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.