New BDA layout plot allotment in 2013

[mithung2000]

Hi,

Should the court order be taken seriously or not? please refer the below link and advise..

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/article3604990.ece

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to issue notices to the beneficiaries who have failed to construct a house on the sites allotted to them within the period stipulated in the lease-cum-sale agreement.

Justice S. Abdul Nazeer issued oral direction to the officials of the authority in this regard while hearing a batch of petitions filed by persons whose lands have been acquired for the formation of Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda Layout.

It was pointed by the petitioners that a large number of sites on the layouts formed by the BDA earlier are still vacant indicating that people are applying for sites of BDA not for having a shelter but for investment, and hence need for formation of new layouts has no justification.

The present Rule 13 of BDA Allotment of Sites Rule, 1984 (amended in 2005) stipulate that allottees of site should construct the house within the period of five years from the date of execution of the agreement. “If the construction is not carried out, the BDA after reasonable notice to the allottee can either cancel the allotment and revoke the agreement after forfeiting 12.5 per cent of the site value and refund the balance to the allottee,” the Rule states.

Prior to the year 2005, the Rule specified that the construction should be done within a period of two years from the date of agreement.

The court has asked the authority to send its engineers to identify the sites on which construction has not been taken up despite expiry of deadline and issue notice to them as provided in the Rule and take follow-up action.

[gsNagesh]

I agree with the judge, (though he mentioned orallay!!) provided if BDA or the responsible authority facilitates the needed like drains, roads, lighting on time. Moreover all the existing layouts namely Kormangala, the prestigious Dollars colony, HSR, Nagarbhavi, chandra layout which are formed more than a decade ago have lots of vacant sites belonging to who? Its hard to enforce the rule as the irregularities being within.

[msn1270]

Nagesh

Its nothing to do with providing the amenities by the authority. As you have mentioned some of the layouts which have all necessary amenities and still having plenty of vacant plots. Whereas several revenue layouts having not even 1/10 of these facilities are also occupied. Its a chicken & Egg story. People Blame BDA for lack of amenities for construction. But BDA gives initially the sanitary, Roads and Street lights, and do the next level of infrastructure only after people occupies their plots. Even if they invest on more amenities, it wont' last for few months and it will be eaten by miscreants as there won't be active users. Whether BDA gives amenities or not, Simply Price keep shooting every month for no reason. All these vacant plots belongs to those either who have already have their own shelter or kept it for investment.

[mithung2000]

Hi, What about considerably new layouts like BSK 6th stage.. how can construction start without water (Someplaces borewells have failed).. if the BWSSB water line is laid up and all facilities are given to the allottees then the court can order such a judgement to build houses as a mandate.. without the BDA giving basic amenities in the considerably new areas (although decade old) how can they expect people to build houses.. There will be many people who will be saving to build a house in the future and how can they treat not building a house presently (vacant plots) as a issue.... if this rule is made to effect first the judge should analyze the basic infrastructures provided and this rule should be brought only in developed areas and not new BDA layouts...

[msn1270]

For BDA, Basic amenities are Road, Streetlights and UG Sanitary Lines. Providing BMTC service, Schools or Hospitals, Drinking Water supply is not its primary responsibility. BWSSB and Local governing authorities like BBMP or CMC has to take care of it.

As per the agreement of Sale Between BDA and the Allottees, If I'm right, There is a clause, if the allottee doesn't construct within 5 years time from the date of allotment, BDA has rights to Take that plot back unconditionally.

Even the High Court is asking BDA, why this clause is not effective in practice or not taken any action on owners. Further you are making new layouts when the existing layouts are vacant ??

[mithung2000]

HI, But that doesn''t answer the primary question which eveyone has.. how to construct without water? also borewells done in most places are failing..

[msn1270]

mithun,

if your question is the sole criteria for constructing an house, more than 50% of bangalore wouldn't have existed now, as there is not proper water supply from the BBMP/old CMC/corporation or the village panchayat. Even in many of the Bannerghatta Road areas also same problem. Do you think no habitats are living there ?? In north or east bangalore, even at 1500-2000 feet depth water is not availalbe. Even in some places available, it is only between july to december time only. Rest of the period, they depend on tanker wanter supply. Yet several lakhs of people of living there.

[mithung2000]

Hi, But building a house using tanker wanter will be very costly. Each tanker charges minimum 1200 to 1500 bucks a day.. if we consider the time line as 6 months for a house it will take more than Rs 2,00,000 for just getting the water.... Instead if givt provides water in areas like BSK 6th stage, easily the constructions can start.. I guess already the pipelines are in place.. but the water is still not given...

[msn1270]

BWSSB or Corporation gives water connection only to the residential or commercial buildings or street taps where very low income people resides(for Vote Bank gimmick), not to the open fields or empty plots. Hence there is no question of BWSSB or Corporation providing water connection to BSK 6th Stage which is a huge open field right now. you can see several 100s of real estate shops than few residential homes in this area. Several 100 layouts in Bangalore which are already occupied and doesn't have good/regular source of water are waiting from long time.

Moreover, Construction itself is an expensive activity today. Hence spending another 5% extra during construction for water doesn't make big difference.

[veerud]

Dear Friends,
Please share some info on seniority, at what attempt one can be assured of allotting site? What is the probability of getting site in first attempt?
Thanks
Veeru