Indicative picture – Photo: Amar Ujala Expansion These days ponds under Amrit Sarovar are being renovated in Shahdol district. The government is renovating old ponds along with new ones by spending crores of rupees. On the other hand, some influential people of the city are leaving no stone unturned to capture the pond. Half of the pond has been gradually captured by an influential person near the city jail building, but its Even after no action was taken, the spirits of the occupiers kept on increasing and now the area of ​​their occupation is being increased by filling the remaining pond with mud at midnight. Neither the municipality nor the revenue department is aware of which. Keeping the rules in check after midnight, the pond is being filled by pouring soil through laborers. While everything turns into normal by morning. No one should see this act, so a curtain has been put in the occupied part of the pond there. According to the information, some part near the pond was taken on lease for the residential complex, but gradually there But in the name of commercial building, a long and wide building was erected. Now, for the expansion of the building, the remaining part of the pond is also being gradually filled with earth, so that after it is levelled, construction can be done by occupying it. Tell that most of the ponds of the city have been captured by the influential people. Big houses have come up around the pond, due to which the area of ​​the pond has decreased. Due to the clout of the occupiers, those responsible in the name of action are only limited to supply of food. According to the old records, the area of ​​the ponds has now reduced considerably. Which needs to be investigated. ,