Housing is one of the essential
basic needs for a
peaceful living which is still remaining a distant dream for the people of
Bangalore.On one side the population of the city is growing fast which has
already crossed one crore mark.As such this problem has to be addressed on a
war footing by the Government Agencies to provide affordable housing and thus prevent
haphazard growth of the city.
But the main government
agencies dealing with housing problems i.e., the Bangalore Development Authority
(BDA) and the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) are not taking any positive steps
to solve this problem since a long time. This has provided ample opportunities
to some of the unscrupulous developers who are forming illegal layouts and
cheating the public of their hard earned money. This has further lead to the
the haphazard, unplanned growth of the city without proper basic amenities like
proper roads, parks, schools, etc., The government must take stringent steps to
curb this menace immediately before the situation goes out of control.
The BDA must take immediate
steps to form new layouts
with provision for basic amenities to meet the growing needs of housing. The
present practice of simply forming the layouts without providing civic
amenities and making the allottees to wait for several years for facilities may
be discontinued. Further, it is suggested that proper rules/guidelines must be
framed for development of private layouts in conformity with the BDA
layouts.Special attention is needed in providing necessary infrastructure while
forming the layouts itself keeping in view the development of the areas in the
next 20 years.
Apart from this the BDA may also take initiative in developing
full fledged townships on the outskirts with civic amenities and better road
and rail connectivity. This will ease the congestion / pressure on the
infrastructure in the central business areas. Further, the KHB must take up
projects to construct houses with good planning and quality. At present most of
the flats constructed by them are remaining unsold because of high price. On
the other hand it is suggested they must construct affordable flats / houses to
cater to the needs of the middleclass, lower income group and economically
weaker sections of society.
The housing needs of the people
cannot be fully met by the government agencies like BDA/KHB alone. Hence, the
role of the private property developers cannot be overlooked. It would be fair
and also necessary in the present situation if the Government encourages private property
developers to form layouts. But, it would be better if the government
introduces the single window clearance system for approval of layouts formed by
them to avoid unnecessary delay in granting approval avoiding bureaucratic
bottlenecks which leads to corruption. At the same stringent punishment may be
inflicted on the property developers
who violate building bye laws, other statutory regulations and cheat the
public.
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