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murali772 - 14-JUL-2015
The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee and Justice B V Nagarathna on Monday issued a notice to Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in response to a PIL. |
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srinidhi - 19-JUN-2013
Its that time of the season again when the discussions on Akrama/Sakrama is back to the fore with the new govt taking over the reigns. |
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srinidhi - 3-DEC-2012
There are building violations galore in our city..the prominent among them is the building multiple units, more than the stipulation. For example a 1200 sqft plot having more than 4 floors is way too common.. |
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psaram42 - 26-APR-2010
The comprehensive Building bye laws of 2003 available as a pdf document is impressive which tries to set the rules in a professional way for preserving heritage Bangalore. However the BJP government thought in its wisdom that it is very stringent and some minor deviations are in the public interest. I built my house in 1986 fully complaint to the set backs specified, and some thing more than specified and built a duplex building exclusively for one family. However I built a toilet at a corner outside which was not as per the rule book. However such akramas are now Sakrama. This according to me is a step in the forward direction. |
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bikram satpathi - 27-MAR-2010
SAKRAMA SCHEME WILL COME IN NEXT 10 DAYS OR 4 YRS. Ten days since govt needs money. Four yrs since their will be objections (Carlton Fire Bangalore / Park Street fire Kolkata). But you cant just wish it away. Unauthorised Bldgs are there for ages. Penalising BBMP is not a possibility. More practical sol would be to read Bldg Bye laws , chapter on Fire Safety. Let the users of the bldg be aware of the issue. Any better suggestions .. Courts maybe... |
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CAF's Position on Capital Value System murali772 - 13-JUL-2008
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Byelaws, parking, traffic congestion etc etc silkboard - 13-JUN-2008
How hard is it to make a post like this? Examples abound. Here is another one from Marathahalli. A new tall building popped up earlier this year, and a Shanthi Sagar showed up, I am guessing as a tenant. Of course, the parking has been planned for. Its in the basement. Spot the basement there, just to the left of stairs?
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Uncontrolled growth - any remedies? silkboard - 13-APR-2008
Here is a tale of two buildings right next to each other. Setback from the road, and use of basement for the first one: [flickr-photo:id=2410462125,size=m] [flickr-photo:id=2411290616,size=m] |
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silkboard - 6-MAR-2008
So the state government extended the deadline, and also reduced 'regularization' fees. The BJP wants the scheme to be put on hold, and I think we will soon hear more from the courts via some pending PILs. Sakrama may not be a perfect scheme, but it is the only step government has taken towards solving the mother of all ills that plague our city - plan violations. I don't like the one time fee concept (why not make violators pay a fee every year, that way you will make them think of altering constructions). I don't see clarity on what will happen to the buildings with 'unacceptable' level of violations - demolitions or not? I don't see any talk of punishing the 'officials' who may have been involved in letting things come to such a state where 70-80% of buildings have violations. I don't see creation of new fund or special task-force (regularization fees can be used for this) to improve policing of building norms so that we don't require a Sakrama every five years. But, but, but.
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GVK - 5-DEC-2007
Agreed. Violators have rights. Right to protest government action, to appeal against penalty for their violations. Several residents associations in Bangalore have moved the court, seeking a stay on the Karnataka Sakrama scheme; which gives house-owners time till Dec.15 to 1) admit violation of municipal laws in their buildings; and 2) seek regularization on payment of penalty. Widespread stir, public interest litigation, and a wait-and-watch attitude adopted by most house-owners raise a question mark on enforceablity of the scheme in its current form. Out of 2.1 lakh application forms sold in the state no more than 4,100 are reported have been have been filled and submitted to the authorities rill date. Deadline for filing applications expire on December 14. Such large-scale non-compliance may well force the authorities to 1) extend deadline; and 2) re-work the scheme to make it more widely acceptable.
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