tdr Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Help land owners with practical compensation policy, before kicking off infra projects

August 6, 2018 Vishnu Prasad Hari

Real estate sector doesn’t see any value in existing transferable developmental rights policy. Lack of regulation on TDR has led to scams, and the trust has been non-existent. Before the city goes for any infrastructure development, the issue needs to be addressed.

Commute

BBMP field engineers push TDR, even as top brass sings opposite tune

December 22, 2010 Navya P K

As 2010 draws to a close, BBMP continues to coerce residents to accept TDR for road-widening. An expose on how BBMP engineers actually operate.

Civic

Ravindra-led TDR panel recommends policy relook

December 21, 2010 Zainab Bawa

A committee set up to review TDR recommended policy changes, but the state government is yet to act on it. In the meantime, BBMP pushes on.

Governance

Road widening driving citizens to surveying firms

June 8, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

With BBMP not providing complete information in TDR notices they despatch, residents are hiring land surveyors to measure their property for accurate data.

Commute

Road widening plan distresses senior citizens

May 12, 2010 Capt Harold Mascarenhas (Retd)

A senior citizen urges BBMP to put an end to the confusion over Hennur Road widening.

Tannery Road businesses strike out at TDR

January 28, 2010 Karunya Keshav

Yet another road-widening project in Bengaluru has hit a roadblock as residents and shop owners raise the flag against BBMP’s TDR scheme.

Commute

BBMP, state government out of sync over road-widening

January 11, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

Will they or won’t they? That’s what Citizen Matters is asking the state government and the BBMP on the status of road-widening projects in Bengaluru.

Commute

List of roads being widened in Bengaluru

December 8, 2009 News Desk

Check to see if your road or locality is included in this list. If you live in a property there, you may receive a TDR notice from the BBMP too.

BBMP’s TDR scheme has few takers, many left clueless

November 11, 2009 Vaishnavi Vittal

As BBMP’s continues its drive to widen Bengaluru roads, citizens are left high and dry on the compensation scheme offered for giving up their property.

Citizens revolt at BBMP land acquisition for road widening

August 27, 2009 Supriya Khandekar

BBMP’s reinitiated plans to expand the ring road connecting Silkboard to Mysore Road from 100 feet wide to 150 feet has rankled residents and shopkeepers alike.

Civic

What’s TDR to you?

February 4, 2008 Zainab Bawa

How do you go about widening roads when there are private properties, trees, and urban clusters in the areas proposed for widening? Can these be demolished for the sake of ease of everyday travel? Enter TDR. Zainab Bawa walks you through.