Deccan Chronicle 02.02.2011
‘No property tax hike in next 2 yrs’
February 2nd, 2011Feb. 1: The chairman of the BBMP Taxation and Finance Committee, Mr P.N. Sadashiva, assured that property tax will not be hiked for the next two years. He made this declaration at the council meet on Tuesday while replying to a query raised by one Doddanna from Attiguppe ward about the steep hike in the property tax. Mr Sadashiva assured that a resolution will be sent to the government to reset the block period from three years to five years by making an amendment to the KMC Act 1976.
The Mayor, Mr S.K. Nataraj, said that the BBMP Town Planning Committee along with a few officials have been authorised to inspect the Garuda Mall, which has been built on the PPP module on BBMP property. The committee will then submit a report for further action.
Irrespective of party affiliation, corporators condemned the attitude of the Managing Director of the Garuda Mall, Mr Uday Garudachar's abusive attitude towards the people's representative.
Mr Nataraj gave the green signal for House Committee to review the Chief Auditor's report, which unearthed the bogus work code issued for works worth Rs 3,500 crore for 2008 and 2009. Raising serious concerns over public health, the Yediyur corporator, Mr N.R. Ramesh, revealed that there are over 400 unauthorised water processing units operating without an ISI seal.
