Maharajah's 13 acre donation to Bangalore

Hilarious to call anyone royals or Mjah in the 21st century? maybe we need a feudal decision maker or just God (countring divine lineage) instead? if it is in the vernacular but what a compartmentality? 

OMG!!!  What a swift way to screw up major green lung space of 13-15 acres. No idea of the environmental impact? such a donation of a disputed land.

if at all something needs to be done should it not need any democratic input? 

What about a 21st century model of real place and space making where the public have a major role to decide? Many of the road users like former and  maybe the current heads of the state might like to see a 6-lane expressways with an exclusive lane for their imported SUVs/ MUVs and foreign vehicles?

and the bureaucratic penpushers and the PWD engineers presided over the destruction, who sit in AC comfort and would love to see all roads cut of all trees ( becoz Frisco looks like that) so that their AC cars would be useful? Ac city reduced to only individual ac boxes. Air pollution can be hiked up as long as we think we breathe some other air but unfortunately it is a commons.

What we are destroying is neighbourhoods and livability becoz we cannot allow the chaotic urban fabric to continue and instead desire neat 6 lane roads. some of the worst decisions have been made during the administrator tenure by BBMP. many  could be anti-public !

Are we wedging ourselves into a corner more and more removed from reality?

The public must have a choice and a 6- lane should not be seen as a solution just becoz the engineers or CMs  propose it and former Royals preside over the restructuring of the city?  Calling it a bhoodan is even more hilarious

The PWD leased Golf club land was also handed over to a road earlier so this issue has many dangerous portents?

But the question is are we the "subjects" or the "Sovereign" I guess we need a serious rethink if we want to place ourselves as the former and would love to be ruled over by an 18th century dynasty? 

Do we  reread our constitutional rights since we sorely need it?

The local government needs to prepare a draft annual development plan  for the city, going through all the processes of public consultation (74th CAA)

It does not seem to have ever been done before so what will the future hold if we pursue this? 

TOI reports that BBMP will have to give the TDRs only in case the Supreme Court rules in the favor or Wodeyars.

The ownership of the land has been under dispute. Mr Manina Maga Deve Gowda had passed a legislation to acquire this land (definitely one of the most sensible thing he has done) when he was the CM. The case is pending in the Supreme court. 

Also some earlier reports claim that Wodeyar has sold his portion of the land to a city based developer (Dayanand Pai) for 6000 Crores. A part of the money has already been paid to Wodeyar - even before the court's verdict - and remaining will be paid after the verdict. The developer seems to be confident that the court will rule in the favor of Wodeyar. 

There is nothing wrong in Maharaja / common person getting compensation for landed property. It is so because the old type Maharajas do not exists any more in our country. In any case government already has the powers to acquire land for common good after paying a just compensation. Is it not true in this particular case? Why should we crib?

As Naveen says the loss of landed property is the price one has to pay for development. The widening of the road and getting a better fly over at Mekhry circle are in fact essential for public good. It is the development started by SM Krishna’s first GIM and now being followed up by Yeddurappa’s second installment, which has resulted in this prosperity at a cost.

It is only a hype perpetrated by the media and in general praja the people. There are a large number of small or big properties affected already by the current road widening spree, in the city of Bangalore.

10 lane road that has only 5 lane & even 4 lane bottle necks !

There is no point widening roads when width can't be maintained uniformly along entire stretches. Further, widening without emphasis on public transport & bus lanes is just an open invitation for those that use public transport on to their private vehicles.

When will we see traffic controlling measures, if ever ?

The only problem with the stretch between Mekhri circle and BDA junction is the wonderfully designed Magic Box. The only purpose I can see for the acquisition of land is the fixing of the famous U-turn. In fact, from Mekhri to BDA there is no problem, its only the other way. I see no point in widening the road as that will in no way affect traffic - all it will do is make the road more unpleasant to drive on.

This road widening/tree cutting insanity has to be stopped. I really don't know what one can do. Reading the news has become really depressing.

Ramesh

In fact, from Mekhri to BDA there is no problem

How many times a day do you drive on this stretch and at what times of the day?

Well, I dont drive this stretch every day, only once in a while - though the stretch from Cauvery to BDA more often. Most of the time I find there is no problem - there is only a problem if there is a wedding or function on in Palace Grounds as people are getting in and out and others have inconsiderately parked on the road. Frankly I dont think its worth sacrificing 50 or so beautiful trees for this. I think what needs to be improved is the famed Cauvery underpass as the ridiculous U-turn causes massive jams.

I think its absurd to expect, given the volume of traffic, that one would have smooth moving traffic all day all the time. The main issue which I find lacking in Bangalore is management. There are several situations which can be greatly improved simply by making one ways/installing traffic lights/analysing the situation which I dont think the police or powers that be do. Their idea of a solution is to apply Band-Aid to the problem point while I believe there is a need for a more holistic approach.

Ramesh

but with this 'deal' they get money and they get greater 'recognition' of their claim over the palace land. How much do you guesstimate the palace land to be worth? easily over a lakh crores!!

So, essentially, the solution to the 'magic chicken neck' problem is going to be costing us this much money. Perhaps, this could be categorised as the new-age industry!

 

A massive 7.5-km long elevated flyover connecting Balabrooie Guest House (high Grounds)and the Hebbal flyover is in the pipeline.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/75076/flying-over-ground-realities.html

The mantra is 'BBMP has a problem..lets flyyyy over it!'

Bangalore will soon become a case study on the worst unplanned super rich city in the world..

Lets come to terms with who is the SOVEREIGN not the ruled mental slaves!

Can we ? penpushers and bureaucrats have put the Mayor upto it 

what does rubber stamp mean ? esp if the ruling party demands conformity at the top in an engineering hegemony

the whole point is to compare to two more exits the YPUR Nelamangla and before that the silkboard-E city (10 km)! right?

The IInd proposed by the Grand Poobah of the IT industry in mid- 2004 and the Ist by the NHAI/ PWD in 2007. SO if new copycats come around and other speak throu elected reps what  scathing criticism do we hear  for the people who tied up over 1000crs in 14 kms of concrete? 

and BTW  it was the same ex MS Ramaiah traffic safety expert who proposed a flyover onto Magadi Road past sunkadakatte in 2007- 2008? which was never even looked at ? talk about sour grapes? and let us not forget that this entire bunch of Signal free roads, flyovers, transit oriented development etc came out of Abide's informal chats with stakeholders so all the major money making projects are all in this neat bundle of 22,000 crs !

This is happening while most of the santioned JNNURM projects are failing becoz of lack funds ? talk about insurgent politics and urban planning!