Buying a BDA site is still a safe bet

In the backdrop of building violations and demolitions at Koramangala, the HC had asked BDA to do a through review of violations/

This whole irregularity emerges from unscrupulous builders using land meant for a purpose, for something else. I want to forewarn the public not to fall for promises of builders who may be forming layouts in the green belt and selling them. Don’t buy unless you are sure that it is in a residential zone. As for citizens – when you start your construction, be sure not to violate land use. The plan sanctioning at the BDA will be made stricter for civic amenity sites.

In there anything in particular from the IT/BT department that you want to emulate in the BDA?

The GIS application has started already, I will be speeding it up. I want to bring in some IT tools for application at the BDA. The logistics are still unclear.

TO HELP YOU BREATHE EASY

1. Every BDA layout to have tree parks.
2. These would act as oxygen banks for Bangalore.
3. Existing layout will be refurbished

BDA to go green with tree parks

Bangalore: Carbon sinks. Mini cubbon Parks. Oxygen banks that’s the stuff great neighborhoods are made of, believes the Bangalore Development Authority, which is finalizing a policy on compulsorily having dedicated tree parks within layouts.

Explains BDA commissioner M K Shankaralinge Gowda, whose nouveau idea it is: “ The tree parks will act as carbon sinks, where aii the carbon around the vicinity will sink. I am advocating mini Cubbon Parks in the city, they are real oxygen banks for Bangalore. Future layouts and existing layouts will have tree parks, the existing park will be converted into tree parks.”

A tree park is not to be cofused with either the green belt or the green initiatives being carried out in tandem with the BMP. In the tree park or gundu topu (Cluster of trees), the floral and green quotient will be on a high, as the cluster wil include about 3,000 trees – Gulmohar, pongamia, eucalyptus, bougainvillea clusterset al.

Existing layouts like Anjanapura, HSR Layout, Banashankari 6th stage, Visvesvaraya layout will be refurbished to include tree - parks. Existing parks, which have either degenerated into dry fields or a play-area for children, will be spruced up to metamorphose into tree-parks. And for upcoming ones like Arkavathy, a earmarked space in the blueprint is a must, the BDA has ruled. The role of resident welfare associations becomes significant, as the BDA hopes to have interfaces with them for suggestions.

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