Pramesh S Jain
*Revenue Department identifies land for relocation of seized vehicles; move to free up police-station space, footpaths and roads and address a decades-old civic eyesore.
*After years of occupying police-station premises, roads and footpaths,court-bound vehicles get a new home as Revenue and Police Departments work together to clear a long-standing civic eyesore.
Around 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,in a move that will address a long-standing public nuisance and free up valuable space in and around police stations.
Vehicles seized by the Police Department in connection with various cases have remained parked for years because many of the cases are still pending before courts.
Since court proceedings can take several years to conclude, the vehicles could not be disposed of.
Over time,many have deteriorated completely and the accumulation has become a major eyesore.
The vehicles not only occupy valuable space within police-station premises but have also spilled over onto adjoining footpaths and roads,causing inconvenience to the public and obstructing pedestrian and vehicular movement.
Residents have been demanding for years that these vehicles be either disposed of in accordance with the law or shifted away from busy and densely populated areas.
The issue has now been taken up seriously and, after nearly two months of sustained efforts,a solution has finally been found.
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.
Land identified by Revenue Department:
The following lands have been reserved/proposed for the purpose:
1.0-26 guntas in Survey No.135, Hagadur village, K.R. Puram Hobli,Bengaluru East Taluk.An order reserving the land was issued on 02.09.2026.
2.0-35 guntas in Survey No.20,Yerappanahalli village, Bidarahalli Hobli,Bengaluru East Taluk.An order reserving the land was issued on 19.08.2026.
3.1 acre 01 guntas in Survey No. 44,Hongasandra village, Begur Hobli,Bengaluru South Taluk. An order reserving the land was issued on 19.08.2026.
4.15 acres in Survey No.23,Thammanayakanahalli village, Kasaba Hobli, Anekal Taluk.A proposal has been submitted to the Government for approval.
5.2 acres in Survey No.211,Bagalur village,Jala Hobli, Yelahanka Taluk.A proposal has been submitted to the Government for approval.
6.4 acres in Survey No. 63, Bommashettihalli village, Dasanapura Hobli, Bengaluru North Taluk,and 2 acres in Survey No. 80,Gidenahalli village.Proposals have been submitted to the Government for approval.
The Police Department has been directed to take possession of the land made available by the Revenue Department, level the sites using JCB machinery and put up the required compound walls/fencing.
Once the sites are ready, the Police Department will identify which vehicles are to be shifted to which location.
All the vehicles are expected to be relocated to the designated sites within the next 15–20 days.
A small step with a big civic impact:
The move is significant not only because it will clear around 8,500 long-standing seized vehicles, but also because it demonstrates what inter-departmental coordination can achieve when a long-pending civic problem is taken up with a clear objective and sustained follow-through.
For years, these vehicles had remained a familiar eyesore around police stations, occupying space and affecting pedestrian and traffic movement.
A problem that had persisted for decades has now found a practical solution through coordination between the Revenue and Police Departments.
The shifting of 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.
Thanks to the Revenue Department for identifying and making available the required land for the relocation of the seized vehicles.
Another step under Just Clean Bengaluru:
The initiative is part of the larger Just Clean Bengaluru and Freedom from Waste campaigns launched by the Greater Bengaluru Authority which seek to address not only garbage and construction and demolition waste, but also the wider problem of accumulated urban neglect.
The removal of abandoned and seized vehicles is an important extension of this approach reclaiming roads, footpaths and public spaces from long-standing clutter and inappropriate storage.
The problem of seized vehicles is a good example of an issue that had remained unresolved because its solution required multiple departments to act together.
The Revenue Department’s identification of land now provides a practical way forward for the Police Department.
For Bengaluru, the objective is simple: public spaces should not become permanent storage spaces for problems that were originally meant to be temporary.
The shifting of around 8,500 seized vehicles is another step towards a cleaner, less cluttered and more orderly Bengaluru.
