Karnataka CM Orders BDA To Cancel Notification For Changing Land Use From 'Waterbody' To 'Residential'

The issue started after BDA issued a public notice saying that the director Casa Grand Garden City Builders Pvt Ltd., requested for change of land from water body to residential purpose.

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai | Credit: PTI

Chennai: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Bommai on Thursday directed the Commissioner of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to cancel the notification for changing the use of land from ‘water body’ to ‘residential purpose’. After the BDA canceled the order within hours of instruction, the CM also said that action will follow against the erring officers. 

The issue started after BDA issued a public notice saying that the director Casa Grand Garden City Builders Pvt Ltd., requested for change of land use from a water body to a residential purpose. The director also sought change under the cartographical error provision and said that the assignment was wrongly provided to the ownership land.

However, after the public notice started to go viral and got the attention of the environmentalist, the green activists raised objections to the change. They said that the land as per revenue records showed that it was categorized as gomala land. 

Therefore, they demanded Karnataka government cancel the order. 

Acting on the complain, the official Twitter account of the Chief Minister’s office on Thursday said, "CM 

@BSBommai has viewed seriously and directed Commissioner, BDA to immediately cancel the notification issued for change of land use from Water Body to residential purpose citing cartographic errors in RMP 2015."

"The CMO also ordered to take action on officers responsible for issuing this Notification against the public interest. Accordingly Commissioner, BDA has issued a cancellation order. Action on erring officers will follow forthwith," the CMO said.