Deccan Chronicle 28.10.2013
Hike in TDR rates on cards: Mayor
Bengaluru: In
order to make Transferable Development Rights (TDR) more attractive,
rates in A, B and C zones will be enhanced, announced Mayor Katte
Satyanarayana on Saturday.
After
holding a meeting with residents of Bannerghatta Road, which is
proposed to be widened, he said the proposal will be placed before the
BBMP council and sent to the state government for approval.
Core
Bengaluru is zone A, area between core city and Outer Ring Road (ORR)
falls under zone B and the region beyond ORR up to BBMP jurisdiction
limits is zone C. At present, property owners are given 50 per cent
extra developmental rights, he clarified.
Citizens
who took part in the public hearing on Bannerghatta Road widening felt
the project will be scientific only if road widening and Namma Metro
works are done in tandem.
The BBMP has proposed widening
the road between Jedi Mara and Chicken Farm on NICE Road’s 7.5 km
stretch. It will be widened to 45 metres. The average width of the
existing road is between 22 and 28 metres. About 405 private properties,
including 11 temples, have been proposed to be acquired through TDR.
Yogesh
D of Bannerghatta Neighbourhood Trust said the road should be widened
from Hosur Road junction. The hearing elicited a mixed response. Some
residents fought for junction improvement while others pitched for
scientific widening along with Namma Metro work.
Save
Bangalore Committee representative Rajshekar said widening is a
temporary measure and will only shift the problem. Instead, the stretch
should be made signal-free with pedestrian facilities.
Bengaluru
in-charge Minister Ramalinga Reddy promised a democratic decision. He
said that the road should have been widened at least 10 years ago.
