Has BBMP learnt a lesson or two from the Sampige Road-Malleswaram mess? Why on earth does the BBMP keep sanctioning multi-storeyed apartment complexes flouting building Bye-laws/CDP norms? We have a crowded narrow road of 9.5m wide in Ward No. 179 (Shakambarinagar) in JP Nagar Ist Phase. The road has quite a few bottlenecks and the Traffic Police have barred entry of heavy traffic vehicles from 46th cross Jayanagar (Inner Ring Road) and from Indira Gandhi Circle on the other end. Recently BBMP has sanctioned 250 high-end apartment buildings on an 8 acre land adjoining this narrow road. The Comprehensive Development…
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