TDR in Bangalore
The fund-hit BBMP has been over-generous in granting TDR certificates for portions of land it takes from residents for public projects, mainly road-widening. But there isn’t much clarity on the rules governing them. As on May 30, 2011, Bangalore property ownersh as surrendered 38.24 lakh sq feet area land to BBMP Bangalore and the corporation [...] Continue Reading »
If BBMP has its way, people staying near Tagore junction will lose parts of their property for widening of the service road and footpath. Around 20 private properties on the main road will have to do away with three metres of their space as the technical advisory committee (TAC) has instructed the BBMP to widen [...] 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 »
