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Sarjapur residents busy in hiring Private Surveyors

25 Jun


After receiving notice from the BBMP, informing them about acquisition of a portion of their property for road widening, residents of Sarjapur are busy in hiring Private Surveyors. The notice says that the Apartment Association should submit land records using the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) form as the road is to be widened by 45 feet. In TDR notices, the BBMP only mentions the proposed road widening width. They do not mention the specific amount or how much property will be lost to road widening.

The residents of Golden Corner Apartment Bangalore on Sarjapur Road decided to carry out a survey after speaking to a BBMP Junior Engineer. Bharti Jayshankar, President, Golden Corner Apartments’ Association, says that the engineer himself gave them a contact number of a land surveyor, Alcon Surveyors. On contacting Alcon Surveyors, they said that they have so far not carried out any such survey in the city but have recently started a pilot project for the BBMP for road widening.But later they found Guideline Surveys in the yellow pages and approached them for the task.

Guideline Surveys’ Managing Partner, L A Arri, says that people have been approaching them for surveys with respect to road widening, for three main reasons. They give them precise measurements of their property, calculate how much property will be lost to road widening, and if required land includes the building or only setback.

“People are afraid that more land will be taken and less compensation will be given”, says Arri.He showed a survey map of one of the road widening projects they worked on.The maps are given in a digital format to the client and it shows what the property will look like after land loss. The maps also include point-to-point information on the location of poles, trees and so on, on the property.Arri says the BBMP will not give all this information to residents.

BBMP’s Chief Engineer (Major Roads), T N Chikkarayappa says that that TDR notices only mention the length of road widening to be done. “We anyways make markings on the wall”, he adds. The residents are provided all information in a pamphlet. “You tell me who has doubts, I’ll tell my engineers to give information”, he says. About people carrying out surveys privately, Chikkarayappa says, “If there is any doubt, they can definitely carry out surveys and check for any discrepancy.”

Source: Residents of Bangalore are now Hiring Private Surveyors



 
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Commercial spaces are coming up in Outer Ring Road

28 May

With better connectivity, commercial spaces are coming up in the outskirts. Easy access to different parts of the city, higher FAR, and large land parcels are making locations in the outskirts and along the Outer Ring Road (ORR) favourable for commercial development.




The ORR is also emerging as a leading destination for residential development as a result of the commercial growth, leading to a more balanced development pattern and also making the locations self reliant. Additionally, the Metro Rail will also be connecting some key entry points of the ORR, further adding to the attraction of the locations around. It connects important commercial and industrial centres such as Whitefield and Electronic city.

Emerging commercial hubs

According to source, in the north the Hebbal-Outer Ring Road (ORR) stretch, Bellary Road and Devanahalli are areas which are witnessing commercial development now. In the south, Bannerghatta Road, Hosur Road, Electronics City, and Sarjapur Road are coming up as commercial belts. In the east, Whitefield and the Marathahalli-Outer Ring Road stretches are emerging as commercial hubs. In the west, Mysore Road and Peenya have had some activity on the commercial front. Tumkur Road is witnessing development too.

There is a significant impact on the surrounding primary and secondary residential catchments due to increased commercial development. The absorption of office space in the first quarter of 2010 along the Hebbal-ORR was 0.03 million sqft. The projected supply for this year is 0.56 million sqft. Along Tumkur Road, while the absorption was 0.53 million sqft, the projected supply is 1.35 million sqft. Along the Marathahalli-Sarjapur ORR belt, around 3.43 million sqft of commercial space was absorbed in the first quarter of this year.

According to Karun Varma, Managing Director (Bangalore), JLLM, in the north, IT and ITeS companies are present and setting up offices around the Hebbal-ORR stretch. Along the ORR in the south, Electronics City, Bannerghatta Road, Hosur Road, and Sarjapur Road are the preferred locations for IT/ITeS and biotech companies. Whitefield, Marathahalli-ORR, and Old Madras Road have already seen commercial growth. They are witnessing the setting-up of IT/ITeS and semiconductor companies. In the west along the ORR, Mysore Road, Peenya, and Tumkur Road have IT/ITeS and manufacturing companies.

A report by Cushman & Wakefield lists out locations around Hebbal and the Marathahalli-Sarjapur Road stretch as upcoming commercial areas. Mysore Road and locations off Mysore Road have both commercial and industrial facilities. Tumkur Road mainly has industries. The southern part of the ORR is dominated by residential development with a few commercial office buildings most catering to IT and other service industries. There are a few stand-alone retail stores and factory outlets but currently, there are no mall developments. In future, this area is expected to witness a growth in residential development and some retail development too.

Kaustuv Roy, Executive Director (India), Cushman & Wakefield, adds, “Connectivity and accessibility to most locations across the city is the primary reason why the entire corridor has seen a growth in commercial office space activities. The eastern belt along the ORR is where the maximum commercial office space buildings are located which are a mix of both software parks and SEZs. This location is expected to witness further growth in commercial office space supply. There are a few residential and some highstreet and stand-alone retail establishments. This is a high potential corridor for retail development.”

Source: Times Property



 
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Drilling borewells is not a feasible solution

20 May

The majority of the corporators demanded 10-25 borewells for their wards at the special council held on Wednesday to discuss the city’s water problems. The water level has gone down to 30 meters and ground water level in peripheral Bangalore, like K R Puram, Electronic City, Sarjapur and elsewhere, it’s very deep. Mayor S K Natarj said that eight borewells are dug every day in different areas of the city.




“BWSSB has taken up a project to install two borewells in each ward, that’s 400 more borewells. But this is done after consulting geologists. In the past two years, BWSSB has drilled 2,000 borewells which are serving the purpose very well. The majority of the corporators demanded borewells for their wards but drilling borewells is not a feasible solution.” Said BWSSB chairman P B Ramamurthy.

Regional director of the Central Ground Water Board Najeeb K M said, “The ground water levels in Central Bangalore are shallow but in peripheral Bangalore, like K R Puram, Electronic City, Sarjapur and elsewhere, it’s very deep. The water level has gone down to 30 metres and any further digging is not advisable. Also, the ground water quality cannot be assured in any part, even Central Bangalore. The chances of contamination are high due to unchecked waste dumping. The water cannot be used for drinking.”

“We have adopted a turnkey concept while choosing the agency to drill borewells. The agency has to conduct a survey with technical assistance of an expert geologist before drilling. We work on the principle of ‘No water, no money’. After drilling, the agency will have to fix the panel board and ensure electrification and commissioning,” added the Chairman.

Source: Times of India



 
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Sarjapur road scorching in summer heat

24 Apr

Bangalore city is scorching in summer heat and treeless suburbs such as Sarjapur road and ORR (Outer Ring Road) is nothing but a jungle of concrete. The commuters have to put up with heat, humidity and sweat till signal goes green. Absence of bus shelters in the area exaggerates the problem. Sarjapur road and ORR areas are future of Bangalore with upcoming residential apartments and better option for commuting to ITPL.



In city, there are stretches of road with huge trees planted on both sides bringing relief to exhausted commuters. Such stretches makes commuters to takeoff their helmet and enjoy relaxing shade till traffic moves or signal goes green. There are many such stretches in city such as Jayanagar, Queen’s Road, Kasturba Road etc. In Sarjapur road and ORR areas, trees are conspicuous by their absence.

“It is not that there are no trees. We had planted trees six to seven years ago, which have started to grow. It will take a few years to grow big enough to give shade. Till then, the Sarjapur would have to bear the heat,” said BBMP forest range officer Nandish. The worst hit are commuters who waits for bus in these areas as they have to wait to at bus stop without a shelter or shade. With the starting of summer, the scorching sun beating down mercilessly on the city and people has to sweat it out throughout the day.

The wind and rain that lashed the city caused many tress to fall down. Environmentalist says “only solution to stop trees from falling down was to make sufficient space around the trees so they get proper water and air in order to make the roots strong.” The city has lost innumerable trees during last few years and because of fewer trees, the temperature is also rising. The commercialization of city and footpath built around the trees leaves no space around them. If sufficient space is left around trees for proper water and air to make roots strong, then city can retain its greenery and bring down temperature.

 
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‘Devanahalli’ and ‘Whitefield & beyond’ are next possible Business Districts

25 Mar

In the recently concluded GIREM Bengaluru Summit, ‘Devanahalli’, ‘Whitefield & beyond’ were the two most preferred destination.GIREM Bengaluru INFRASTRUCTURE.BUSINESS.CONNECT a high profile, exclusive and strategic Summit which brought together the Corporate End Users, Developers and Policy Makers under one platform to discuss and share opinions on next possible Business Districts in Bengaluru.



The five next possible Business Districts in Bengaluru presented at GIREM Bengaluru Summit are Devanhalli (North), Yeshwantpur (North West), Mysore Road (South West), Sarjapur Road, ORR & beyond (South East) and Whitefield & beyond (North East) and these Districts were presented by Mr. Ram Chandnani – Deputy MD, South India of CB Richard Ellis. The Summit was organized by Triple Tree Exhibitions & Sports in association with CB Richard Ellis, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj (JLLM), Asipac, Facility Management Zone, Outer Ring Road Companies Association and Electronic City Industries Association.

Some of the corporate present at the conference were AOL, Dell, IBM, Microsoft, Wipro, Ness Technologies, TCS, Tavant Technologies to name a few. The majority of the 150 Corporate present at the Summit preferred ‘Devanahalli’, ‘Whitefield & beyond’ as next possible Business Districts in Bangalore. A 20 PTA – 2020 (20 Point Agenda – 2020) were put together from the three key topics- New Business Districts, Mobility/Logistics and Energy/Sustainability in consent with the Industry members present at the Summit.These 20 PTA will be presented to the civic authorities and GIREM will liason with them to address and find solutions to the issues brought up by the 20 PTA.

Dr. C N Ashwath Narayan – MLA, Malleshwaram & Shri. Krishna Byre Gowda, MLA, Byatarayanapura constituency spoke about the importance of Social Infrastructure, how significant this is for any developed city and they also spoke about the need of an inclusive Waste Management System and shared their innovation ways which they have implemented in their constituencies. They urged the corporates to adopt modern waste management systems as they are very much essential for the holistic growth of the city of Bengaluru.

Reference: webnewswire.com

 
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Citizen should stop contaminating groundwater

23 Mar

Karnataka High court judge V. Gopal Gowda said “Following rapid industrialization and letting of sewage into the valleys, all river valleys in the city — Vrishabhavathi, Challaghatta and Hebbal — have been polluted. To ensure sustainable availability of water, every citizen has to play a vital role not only in conserving water but also preventing contamination of groundwater.”




Mr. Gowda blamed the citizens for contamination of groundwater. Mr. Gowda was inaugurating the program organized jointly by Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and Bangalore Jalamandali Abhiyantara Sangha to mark World Water Day. Monday (March 22) is being observed as World Water Day, with the theme “Clean Water for a Healthy World.”

Secretary, Urban Development, Shambhu Dayal Meena called upon people to keep a tab on their monthly water bills and reduce usage.“People should stop using potable water for washing vehicles and watering plants. I am saying this because I am from Rajasthan and I know the importance of water,” he said. He also called upon people and RWA/ Organizations to actively involve themselves in conserving water.

“To ensure sustainable availability of water, every citizen has to play a vital role not only in conserving water but also preventing contamination of groundwater, apart from harvesting rainwater” Said Mr. Gowda

Reference:

The Hindu

 
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