Lokayukta asks for sanctioned plan again

Lokayukta asks for sanctioned plan again
DH News Service, Bangalore:
The Lokayukta told Deccan Herald on Tuesday he has asked the Town Planning Director (Lokayukta) to re-examine the sanctioned plan for the complex built by Prestige Developers.


In another turn to the UB City encroachment of Vittal Mallya Road, Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde has again sought from the BBMP the complex’s sanctioned building plan and related documents. The Lokayukta told Deccan Herald on Tuesday he has asked the Town Planning Director (Lokayukta) to re-examine the sanctioned plan for the complex built by Prestige Developers.
Justice Hegde said the documents he had sought from BBMP last week were yet to reach him. He sent a reminder to BBMP officials through the Registrar on Tuesday. “”I received several calls from residents in the area citing violations by builders. There is another allegation that the drainage system near the complex has been altered by builders,” Justice Hegde said.
Residents of D’Souza Layout and Garden Apartments told Deccan Herald the builders had constructed an RCC drain under an old footpath on the road and sloped it to connect to the main south drain at D’Souza Layout entrance. They alleged the drain was sloped to drain the 10-acre complex and said the south drain slopes were too narrow to handle heavy rain inflow.
Residents claimed the new drain was technically faulty and could aggravate the area’s flooding problems. They maintained a new drain had to be built in the UB City premises sloping down in the opposite (towards Cubbon Park) direction so that rainwater could be routed to the nearby culvert.
The Lokayukta added he had received complaints from residents with regard to other alleged violations.
“I’m following up with BBMP officials on the possibilities of any such violation,” he said. Deccan Herald had on May 19 first reported the encroachment.