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To check lobbying by allottees, BDA skips numbering sites in KG Layout
Last Updated 22 September 2016, 21:30 IST
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has refrained from numbering sites in Kempegowda Layout to prevent applicants lobbying for particular sites.
A BDA engineer told DH on condition of anonymity that though sites were already marked with stones, numbering was not done. “When we marked site numbers in Arkavathy Layout, applicants lobbied for their preferred sites. We do not want this to happen in case of Kempegowda Layout,” he said.
5,000 sites marked
The BDA has marked all the 5,000 sites with stones. Sites of 20x30 ft dimension have around nine-metre-wide roads while 12- and 15-metre roads run along 30x40 and 40x60 sites, respectively. Sites of 50x80 ft have been marked on wider roads. Civic amenity sites have been distributed across the layout.
The BDA has planned to create 20 parks of various dimensions in the layout. The work on roads, drains and culverts has been completed. This will ensure that no sites are left vacant citing lack of infrastructure facilities unlike in the previous BDA layouts, the officer said.
“Many people visit the layout every day to assess the status. They enquire with officials and ground workers on the details about the sites. That is the reason why we have not numbered any site. The crowd doubles on weekends and the layout resembles a picnic spot. The crowd is mixed and includes families and groups of men in SUVs. Some real estate agents have also frequented the layout,” the official said.
Final notification in Oct
The final list of 5,000 people who will get sites in the first phase of Kempegowda Layout will be announced by the first week of October, Mahendra Jain, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development Department, said on Thursday. The site allotment committee is finalising details of the allottees.
The BDA has received 1,100 objections. “We are closely checking the objections before announcing the final list. After this, work will start to develop and sell 5,000 more sites under the second phase,” an official said.
A BDA engineer told DH on condition of anonymity that though sites were already marked with stones, numbering was not done. “When we marked site numbers in Arkavathy Layout, applicants lobbied for their preferred sites. We do not want this to happen in case of Kempegowda Layout,” he said.
5,000 sites marked
The BDA has marked all the 5,000 sites with stones. Sites of 20x30 ft dimension have around nine-metre-wide roads while 12- and 15-metre roads run along 30x40 and 40x60 sites, respectively. Sites of 50x80 ft have been marked on wider roads. Civic amenity sites have been distributed across the layout.
The BDA has planned to create 20 parks of various dimensions in the layout. The work on roads, drains and culverts has been completed. This will ensure that no sites are left vacant citing lack of infrastructure facilities unlike in the previous BDA layouts, the officer said.
“Many people visit the layout every day to assess the status. They enquire with officials and ground workers on the details about the sites. That is the reason why we have not numbered any site. The crowd doubles on weekends and the layout resembles a picnic spot. The crowd is mixed and includes families and groups of men in SUVs. Some real estate agents have also frequented the layout,” the official said.
Final notification in Oct
The final list of 5,000 people who will get sites in the first phase of Kempegowda Layout will be announced by the first week of October, Mahendra Jain, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development Department, said on Thursday. The site allotment committee is finalising details of the allottees.
The BDA has received 1,100 objections. “We are closely checking the objections before announcing the final list. After this, work will start to develop and sell 5,000 more sites under the second phase,” an official said.
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(Published 22 September 2016, 21:29 IST)
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