Heritage monument encroached by houses and shops
2 Feb, 2012A reply to an RTI application has revealed that nearly 10% of monuments in Karnataka have been encroached upon. Instances of illegal/ unauthorised construction & encroachment have been reported on 59 state protected monuments. It has further been reported that the Gol Gumbuz - a 17th century tomb in Karnataka built by the sultan of Bijapur, is one of the monument which has been encroached by these houses and shops.