road widening
According to source, 216 roads have been identified for widening and more than 37,000 properties across Bangalore will be affected by the proposed road-widening work to be taken up by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). If BBMP decide to pay compensation to poperty owners in cash, BBMP would have to pay nearly Rs. 10,000 [...] Continue Reading »
If you are one of them who want to fight against the road widening project, here is a chance to raise your objection to the BBMP’s proposed road-widening project. An online petition has been launched to fight against the road widening project, where the citizens are demanding that all road widening activities be stopped. An [...] 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 »
According to the current law, properties can be acquired for road-widening only under TDR.Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) is a certificate from the Municipal Corporation that the owner of a property gets where his/her property (either part or whole) is reserved for the purpose of public utilities such as road, garden, school etc. TDR can [...] Continue Reading »
With BBMP not providing complete information in TDR notices they despatch, residents are hiring land surveyors to measure their property for accurate data. In April, residents of Sarjapur Road received a notice from the BBMP, informing them about acquisition of a portion of their property for road widening. The notice says the road is to [...] Continue Reading »
