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The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has yet allotted alternate sites to 784 allottees of Arkavathy Layout, who were not capable to get possession of their sites arsenic the lands connected which they were, were denotified successful the Re-Do strategy successful July 2014 successful the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL).
The BDA has notified 2,750 acres of onshore successful 16 villages successful 2004 to signifier the Arkavathy Layout, and sites were allotted successful 2006. However, pursuing respective denotifications and litigations, the High Court framed a six-point line to driblet onshore parcels from acquisition. In 2014, the BDA came retired with a Re-Do strategy yet dropping 983.33 acres, which is present being probed by the Justice K.N. Keshavanarayana Committee.
Allottees whose sites were successful these lands that were dropped from the Arkavathy strategy person been moving from pillar to station to get possession of their sites aft paying up the afloat amount. Many person besides been waging decade-long ineligible battles and paying spot taxation for sites they didn’t person for 2 decades.
Of them, 755 allottees and 29 gross tract owners of the Surabhi Seva Sangha Layout were allotted alternate sites successful the NPKL done a computerised randomisation process by BDA Chairman N.A. Haris connected Monday.
These allottees person to again wage registration interest and get the caller sites allotted, the BDA sources said.
While the BDA officials claimed astir of these 784 allottees had consented to instrumentality alternate sites successful the NPKL, not each of them are happy. One of those who has been allotted an alternate tract connected Monday said that helium was not going to judge an alternate tract successful the NPKL. “After paying the registration interest and stamp work for the earlier site, paying spot taxation for 2 decades and waging a ineligible conflict each these years, wherefore should I instrumentality a tract successful acold distant NPKL paying registration interest that whitethorn tally into lakhs again. There has been nary due denotification present and we privation these lands to beryllium acquired and our sites allotted. The BDA should astatine slightest allot america stray sites successful the Arkavathy Layout not successful the NPKL,” helium said, wishing to beryllium anonymous.
Meanwhile, 384 allottees person litigation pending and these petitions are clubbed earlier the Justice K.N. Keshava Narayana Commission and is yet to beryllium decided.
2026 deadline for NPKL works
Meanwhile, days aft the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Karnataka (RERA-K) declared BDA a “promoter” and directed the bureau to registry Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout, BDA issued a nationalist announcement connected November 11 promising to decorativeness each developmental works successful the Layout by 2026.
The BDA has claimed that improvement enactment successful 2,800 acres (76%) successful the NPKL has already been completed. “The remaining works, specified arsenic asphalting, thoroughfare lighting, and cablegram laying successful the already developed area, are intended to beryllium completed by March, 2026,” the BDA said successful its nationalist notice.
The BDA is yet to get possession of 1,064 acres of onshore notified for the NPKL arsenic it is inactive nether litigation. “Development works successful these lands volition beryllium done arsenic and erstwhile the BDA gets possession, with completion intended by October 2026,” the BDA said.
Meanwhile, the BDA has committed to unfastened the 11-km-long Major Arterial Road connecting Magadi Road and Bengaluru Mysuru Highway done the NPKL for the nationalist successful January 2026. It was expected to beryllium unfastened by November 2025.
The NPKL tract allottees person been demanding an up ramp and down ramp with afloat integration of the MAR with the Bengaluru Mysuru Highway to forestall postulation jams. Presently, they conscionable successful a ‘T’ junction. Sources successful the BDA said a afloat integration would beryllium done erstwhile the Peripheral Ring Road Phase II is built and not immediately.
The BDA has besides announced that it is conducting play advancement reappraisal meetings of the NPKL works each Wednesday astatine 3 p.m. successful the Board Room, and funny tract allottees tin be these meetings by registering via the BDA helpline: 94831 66622.
