TDR

Sarjapura

Bengaluru

Outer Ring Road

Iblur Junction

BBMP

High Court

Property owners will be given onlyvalueDespite opposition from property owners along theRoad, the BruhatMahanagara Palike (BBMP) has managed to get government approval for widening of the Sarjapura Road from(ORR) atup tolimits near Chikkanahalli ROB of 4.74 km.The government on Tuesday approved the tender called by BBMP recently to widen the road. The BBMP had submitted the report to the government for approval of the final tender document, which puts the cost of the project at Rs 100 cr.“The government has instructed BBMP to proceed with land acquisition along the 4.74-km under the transfer of development rights (TDR) value set by the government. Government has approved the bidder we finalised so we can issue the work order in two months,” a BBMP official said.When asked about opposition from the residents along the stretch, he said, “We have communicated about the project to the residents and property owners there.We can only transfer TDR value, and it is the government that will take a decision about their demands.”Residents of the area insist on fair compensation though. BV Ramachandra Reddy, Ex-MLA, Varthur Constituency, told BM, “If the BBMP is not giving us fair compensation, we will move thein the matter. We will not accept the TDR set by the government.”