Bengaluru, 3 September

As many as 8,500 seized two, three and four-wheelers that have been lying for years in and around police station premises across Bengaluru will soon be shifted to designated locations, Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Thursday.

Noting that residents have been demanding for years that these vehicles be either disposed of or shifted away from busy areas, Gowda said the issue has now been taken up seriously.

He said the move would address a long-standing public nuisance and free up valuable space in and around police stations.

"The Revenue Department has identified and provided land at multiple locations for parking the seized vehicles, enabling them to be moved out of police-station premises and surrounding public spaces," he added.

Listing the lands reserved/proposed for the purpose, Gowda said the Police Department has been directed to level the sites using JCB machinery and put up the required compound walls/fencing.

All vehicles are expected to be relocated to the designated sites within the next 15-20 days, he said.

The Minister said shifting the vehicles will help free up police station space, improve footpaths and ease traffic movement around affected locations. "It is another small but important step towards improving Bengaluru's roads, footpaths and public spaces."