Owners to land building deal

Owners to land building deal
BY SAMIHA NETTIKKARA
BENGALURU







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I 200 roads to be widened, additional floor as compensation I If the landlord gives a 100 sq. ft area for widening of the road, he will be permitted to build on 150 sq. ft on additional floors
: The plan to widen 200 roads in Bengaluru may take off at last as the government intends to give owners of buildings an additional Floor-to-Area ratio as compensation under the transfer of developmental rights (TDR) scheme.

The compensation offered under TDR has now made the road widening project more feasible, leaving build ing owners with no grounds for protest.

“If the landlord gives a 100 sq. ft area for widening of the road, he will be permitted to build on 150 sq. ft on additional floors. He can either build additional floors for himself or sell the rights to someone else,” explains Mr Krishna Reddy, engineer (major roads), BBMP. The dual benefit scheme offers the landlord 1.5 times the area he gives up, he points out.

“The entire road-widening plan will be subject to minor matters of litigation within the next two to three months though legal hassles are not expected at all,” says profes sor M N Sreehari, member of the expert committee, Bengaluru Infrastructure Development and advisor to the Karnataka government. The duration and comple tion of the entire project will depend on the availability of finances and which roads need to be tackled on priority, Mr Reddy explains.

Roads have already been identified for widening across the city. The work will be undertaken in phases with 45 roads being modified in phase I and 46 roads in phase II.

Most of the widening will be concentrated in the areas in and around Central Bengaluru. Work is already underway at Palace Road, Race Course Road and Nrupatunga Road. It is expected to be completed in these parts by the end of December. Later Infantry Road, Frazer Town and Wheeler Road will be tackled.

In the second phase the police commissioner’s residence, the RBI building and the government home science college will also have to give up land for the roads to be widened.