<p>The Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) has stated that there are 127 unauthorised layouts across the city.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In reply to an application that was filed by social activist Sai Datta under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the BDA provided a list of layouts of which many were approved later. Still, there 127 layouts which have not yet been approved and continue to remain unauthorised. A majority of the layouts were 'approved' later by the gram panchayaths.<br /><br />The unauthorised layouts include BEML Layout in Mailasandra village under Kengeri, LIC Employees’ House Building Co-operative Society (HBCS) layout at Pattanagere in Kengeri hobli and Rajarajeshwari HBCS layout at Nagadevanahalli village in Kengeri hobli.<br /><br />There are layouts, which have gone 'missing' such as the SLV Layout in Mallasandra village in Uttarahalli, Sapthagiri Enterprises in Gubbalala and Doddakallasandra in Uttarahalli and Satya Sai Developers at Kengeri. On the 'missing' layouts, the BDA said, “it is not possible to identify the layouts on the spot due to non-availability of survey numbers and name of the layouts.”<br /><br />Even though a good number of layouts have been approved by the gram panchayaths, the BDA has maintained that they are unauthorised. Datta said that all the government agencies, especially the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and the BDA, turned a blind eye when these layouts were coming up and allowed their mushrooming.<br /><br />“What if a demolition drive is carried out on the lines of the ongoing one on removing encroachments of the stormwater drains? Where will these innocent property buyers go? Officials who are responsible for the lapse should be tried and punished,” said Datta.</p>
<p>The Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) has stated that there are 127 unauthorised layouts across the city.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In reply to an application that was filed by social activist Sai Datta under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the BDA provided a list of layouts of which many were approved later. Still, there 127 layouts which have not yet been approved and continue to remain unauthorised. A majority of the layouts were 'approved' later by the gram panchayaths.<br /><br />The unauthorised layouts include BEML Layout in Mailasandra village under Kengeri, LIC Employees’ House Building Co-operative Society (HBCS) layout at Pattanagere in Kengeri hobli and Rajarajeshwari HBCS layout at Nagadevanahalli village in Kengeri hobli.<br /><br />There are layouts, which have gone 'missing' such as the SLV Layout in Mallasandra village in Uttarahalli, Sapthagiri Enterprises in Gubbalala and Doddakallasandra in Uttarahalli and Satya Sai Developers at Kengeri. On the 'missing' layouts, the BDA said, “it is not possible to identify the layouts on the spot due to non-availability of survey numbers and name of the layouts.”<br /><br />Even though a good number of layouts have been approved by the gram panchayaths, the BDA has maintained that they are unauthorised. Datta said that all the government agencies, especially the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and the BDA, turned a blind eye when these layouts were coming up and allowed their mushrooming.<br /><br />“What if a demolition drive is carried out on the lines of the ongoing one on removing encroachments of the stormwater drains? Where will these innocent property buyers go? Officials who are responsible for the lapse should be tried and punished,” said Datta.</p>
