BBMP budget to be presented by May 2012
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) budget for year 2012-13 will be presented before end of May. The draft of budget is ready and will be presented by Mayor Venkatesh Murthy.
Mayor says that this years budget will be more realistic and has promised that it won’t exceed the previous year’s budget. he has also shown his concern towards the growing illegal encroachment of the lake-beds in Bangalore.
With the implementation of Akrama Sakrama scheme, BBMP civic authority is expecting at least Rs. 3,000 crore in revenue.
The citizens of Bangalore are looking forward to get all the civic issues solved with the release of BBMP budget 2012-2013.
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Source: The Hindu
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BBMP should not expect to raise funds by Akrama Sakrama, this is akin to a logic that because there are marijuana users we should legalize marijuana consumption so that state can get Rs.1000 cr in taxes.
In the duration of akrama sakrama law being tabled to passed, a few thousand acres of precious green belt land around Bangalore will get converted into layouts overnight in gross violation of BMRDA regulations. This law should never be passed unless we want Bangalore to be called a SLUM CITY, no developer will not comply with these regulations and start selling DC converted sites, which is a bad thing for citizens and the city as there would 1000s of layouts without absolutely any amenities like parks, roads, sewage treatment plant.
I am not making a fancy claim, if you happen to visit the outskirts today, you will practically see 100s of layouts getting formed on greenbelt land with or without conversion and with just the hope that it will get converted on Akrama Sakrama.
As responsible citizens of this state we should also think, what is the direction this law is giving to future generations? The essence of his law to a common man is “Government can make illegal into legal so you can do illegal activities and get it regularized”. Just as legislators of Akrama Sakrama law quote, it is not the first time such a law is being made, they draw support from the fact that this is a established practice. Similarly a future legislator will draw support from Akarama Sakrama to regularize occupation of government land. If there is something that has been wrong in our history it for us correct it and not repeat the same again, instead of extending the logic and drawing support from it.
Soon we would see 7 floor buildings coming up on 30×40 or 20×30 sites, what would happen if there is a fire or the building collapses due to safety or a electric wire touches the building. Will BBMP provide a Rs.50 lakh insurance to the families staying in such akrama buildings?
Extending the logic, if properties can be regularized from akrama to sakrama for building violation, why not regularize layouts which have come up on government lands. Infact some developer might make cubbon park itself as a layout called as “cubbon park layout” overnight and ask for regularization!!
This law should never come into effect and a big black spot for a state known to have been a model for India’s legislations.
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