviction of families encroaching on government land and subsequent housing issues
- When
- Evictions occurred in the past, with ongoing housing issues
- Where
- Kogilu Cross, Bengaluru and Shiramagondanahalli near Lokikere Road, Davanagere
- Why
- Families encroached on government land, eligible families to be provided houses under the One Lakh Housing Scheme in Bengaluru; eviction drive in Davanagere due to encroachment on gomala land
- Number of families evicted in Bengaluru
- 167
- Number of eligible families in Bengaluru
- 90
- Location of eviction in Bengaluru
- Kogilu Cross, Bengaluru
- Government scheme for housing
- One Lakh Housing Scheme
- Official in charge in Bengaluru
- Byrathi Suresh, Karnataka Urban Development and Town Planning Minister
- Number of families evicted in Davanagere
- 30
- Location of eviction in Davanagere
- Shiramagondanahalli near Lokikere Road, Davanagere
- Current status of evicted families in Davanagere
- Homeless, protesting outside refugee centre
- Assurance from City Corporation Commissioner
- Housing to be provided within two days
Sources
Kogilu eviction: ‘90 of 167 families evicted found eligible for houses’
Kogilu Demolition: Only 90 Families Likely To Qualify For Rehabilitation, Says Karnataka Minister
30 families evicted from ‘gomala’ land still homeless after 3 months
Only 90 people eligible for compensatory houses, says Minister
