BDA moves to curtail illegal constructions in Dr Shivarama Karanth layout extension
4 months ago

BDA moves to curtail illegal constructions in Dr Shivarama Karanth layout extension

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Bangalore Development Authority has recently instructed the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company to withhold power connections to illegal buildings emerging in areas marked for acquisition under the Dr Shivarama Karanth Layout extension project. Additionally, it has directed Block Development Officers of Gram Panchayats not to issue Khata certificates for such constructions. A senior BDA official explained, “The layout has already been developed with 34,000 regular sites and 4,500 corner sites across 3,546 acres of land. Property owners, aware of this proposal, have been rapidly constructing illegal buildings since March to prevent the acquisition of their land.”

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Bengaluru’s 60% FAR increase to drive high-rise growth, but experts warn of strain on crumbling infrastructure
3 weeks ago

Bengaluru’s 60% FAR increase to drive high-rise growth, but experts warn of strain on crumbling infrastructure

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government has raised the Floor Area Ratio cap by up to 60%, allowing for taller buildings in Bengaluru. This change enables real estate developers to construct additional floors on a given plot of land by paying a premium, increasing urban density and maximizing space utilization. While real estate developers welcomed the move, stating that Bengaluru needs vertical growth …

State Cabinet approves ₹12,150 crore Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township project in Ramanagara
1 month, 3 weeks ago

State Cabinet approves ₹12,150 crore Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township project in Ramanagara

The Hindu  

The State Cabinet approved a Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority proposal to establish the Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township in Ramanagara district, on Thursday. According to the report submitted to the government, the Greater Bengaluru Development Authority will oversee land acquisition and township development under the Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987. The report adds that the township’s strategic location near …

Bengaluru’s illegal buildings face power cuts as BESCOM cracks down: Report
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengaluru’s illegal buildings face power cuts as BESCOM cracks down: Report

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to tackle the growing menace of unauthorized constructions in Bengaluru, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company has decided to cut electricity connections to properties that violate building regulations. In November 2024, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike revealed around 200 unauthorized buildings across the city. According to a Deccan Herald report, this action will be implemented only upon formal …

Karnataka HC directs Bangalore Development Authority to raze down 15-floor residential tower for violations
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka HC directs Bangalore Development Authority to raze down 15-floor residential tower for violations

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka High Court directed the Bangalore Development Authority to prepare a plan to demolish an entire residential building tower if the builder fails to remove two illegally constructed floors. Karnataka High Court directed the Bengaluru BDA to prepare a plan to demolish an entire residential building tower if the builder fails to remove two illegally constructed floors. "The Bangalore …

BDA Can Issue Modified Sanction Plan Permitting Construction Of Additional Towers On Land Where Construction Has Already Come Up: Karnataka HC
11 months ago

BDA Can Issue Modified Sanction Plan Permitting Construction Of Additional Towers On Land Where Construction Has Already Come Up: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that Bangalore Development Authority has the jurisdiction to issue a modified sanction plan for the construction of additional towers subsequent to the development of an Apartment complex and sale of apartments and undivided share in common areas, as per the earlier plan, even when the area is now covered under the City Municipal Corporation …

Power equipment stolen from Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout in Bengaluru
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Power equipment stolen from Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The delay in installation of power supply lines in Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout of the Bangalore Development Authority is leading to repeated theft of electrical equipment. The contractors have erected electric poles, transformer poles and drawn copper line wires across the layout besides feeder box units, transformer components, Ring Main Unit components. People allotted sites rue that lack of power supply …

Purchasing Even 50 Sq Mtrs Plot A Dream In Bangalore, Authorities Should Favourably Consider Sanctioning Building Plans: High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Purchasing Even 50 Sq Mtrs Plot A Dream In Bangalore, Authorities Should Favourably Consider Sanctioning Building Plans: High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that there is no blanket prohibition which is imposed as regards sanction of construction plan on a plot measuring less than 50 sq. is a dream for many of the persons and they would have bought such a property by investing their hard-earned money probably their life savings and even in some cases by …

94 CA sites in Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout illegally diverted: D.K. Shivakumar
1 year, 8 months ago

94 CA sites in Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout illegally diverted: D.K. Shivakumar

The Hindu  

Bengaluru Bengaluru Development Authority illegally converted 94 Civic Amenity sites and land marked for parks, spread over 64 acres, in Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout into residential plots. Mr. Shivakumar revealed that 94 CA sites, spread over 64 acres, had been diverted and converted into residential plots without following the due process. Mr. Vishwanath said that, besides monetary loss to BDA, the …

‘BDA to hand over layouts to BBMP soon’
2 years, 7 months ago

‘BDA to hand over layouts to BBMP soon’

The Hindu  

The Bangalore Development Authority will hand over Banashankari 6th Stage, Anjanapura, and Vishweshwaraiah Layouts to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike once they are developed, BDA Chairman S.R. After inspecting these areas along with BDA officials, Mr. Vishwanath said, “The BDA will hand over these areas to the BBMP after constructing all basic infrastructure. Mr. Vishwanath also said that around ₹400 …

State Govt, BDA And Landowners Responsible For The Mess In Bengaluru Development: SC Directs BDA To Proceed With Acquisition [Read Judgment]
6 years, 7 months ago

State Govt, BDA And Landowners Responsible For The Mess In Bengaluru Development: SC Directs BDA To Proceed With Acquisition [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘It is shocking that various decisions have been taken into consideration particularly by the Single Judge, however, whereas the decision that has set the controversy at rest, has not even been noticed even by the Single Judge or by the Division Bench. If this is the fate of the law of the land laid down by this Court that too …

State Govt, BDA And Landowners Responsible For The Mess In Bengaluru Development: SC Directs BDA To Proceed With Acquisition [Read Judgment]
6 years, 7 months ago

State Govt, BDA And Landowners Responsible For The Mess In Bengaluru Development: SC Directs BDA To Proceed With Acquisition [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘It is shocking that various decisions have been taken into consideration particularly by the Single Judge, however, whereas the decision that has set the controversy at rest, has not even been noticed even by the Single Judge or by the Division Bench. If this is the fate of the law of the land laid down by this Court that too …

BDA hits a dead end as developer?
7 years, 7 months ago

BDA hits a dead end as developer?

The Hindu  

Is the dream of owning a site developed by the Bangalore Development Authority losing its sheen? For one, BDA layouts are plagued with a host of issues that don’t make them viable housing options or even an investment, argues urban expert Ashwin Mahesh. A senior BDA official conceded that the practice of the authority to first allot sites and then …

Bengaluru: People pay price for unauthorised layouts
8 years, 3 months ago

Bengaluru: People pay price for unauthorised layouts

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: With the BDA listing unauthorised layouts formed by various developers without the sanction of its town planning wing, thousands of gullible people who bought sites in these layouts will now have to shell out money to have their property regularised under the Akrama Sakrama scheme. The struggle to get a relatively litigation free BDA site and the authority’s failure …

BMRDA approved layouts could get costlier
9 years, 1 month ago

BMRDA approved layouts could get costlier

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Buying a site in BMRDA or BDA approved layouts could get costlier with the urban development department considering levying four different kinds of cess and a lake rejuvenation fee for property developers here. The four cess, for drinking water, ring road, mass transportation and slum development, have been approved by the BDA and BMRDA and sent to the urban …

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