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The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Chief Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), and Secretary of e-Governance “to come up with a system of verifying...

They found many of the CCTV cameras defunct. They said the BBMP authorities installed 10 CCTV cameras in 2019 at an estimated cost of Rs 10 lakh but majority of them are now dysfunctional. They wondered whether the CCTV cameras installed in 2019 would be replaced or repaired. ​

MP Lahar Singh Siroya pointed out that even though the Bengaluru civic body had proposed a road widening project on several sections of the Bellary Road stretch, the state government was yet to act.

Alongside, the Latlong Aaloka geospatial analysis pointed out that once the Yellow Line slated to be inaugurated in 2024 is open for service, the percentage of BBMP population living within a 3-km distance of a metro station will rise to 50.

As part of its crackdown, BBMP identified 70 buildings in the layout and demanded that the owners submit their approved plans. Of the 30 plans received, 26 were found to be in violation, encompassing unauthorised additional floors and failure to adhere to setbacks.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is launching an initiative to locate and integrate 15 lakh properties without A or B khata documentation into the khata system and boost its revenue collection. Learn more about the properties without khata in Bengaluru and the impact on property tax revenue.

The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) had sought permission for the clearance of a few trees standing in the MG Railway Colony area for the construction of railway quarters a couple of months ago. A public notice regarding the same was put up by BBMP, following which a field forest officer conducted a spot inspection.

To accelerate digitisation of property documents, officials from BBMP are reaching out to the public, urging them to cooperate in the process.

In 2021, the Tree Expert Committee had given permission to BBMP’s South Zone for the felling of 67 trees and the relocation of 17 trees. However, as the contract then awarded for construction was later cancelled, BBMP did not fell or relocate the trees.

The BBMP wants to identify properties outside the tax net, identify and regularise building violations and to reduce forgery of property documents.