Satish G

[Satish G @G53349940G]

@BDAOfficialGok @Captain_Mani72 A layout without Footpaths

[Santosh P Kandagal @kandagal_p]

@BDAOfficialGok @ChaithraBhat27 @XpressBengaluru @Captain_Mani72 @NPKLOpenForum @publictvnews News media video has proved its not old video. God knows what would happen if @publictvnews was not there.

Its not an old video, the news channel also visited and made a live video on the spot.

Today you are blaming @NPKLOpenForum
Shared Old video. Why blame anyone?

[Santosh P Kandagal @kandagal_p]

@BDAOfficialGok @ChaithraBhat27 @XpressBengaluru @Captain_Mani72 @NPKLOpenForum Now you are putting right words in your tweet and not blaming @NPKLOpenForum for sharing the video.

Truth is, it is not an old video, Hemanth Gowda's video log is true and Public TV news spot visit video is also true.

Thanks for coming back on track

https://t.co/HIJNfBxwUS

[Satish G @G53349940G]

@BDAOfficialGok @XpressBengaluru If you see the video the road is done asphalt and later the road has collapsed. So you mean the service roads which have done asphalt are not completed roads? I don't know which intelligent engineer has answered this. What a rubbish excuse you guys are giving. Ethic less engineer

[NadaPrabhu Kempegowda Layout Open Forum(R) @NPKLOpenForum]

@BDAOfficialGok

Is the #NadaprabhuKempegowdaLayout #MajorArterialRoad truly ready for inauguration?

Even before full-scale public usage, portions of the road reportedly required rectification after surface failure as in atttached clips.

Were all quality checks, load tests, and safety audits completed before the 27th June inauguration?

Further, key works appear to be pending:

• RUB work not fully completed
• Cycle track yet to be taken up
• Service roads not formed end-to-end at some locations
• Rotary/junction development can be further enhanced for safer and smoother traffic movement

Citizens deserve transparency on project readiness, quality assurance, and completion timelines before a major public inauguration.

@DKShivakumar @CMofKarnataka @mlanaharis @ShobhaBJP @Captain_Mani72 @naveenmzs
@ChristinMP_ @nkaggere @ShreyasJurno @Lolita_TNIE @BoskyKhanna @tulasikVV @sampathtke01 @Punya89142601

[NadaPrabhu Kempegowda Layout Open Forum(R) @NPKLOpenForum]

@BDAOfficialGok How can survey markings done recently differ from the survey, marking stones, utility chambers, and utility infrastructure established nearly 9 years ago?

Site demarcation markings now appear to overlap utility chambers and cut through areas where infrastructure was already executed based on earlier markings.

If the latest demarcation is correct, how were utilities and chambers laid earlier? If the earlier marking was correct, why are current markings differing?

@DKShivakumar @ShobhaBJP @nimmasuresh @STSomashekarMLA

[Santosh P Kandagal @kandagal_p]

@NPKLOpenForum @BDAOfficialGok @BDAOfficialGok are you trying to put @NPKLOpenForum into bad books? Like any other association, they are also trying to work with you to bring the issue for resolution. Yellow marks are done and people are fencing the sites. The outside and inside story are different.

[Santosh P Kandagal @kandagal_p]

@Captain_Mani72 @NPKLOpenForum @CesarA26754 @BDAOfficialGok BDA nowhere announced there will be no footpath in NPKL. Previous layouts have footpaths, BDA is habitual to form footpath in its 50 years legacy. I don't see the footpath here. BDA is Questioning public, why are you asking now? Is BDA silencing the ask? 2016 was not Stoneage Sir

[Anil Navali @AnilNavali]

@Captain_Mani72 @kandagal_p @NPKLOpenForum @CesarA26754 @BDAOfficialGok Didn't expect such counter arguments from Mr.Comissioner. In 2016, there were no footpaths built, only temporary drains. There wasn't iota of clue what's coming up and what's not. Plans(/design drawings) were not shared and they were continuously undergoing changes, we were told.

[Madhu Sudhan @mi2madhu]

@Captain_Mani72 @kandagal_p @NPKLOpenForum @CesarA26754 @BDAOfficialGok @Captain_Mani72 Officer, until you took incharge road formations were not done. It was presumed footpaths will be done along with roads. To our shock 🤯 it's just flattened.

Footpaths are basic & bare minimum residents ask for & responsibility of @BDAOfficialGok to implement.

[K A Sairam @srmkpur]

@Captain_Mani72 @kandagal_p @NPKLOpenForum @CesarA26754 @BDAOfficialGok Sir,
All developers, especially statutorily mandated one like BDA is required to follow established national standards. The IRC has published very detailed standards for development of roads. BDA as a government has not built roads as per IRC mandate it is incompetence at best..

[Hemanth Kumar @Hemanth49854008]

@Captain_Mani72 @kandagal_p @NPKLOpenForum @CesarA26754 @BDAOfficialGok You definitely don't need an Engg degree for this.Why are you keeping so many highly paid engineers on your rolls?Sack them immediately,since they don't even know such a basic thing.@NPKLOpenForum @CMofKarnataka @DKShivakumar

[Santosh P Kandagal @kandagal_p]

@BDAOfficialGok @Captain_Mani72 @KrishKrushik @mlanaharis Great News, Now that the Board Meeting is planned for, @BDAOfficialGok please confirm if the Odd Dimensions Double Taxation issue raised by me is being placed in the meeting? I submitted a letter for a board meeting review in 2023. @Captain_Mani72 Sir, assured it will be placed.

[Santosh P Kandagal @kandagal_p]

@NPKLOpenForum @DKShivakumar @ShobhaBJP @nimmasuresh @STSomashekarMLA @mlanaharis @Captain_Mani72 @BDAOfficialGok @Captain_Mani72 Sir, isn't it more reliable if the survey is done after notifying 3/2 Side owners of the site being surveyed? We pay taxes every year? BDA has phone number, email & postal address of all site owners. Neighbours should be notified formally. Presence in Secondary.

[NadaPrabhu Kempegowda Layout Open Forum(R) @NPKLOpenForum]

Though the March 2026 deadline was missed, it is finally a ray of hope. Good work by the BDA electrical division.

Electrification and streetlight infrastructure — among the most basic amenities required from day one to start construction — are finally taking shape after nearly 9 years. This is a positive sign and will motivate site owners to begin construction activities.

@DKShivakumar @mlanaharis @ShobhaBJP @nimmasuresh @STSomashekarMLA @Captain_Mani72 @BDAOfficialGok

[NadaPrabhu Kempegowda Layout Open Forum(R) @NPKLOpenForum]

@DKShivakumar @mlanaharis @ShobhaBJP @nimmasuresh @STSomashekarMLA @Captain_Mani72 @BDAOfficialGok

SWD and HT-line buffer zones are being termed as parks across NPKL. Claims are made that wider recreational parks are available in every block, but on both the approved maps and actual ground reality, such usable open spaces are not visible in majority blocks. In NPKL, even basic playground infrastructure is still not properly available.

Whereas in Dr. Shivaram Karanth Layout which is well planned like jayanagar — which many feel was better planned and executed under court monitoring — DPR/tender publication for stadium development has already been initiated even before large-scale site distribution. 😌

[Santosh P Kandagal @kandagal_p]

@Captain_Mani72 @NPKLOpenForum @SahanaT53567 @BDAOfficialGok Need your assurance Sir, Approve or Reject in Board Meeting. But please place in the Board Meeting. I'm tired of waiting since 2023. Year on year, I start 6 months ahead to remind BDA, still end up paying Double Tax for 5% extra land. Close the Issue. + Or - outcome. I'm tired.

[NadaPrabhu Kempegowda Layout Open Forum(R) @NPKLOpenForum]

Supreme Court / Justice Chandrashekar Committee & High Court monitored layout progress v/s BDA monitored almost 9-year-old NPKL still under work-in-progress project.

While Bangalore Development Authority states Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout work is on “fast track” and in “final stage,” many site owners see a major difference when comparing NPKL with Dr. Shivaram Karanth Layout infrastructure quality and execution progress.

The concern is not just percentage completion, but actual finishing quality and ground-level execution. In several areas of NPKL, final finishing itself appears incomplete — including road edge finishing, culvert cleaning, pathway continuity, site grading, utility finishing, and overall layout presentation — whereas DrSK Layout appears more refined and systematically executed.

@DKShivakumar @mlanaharis @nimmasuresh @STSomashekarMLA @Captain_Mani72 @BDAOfficialGok

Video 1: NPKL sunday video from one of block.
Video 2: DrSKLayout video captured almost 4-5 months ago.

[Santosh P Kandagal @kandagal_p]

@BDAOfficialGok @Captain_Mani72 🤣 we all know how BDA calculates tax for vacant BDA sites. If tax is ₹1,000 for 108sqmtrs (30x40) site. It is ₹2,000 for 109sqmtrs. Double tax for Full site, for just 1 sqmtr extra land. Same street, same neighborhood.

I call you the "Tax Goonda of Bangalore". @NPKLOpenForum

[NadaPrabhu Kempegowda Layout Open Forum(R) @NPKLOpenForum]

@DKShivakumar @ShobhaBJP @nimmasuresh @STSomashekarMLA @mlanaharis @Captain_Mani72 @hrsrajanna @CNASHOKA1 @BDAOfficialGok

Under the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Sec. 17) and applicable BDA/Planning Regulations:

* Layout approvals mandate reservation of land for parks, playgrounds, and open spaces (generally ~10% of total area)

* Such land must be usable, accessible, and meant for public recreation

* Areas reserved for infrastructure constraints cannot be counted as recreational parks

BDA including non-usable areas such as:

* Storm Water Drain (SWD) buffers
* High Tension (HT) line corridors

…within “park” calculations to meet mandated ratios.

This is a clear deviation from planning intent, as:

* SWD buffers are regulated no-build / safety zones, not recreational spaces

* HT line buffers are hazard-prone and unsuitable for children or public use

* Counting such areas as parks defeats the purpose of livable urban design

1. What is the actual percentage of parks and playgrounds excluding SWD buffers, HT line corridors, and other restricted zones?

2. In review meetings, it is stated that "each block has large parks”. Kindly publish: Park-wise area (big to small)
* Survey numbers / sector details
* Classification (park vs. playground vs. open space)
* Clearly excluding SWD / HT buffer areas

* Parks must be functional recreational spaces, not residual or constrained land

* Misclassification may violate:
* Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 (Sec. 17 – layout approval conditions)
* Approved Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) / Master Plan norms
* Public amenities must align with principles of planned development and natural justice

Ground reality :-
* public are forced to travel long distances to access even buffer zones as parks

* Children are left with unsafe alternatives under HT lines / near drains

* This contradicts the very purpose of a planned layout