Construction booms as CMCs, BDA bicker

Bangalore: Shortage of land within the BCC limit has led to a veritable construction boom on city outskirts, especially in CMC areas. It is not a new phenomenon, only that it has peaked in the past one or two years; and farmers are reaping a rich dividend selling off their plots to private developers.

This, in turn, has led to a number of illegal layouts cropping up in CMC areas. Most of them have been built by house-building cooperative societies formed by government and nationalized bank employees, while others are by private companies.

BDA puts the figure of unauthorized layouts in CMC areas at 109, most of them in Amruthahalli, Mylasandra, Dasarahalli, Thanisandra, Harohalli, Nagadevanahalli and Vibhuthipura. BDA website, www.bdabangalore.org, has a link to these layouts.

LAND MINE

• Construction boom in CMC areas as land value shoots up.
• BDA says there are 109 unauthorised layouts in CMC areas; has issued notices to developers.
• CMCs wash their hands of the situation, blame BDA, say they have no ‘plan-sanctioning’ powers.
• BDA says CMCs have responsibilities to fulfil.
• Hapless citizens caught in the middle.