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As per the meeting conducted on 13-10-2011, BBMP commissioner has instructed officials to issue notices to property owners with tax overdues of more than Rs. 10,000. Wherever necessary warrant notices are also to be issued to collect tax along with the penalty amount. The official are to collect at least 200 crore rupees by the end of 31-10-2011 compulsorily.In several cases developmental charges have not been paid by the owners. Such cases have to be identified from 1-4-2008 till date, and a list has to be made as per the format and submitted to the commissioner by 17-10-2011.(Format includes Ward…

BBMP Commissioner Mr Siddiah held a meeting with all BBMP officials on 13 October to intensify the Property Tax Collection drive.He has instructed to issue warrants to all cases with overdue tax and specified that there should not be any part payment of tax but instead the total overdue tax is to be collected along with the penalty.If any differences are found in Self declared property tax, then the same should be collected with penalty immediately. By the end of October 2011 a target of 200 to 250 crore rupees should be collected from overdue tax cases. ⊕

BBMP had entrusted a company called Optic Cable to survey the total length of all OFC cable laid out in the city. According to the data collected by BBMP 4,717 km length of OFC cables have been laid out from all organisations. But they estimate that the actual numbers might be higher.  Mayor and Deputy Mayor cut unauthorised OFC cables. Pic courtesy: BBMP As such, from today BBMP has started using OTDR device to identify all illegally laid out cables and started disconnecting them. The first disconnect was done today in Ward No 11, Abbigere area in North Bangalore, where…

BBMP council opposition leader, M Udayshankar (Congress) has written a letter to BBMP listing the measures to conserve power, on 12 October. Here's the translated copy. Karnataka state has been facing acute power shortage in the recent days as never seen before. Hence it becomes the government's responsibility to take up measures on a large scale. At the grassroots level all the citizens and organisations should also contribute towards power savings. In this direction: BBMP must control lighting in parks. Park lighting should be done only at specific times in the evenings. BBMP should control road lights and keep them…

BBMP has directed its officials to improve and maintain cleanliness of all the roads and footpaths leading to Metro Stations. BBMP Officials inspecting roads along metro line. Pic courtesy: BBMP On October 20th Namma Metro starts operations from M G Road to Byappanahalli. In this backdrop, BBMP officials inspected Palace Road, Race Course Road, Basaveswara Circle, Raj Bhavan Road, Cubbon road, Sankey road, M.G. Road to Byappanahalli, CMH Road on October 4, to see the conditions of the roads and footpaths. Pic courtesy: BBMP Even though many pot holes were filled up, many new have come up because of continuous…

Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) was created with the objective of detection, investigation of offences and prosecutions of persons, indulging in unauthorised occupation of lands/property belonging to government and government organisations in Bangalore Metropolitan Area vide GO No. UDD/247/MNU/95 Bangalore dated 19th March 1996. In addition, to identify those employees and officers of the above organisations who collude with the public in committing the offences by creating false and forged documents and which involve loss of revenue and to take action against them as per law in respect to the offences and irregularities committed under the following enactments vide GO…

On 18 September 2011, BBMP staff noticed illegal road cutting near Raju Colony in Marathalli and took into custody a vehicle with No KA 18 T 3522. Reliance Communication was carrying out the work to lay communication cables to a company called Logica.BBMP has slapped a fine of Rs 30 lakhs Reliance Communications, Whitefield for unauthorised road cutting. ⊕

BBMP has issued notices to defaulters to pay their overdue property tax along with fine and wherever required, property confiscation warrants are also to be issued.Today, "Drum beating" was done in front of “UMIYA SUNTECH” on Whitefield Road, Bangalore. They had overdue tax amount of Rs. 51,13,454. The owners have agreed to pay up the tax amount within a week.Adequate time limit has been given to many property owners to pay overdue taxes. In spite of this, many of them have continued to be defaulters. BBMP has warned that such defaulters stand to face 'Property Confiscation Warrants' and the ignominy…

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahnagara Palike (BBMP) may have passed some major decisions in the last few years - including increase in taxes, and road widening and infrastructure projects worth hundreds of crores of rupees. But none of these decisions were ever passed by a vote in the city council. And this, in a city of over eight million people with massive problems ranging from inadequate affordable housing to dying lakes and property tax holes to roadwidening resentment. The Karnataka Municipal Corporation Rules (Rule 65 in Conduct of Business Rules), says a vote should be held if councillors press for it.…

Progress on Pothole fill up in East and South Bangalore Areas East Bangalore Pothole fillup work will be undertaken from 12-9-2011 in the following wards of Bangalore East. Pulikeshi Nagar - Ward No 78: Mosque Road, M.M. Road, Heins Road, Netaji Road S.K. Garden Ward No 61: Tannery Road, S.K. Garden Main Road, D.J. Halli Main Road, Bourbank Road Pot filling in progress at Pulikeshi Nagar. Pic: BBMP Kushal Nagar Ward No 31: Tannery Road, Kavalbairasandra Ward No 32: Kaval Bhairasandra Road, Sultanpalya Road, K.H.B Road. Everyday about 125 to 150 potholes are being filled up and so far 765…