Municipality
BBMP has issued notices has issued notices threatening to cancel the khatas (equivalent to title deeds) of 307 of the 650 land owners in the scenic 58-acre BHEL House Building Co-operative Society layout in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. For the last 35 years, Ranjini Harish, now a retired BHEL officer, saved every penny to build a two-storeyed [...] Continue Reading »
After two years of work, the BBMP is finally hopeful of completing its first GIS-based property database in another three months. The Palike plans to ask the electricity board to share its database of household meters to cross-verify property details recorded in its property tax database that is currently being updated on the Geo Information [...] Continue Reading »
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has framed guidelines which will be distributed to the public. The State Government has appealed to the people to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi in an eco-friendly way by opting for unpainted idols. Police commissioner Shankar Bidari said it is mandatory for all organizers of Ganesh functions in public places to [...] Continue Reading »
BBMP is going tech savvy and introduce an automated building plan approval system. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in its budget, has proposed to introduce an automated building plan approval system that would curtail the time in obtaining plan approvals. The proposal is expected to serve two purposes firstly – avoid delay and enable [...] Continue Reading »
After much delay and dodging, an ambitious Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike budget was presented on Monday. This is also the first budget of the BBMP, formed after incorporating several areas into the city. The Budget lays emphasis on improving road network in the city. To address the infrastructure woes of the burgeoning metropolis, the Bruhat [...] Continue Reading »
The Ejipura Ward Corporator Saroja Veerappa who noted the irregularities in cleaning the roads and clearing the garbage undertook an intensive cleaning drive in association with the BBMP and ST Bed Residents’ Welfare Association. ST Bed RWA president Rajendra Babu stated that some of the vacant sites had become the dumping ground for garbage and [...] Continue Reading »
During an extensive property tax verification drive, BBMP found that the Diamond District apartment complex has not paid taxes since 2003. Diamond District on Old Airport Road owes the BBMP a mind-boggling Rs 9.9 crore. “This time, we will net all the big fish. By recovering the taxes and arrears pending, the BBMP can mop [...] Continue Reading »
It is not uncommon to hear BBMP officials demanding various sums of money to ‘get the work done’. But there is also a success story amidst them, which has inspired many others in the city to follow suit.People can apply for khatas in their apartments without paying any bribe. Basically there are two ways of [...] Continue Reading »
The Save Bangalore group organized the rally in protest agaist BBMP road-widening plans.The rally started from Mysore Bank Circle and culminated at Banappa Park. Veteran freedom fighter H S Doreswamy, Saldanha and people whose properties are threatened by the roadwidening plans participated in the rally. Saldanha said Transparency International has rated the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara [...] Continue Reading »
The residents in Jayanagar have launched a signature campaign demanding the BBMP Bangalore to revise the property tax once in five years. Currently, the 2nd Block Residents’ Welfare Association is leading the campaign, but soon more and more residents’ groups are likely to take part in the days ahead. The protesters say that under the [...] Continue Reading »
