How to apply for TDR in Bangalore

Dear Prajayists,

In a NEWS Item in The Hindu dated 14th May 2011 the  BDA Commissioner Shri Bharath Lal Meena said that the farmers whose pieces of land were acquired would be offered TDR. He went on to add that those whom the BDA contacted had reacted positively. On 25th June 2011 I met the Deputy Commissioner Sri. Gowri Shankar and enquired about the TDR, for which I applied in the year 2007 since 21 Guntas of our land was acquired by the BDA for forming Peripheral Ring Road Phase-1. He said that he did not know anything about the issue of TDR and I should contact the Town Planning Dept. in the BDA Office. I met an official there and he said that there is no provision for issuing TDR in the BDA Act and added that they had written to the Government in this regard. Incidentally the MASTER PLAN 2015 issued by the BDA has mentioned the TDR Provision in Chapter 6.

I fail to understand why a prestigious Govt. Agency like BDA should speak in different voices.

In the above News Item the BDA Commissioner said that the issue of compensation for the farmers who have lost their land for the formation of PRR Phase-1 would be solved within a week's time and the Project would be completed by this year end. It is quite unfortunate that even after the passage of more than 40 days since the date of the News Item nothing has taken place. It is to be remembered that the Land Acquisiton Notifications for PRR were issued in the year 2005 and 2006. 

Let BDA move fast in the formation of PRR, at least Phase-1

Yours truly,

Dr. K.Kizar Mohamed