BBMP Bangalore
In a major relief to over five lakh site owners in the city, the BBMP council on Wednesday approved recommendations for the amendment of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, which enables site owners to obtain khata by paying improvement and conversion fees to the BBMP. According to the taxation and finance committee chairman P N [...] Continue Reading »
For more than three years now, the residents of eight posh apartment blocks on Ranka Colony Road in Bilekahalli Bangalore are managing with a narrow strip of mud road next to the dug-up area. Many of the apartments are vacant, only because there is no approach road. Thanks to BBMP suddenly changing its mind and [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of the upscale Sadashivanagar had wanted the civic authorities to either restrict movement of vehicles on 18th cross road or to provide them with more parking space. BBMP responded to it, saying it would widen the road at the cost of pavements to give residents their desired parking space. Now the civic body [...] Continue Reading »
Updated on 30-9-2014 Latest circular to Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP’s) revenue officials asked them to start collecting betterment charges for regularising sites which came into existence through land conversions. It is estimated that these collection of betterment charges would levy additional Rs. 500 crore revenue for the Palike with the fixed betterment charges ranging [...] Continue Reading »
An amendment to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) Act was made in August 2009 to make rainwater harvesting system (RWH) mandatory for new constructions and a nine-month deadline for existing buildings but there was confusion as the specifics were not clear. The government now cleared the air by issuing the necessary guidelines [...] Continue Reading »
Everybody involved in the TDR (transferable development rights) tangle seems to have forgotten a simple truth. The TDR was a scheme meant to preserve open spaces and heritage buildings in the heart of a city, moving development to outskirts. But in Bangalore, it has morphed into taking chunks of land away from home owners. BBMP, [...] Continue Reading »
The idea to have underground parking lots beneath playgrounds was mooted some months ago in view of the acute paucity of land for parking spaces. The BBMP is going ahead with parking slots under some playgrounds but there has been no public notice on this hotly-debated project, which was once declared “shelved”. Malleswaram residents say [...] Continue Reading »
Initially, this offer is only for property owners on Magadi Road who have to give up their land for road widening. The BBMP is now buying them from property losers to expedite road widening. The decision was taken during Tuesday’s inspection by H Ravindra, chairman, major works committee. Ravindra assured the worried 232 property owners [...] Continue Reading »
November 29 is the last date to pay property tax for the second half of the year without penalty. Property tax for the year 2010-11 can be paid online or Bangalore One centres and at BBMP help centres where it was paid last year. Payment has to be made by cheque or DD in the [...] Continue Reading »
The Residents of the area have noticed dead fish floating on the surface of the Devera Bislahalli Lake near Marathalli Ring Road. The lake, which covers an area of 4.64 hectares, has been certified as polluted by the Palike. Residents say the water has been polluted as sewage has been released into the lake. Bruhat [...] Continue Reading »
