Posts : BDA

BBMP admits to incorrectly sanctioning a plan

vaishvittal - 23-FEB-2010

The town planning department of the BBMP has wrongly greenlighted a convention centre near Bannerghatta Road. Residents angered over this and other plan violations in the area.

Read this Citizen Matters expose

http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/1793-bbmp-admits-zoning-violation-panduranganagar

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Public meeting with BDA on War Memorial

Rithesh - 18-FEB-2010

Posting on behalf of Vinay Srinivasa (Hasiru Husiru)

More info on the proposed War Memorial in this post  - http://www.praja.in/en/blog/prajasevaka/2010/01/09/war-memorial-some-facts-and-questions

The fast lane from Hebbal to Silk Board gets a push

vaishvittal - 9-FEB-2010

Stakeholders DULT, BMTC, BDA and consultants RITES, iDECK will meet next week to review the revised proposal for the pilot Bus Rapid Transit System in Bengaluru.

Read more on Citizen Matters

http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/1767-brts-dedicated-bus-lanes-on-orr-bangalore

Transportation Infrastructure - wasted expenditure and mess

Arun - 23-JAN-2010

Where would underpasses, flyovers and then elevated flyovers leave us? 880 crores for 9.5 kms, almost a similar amount for Jalahalli elevated flyover, a third one for the BIAL to cost 680 crores as on date apart from several hundred crores spent in satiating similar needs in various wards of the city. What is the kind of infrastructural mess that is being created and touted as great w

War memorial - some facts and questions

prajasevaka - 9-JAN-2010

The state government is planning to build a war memorial in the park where Indra Gandhi Musical Fountain is situated. This is the park opposite the planetarium on Chowdiah Road. 

Reconstitution of land and property - new alternative to TDR

murali772 - 24-DEC-2009

In what is now loud thinking, BDA, BBMP and urban-affairs officials are proposing a new scheme in town planning whereby there will be ‘reconstitution of land and property’ instead of acquisition.

Legislators, MPs garner prime sites

kbsyed61 - 23-DEC-2009

Deccan Herald carried a news report titled "Legislators, MPs garner prime sites".

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/42820/legislators-mps-garner-prime-sites.html

Interesting to read is about Dr. Hemchand Sagar's name in the report.

Public Works Coordination Agreement

vaishvittal - 23-DEC-2009

New life for works coordination; nascent effort underway

It’s a first for Bengaluru. Stung by criticism, local authorities and the traffic police claim they will now coordinate select public works using a simple one-page agreement.

Unauthorized Compound Wall Construction on Road & Empty sites

gnanaguru - 21-NOV-2009

Sir, some people start Constructing the compound wall surrounding the part of layout, it covers 3 street has blocked because of that. This one will be going to arrest whole house of 3 Street all the house about 10 house are blocked due to this.

ORR/OMR - Extra loop at K R Puram

idontspam - 8-NOV-2009

Here is the plan BDA is going ahead with for this stretch. Anybody know what loop this is? Any idea what the improvement is? 

Rs 15 crore for the construction of additional loop and improvement of junction at K R Puram flyover