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Uttarahalli-Mysuru Road widening to be completed soon: Minister
Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda informed the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday that the long-pending widening of Uttarahalli Main Road, which connects Mysuru Road, will be completed quickly under a new…
Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda informed the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday that the long-pending widening of Uttarahalli Main Road, which connects Mysuru Road, will be completed quickly under a new Transferable Development Rights (TDR) scheme. The work order was issued in 2021 but progress stalled because property owners showed little interest in the earlier TDR scheme.
The Minister said owners of 30 out of 133 properties proposed for acquisition have now given consent under the new scheme, and the rest have also expressed interest. Land measuring 30,000 sq. ft has already been acquired near Krishnapriya Kalyanamantapa through TDR certificates. A joint survey with the Forest Department for a stretch passing through reserve forest land is complete, and the land will be taken over by B-SMILE to finish the project.
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Uttarahalli Main Road is a key east-west connector in south Bengaluru, and its bottleneck at several points causes daily congestion for thousands of commuters. The earlier TDR scheme failed because it offered limited compensation, the new version provides higher tradable floor area ratios, making it more attractive. The real test will be how quickly the remaining 103 owners sign up and whether the forest land transfer gets cleared by the Union environment ministry. Watch for the next quarterly review in the Assembly for an update on land acquisition numbers.
Source: thehindu.com
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