C.A. site measuring 18 guntas of land earmarked for park at HBR layout 5th block,1st stage swallowed by land grabbers-Request for recovery-reg...

H.B.R LAYOUT 5TH BLOCK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

D.No.1489, 17th C main, 5th block, HBR layout, 1st stage, Bangalore-560043

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To                                                                                                                       19th Jan 10
Sri.V.Balasubramaniam, I.A.S.(Retd)
Former Addl. Chief Secretary and Chairman,
Task Force for protection of Govt. lands,
Near City Civil Court Complex,
K.G. Road, Bangalore-560009.
E-mail: taskforce09@gmail.com

Respected Sir,

Sub: C.A. site measuring 18 guntas of land earmarked for park at HBR layout 5th block,1st stage swallowed by land grabbers-Request for recovery-reg...

We would like to inform you that HBR layout was formed in the year 1986 by BDA and was transferred to CMC first and further to BBMP for easy administration, without carrying on any appropriate and proper developments, particularly in 5th block segment.

During the layout formation BDA had earmarked 18 guntas of land for a park in 18thmain; please refer the plan attached to this letter for the location of park; but even after the lapse of 22 years no park has come in this site. Due to the dereliction of duty by BDA / CMC / BBMP, the lung space, instead of being as a park for the residents, now it is occupied by slum dwellers by constructing temporary sheds for over 6 years. When land grabbers tried to knock of this prime land in 2005 and 2006, BDA demolished the illegal construction on this land and recovered it-vide news in Times of India dt.16-12-2005. Please refer the news clip and the endorsement letter dt.12-6-08 issued by BDA. This matter has been brought to BBMP’s kind notice for suitable action and to convert it as a park vides our letters dated 15/12/2005 and 22-6-09. But to our dismay nothing has happened till today. Residents of this area feel that some illegal activities are going on here during night time and fear to come out of their houses. If the authorities leave it for some more time, then land grabbers will swallow it.

Figure 1 C.A site earmarked for park, occupied by land grabbers

Figure 2 C.A site supposed to be a park lying vacant for over 21 years

Recently, we have again written a letter dt:5th Jan 10 on this matter addressed to Commissioner, BBMP with a copy to Chairman, BDA .However, we also wanted to inform you, because you are the sole authority in recovering the Govt. lands, if at all this prime land has gone already into hands of land grabbers. Sad to say instead of ‘LUNG SPACE’, we have only a big SWD (flowing with toxic & chemical effluents) running at the middle of our layout. Therefore we request you to kindly look into the matter and save this precious site from land grabbers immediately as there is no other park or CA site in this area.

Thanking you,
Regards
A.Rajagopal
Treasurer
Copy to
1). Chairman,
Bangalore Development Authority
T.Chowdaiah Road,
Kumarapark West,
Bangalore- 560020. with a request to look into the matter urgently.
Email: chmn@bdabangalore.org
2) Commissioner,
BBMP, Bangalore. with a request to look into the matter.
3). The Director,
Department of Horticulture,
Lalbagh, Bangalore 004 with a request to initiate action to convert this as a park.
E-mail : horticulturedirector@vsnl.net
P.S: We will be sending other documents by postal service.

Bus shelter on outer ring road and in 5th block, HBR alyout

H.B.R LAYOUT 5TH BLOCK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION



D.No.1489, 17th C main, 5th block, HBR layout, 1st stage, Bangalore-560043

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To                                                                                                                     13th Jan 10
Shri.K.S.Viswanath,
Chief Traffic Manager (Operation),
BMTC, K.H. Road, Central Office,
Shanthi Nagar,
Bangalore-560027
Via email: ctmobmtc@gmail.com
Customer service: bmtc@transactglobal.com

Dear Sir,

Sub: BUS SHELTER ON OUTER RING ROAD AND IN 5TH BLOCK,HBR LAYOUT.

Hereby we, the residents of HBR layout 5th block, 1st stage request you to kindly arrange to provide 3 bus stop shelters for the use of HBR 5th block and 4th block, 1st stage, Bangalore-43. The bus shelter location points are as below.

 2 shelters are to be made on the outer ring road i.e. near the Forest office gate (between Hennur main Road signal and Nagawara signal) one each in opposite manner, for buses going towards Hebbal and the other one for the buses going towards Krishnarajapuram.

 The 3rd shelter in 19th main, 5th block, HBR layout, i.e. near 42nd cross from where bus No. 296B starts now.

We are attaching the bus shelter location map for your easy reference.

Please note that we had sent this letter on 7th Jan 09 and you said “this work is not under our purview”. Since the work has come under you now, we are sending this letter once again and request you to kindly do the needful.
Thanking you,
With regards
A.Rajagopal
Treasurer
Copy to:
Sri.Venkataramana N. Naik
Addl. Commissioner,
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike,
Bangalore.
E-mail: jceast@bbmp.gov.in

Encl: Our layout map.

Main pipe leakage in 18th main,5th block, HBR layout

H.B.R LAYOUT 5TH BLOCK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION



D.No.1489, 17th C main, 5th block, HBR layout, 1st stage, Bangalore-560043

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To                                                                                                           13th Jan 09

The Chairman,
BWSSB,
Bangalore.

Dear Sir,

Sub:Water pipe leakage through out the year in 18th main, 5th block, HBR layout,1st stage.

This is to bring to your kind notice that our layout was given service in the year 1987 and from that time onwards, one main water pipe is leaking at one particular point (in front of site 1367) almost every month. Your person (coolie) also repairing it every time without any supervision of engineer; but again and again water is leaking at that point. Last year, in 2009 alone this pipe must have been repaired for more than 12 times.

For example this pipe was repaired on 9th Jan. and again on 12th Jan; but today still it is leaking. Instead of repairing every time some permanent/proper solution to be found out and after the work is over it is to be inspected by an engineer.
As water leakage is a national waste, we request you to kindly instruct your engineers to do a better work.
Thanks,
Regards
A.Rajagopal
Treasurer
Copy to:
AEE/AE
E-1 Sub divn.
BWSSB, Bangalore

Video clips taken in HBR layout

Video clips taken in HBR alyout-SWD

Video clips taken in HBR layout -debris

Video clips taken in HBR -swd

Canal side walls and Fencing work of open SWD in HBR layout,.

H.B.R LAYOUT 5TH BLOCK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

D.No.1489, 17th C main, 5th block, HBR layout, 1st stage, Bangalore-560043

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To                                                                                                                         8th Jan ‘09

The Chief Executive Engineer,
SWD, North,
Bangalore.
Email: jagagowda@yahoo.co.in

Dear Sir,

Sub: Canal side walls and Fencing work of open SWD in HBR layout, 5th block, 1st stage.

Please refer to our letter dt; 10th Dec 09, addressed to Hon’ble Chief Minister regarding Storm water drain posing serious health hazard to the residents of HBR layout 5th block,1st stage, Bangalore-5600043. This letter will speak in volumes about the sufferings of our layout residents. As you are going to take up the left out portion of fencing work of open SWD, i.e. from Walkover Bridge to 19th main bridge, we would like to request you to kindly take up the work of constructing side walls for the SWD beyond 19th main bridge also simultaneously.

SWD seen without side walls

SWD with side wall on one side, that too for a small length

The above photos illustrate the condition of the SWD beyond 19th main bridge. The side wall was constructed on one side only for a very short length and the work was stopped mid way. As there is neither a side walls nor any fencing to the SWD many construction people from neighboring and far off places are dumping the debris here day and night. Due to this there is a hindrance in the flow of sewage water and the same stagnates becoming a breeding place for mosquitoes and other insects and foul smell emanate from this stagnated water. . We are also attaching the video clip

(link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQBUN4iVEYk) of SWD for your reference.

Thanking you,

With regards

A.Rajagopal
Treasurer