Civic amenities are those facilities required in
localities like schools and colleges, market, post office, police station,
parks and play grounds, dispensary, hospital, area offices of the Water Supply
and Sewerage Board, Electricity Authority, Telephone Department, bus
terminal, religious buildings, community hall, club, etc.
Civic amenity sites are reserved in the extensions
formed by the Development Authority or enforced by the Authority in approved private layouts. Civic amenities are provided by the civic authorities,
Government departments, registered charitable trusts etc.
In the new layouts the Development Authority reserves
civic amenity sites (C.A. sites) for various facilities. After formation of
roads, utilities services in an extension layout, civic amenity sites not
required by the Authority are notified for allotment to Government departments, agencies, and registered trusts and institutions.
Earlier when the demand was less, as and when
applications were received, c.A. sites were allotted by the Authority. Later,
when the demand for c.A. sites increased there was competition. Rules were
here- fore framed and approved by Gov- ernment called" The Bangalore Development Authority (Allotment of Civic Amenity Sites) Rules, 1989.
Civic amenity Sites required in area depends on the
activities in that area. For residential areas, C.A. sites required are;
nursery schools, primary schools, secondary schools, hostels, market, parks and
play grounds, post office, police sta- tion, bank, Office of the Water Supply
and Sewerage Board K.P.T.C.L. and Telephone Department offices, club, library,
dispensary and maternity home, petrol bunk, offices of profession- als, etc.
The civic amenities are in- cluded as permissible uses in the Zoning Regulationsof C.D.P. and Building Bye -laws under the vari- ous land use zones.
The civic amenities required for a commercial zone are
banks, transport offices, trading establishments, restaurants, post office,
police station, and petrol bunk.
In an industrial zone civic amenities required in
addition to those in commercial zone are industrial training institute, job
training institute, E.S.I. dispensary, automobile service station, play
grounds, parks, recreational club, etc.
For public use zone civic amenities required are post
office, police station, restaurants, Auditorium, training center, play grounds,
and clubs.
In Major Park and playground zone, the amenities
required are restaurant, club, library, fruits and bev- erages shops,
Hopcoms, books and magazines shops, and dispensary.
The Urban Development Ministry in their Guide lines
have indicated the following standards for civic amenities: The standards for
polytechnic, college, and hospital are high and may have to be reduced. While
planning the layout these standards are to be followed by B.D.A., housing
societies, and agencies.
The Zoning Regulations of the C.D.P. of Bangalore
prescribes 10% of the layout area for civic amenities and 15% for parks and
playgrounds. These percentages are maintained in B.D.A. layouts, housing
society layouts, layouts of Government quarters, and group housing projects.
The civic amenity areas are taken over by B.D.A. by getting relinquishment
deeds executed from the developers. The civic amenities in B.D.A. layouts and
private layouts are allotted by B.D.A. according to the procedure laid down in
the Bangalore Development Authority (Allotment of Civic Ame- nity Sites)
Rules, 1989 for the purpose for which they are reserved.
Some times if a particular C.A. site is already
available in the adjoining locality the purpose may be changed by the
Authority after passing a resolution in the Board meeting. Allotment of civic
amenity sites:
Civic amenity sites are reserved; allotted by B.D.A. tothe Central and State Government departments or agencies established by these Governments. After making allotments to Government agencies, the remaining
sites are notified in the news papers for allotment .The purpose for which
stitutions, societies, or associations registered under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, Karnataka Societies Registration Act or registered
trusts created wholly for charitable, educational, or religious purposes. C.A.
sites are allotted on lease basis for a period not less than thirty years.
The institutions seeking allotments have to register
themselves by paying Registration Fee, which will be valid for subsequent
allotments also unless the registration is withdrawn. Concession is given in
the lease amount to an extent of 50% to the institutions established for the
welfare of physically and mentally handicapped, to the educational
institutions teaching only Kannada medium and Government agencies.
Lease agreements are executed and registered after
which possession of the site will be handed over to the institution. The
institution should put up the civic amenity building within three years. In
deserving cases exten- sion of time will be granted. If the construction is not
made within the permitted period, the allotment will be cancelled and the
amount paid will be refunded after deducting 12 V2 %.
After expiry of the lease period, the C.A. site along
with the buildings put up by non-governmental institutions will vest with the
Authority.
While the above are the procedures for allotment of
C.A. sites, what happens actually is mentioned here under.
There is no instance of B.D.A. resuming the site after
the lease period. In one case of c.A. site in Wilson Garden B.D.A. was forced
to extend the lease. When the institution is established in the C.A. site it
is difficult to terminate the lease practically.
In one case of C.A. site In West of Chord Road the site
al- lotted for the purpose of Eye Hospital has been misused. Alround this
considerably big C.A. site commercial complex are built with large amount of
income to the lessee. Even the remaining open area is being gi ven for marriage
functions. Hardly there is any Eye Hospital activity. Even such C.A. sites are
not resumed by B.D.A.
Misuse of C.A. sites is found in considerable number of
cases. It is suggested that the Authority should insist on a quarterly by
certificate the Executive Engineer concerned; that the C.A. site is not being
mis- used .In case of misuse the C.A. site may be re- sumed. Only then it may
be possible to achieve the pur- pose for which the C.A. sites are reserved and
allotted.
While handing over layouts developed by B.D.A. /
housing societies / institutions /private developers, no C.A. sites will be
left unallotted by B.D.A. except the parks and play grounds. Even after the
layouts are transferred to B.M.P., lease amounts of C.A. sites will have to be
paid to B.D.A. Further misuse of C.A. sites will take place after transfer of
layouts. In most of the cases misuse is for commercial purpose facing the road,
with C.A. activity being conducted in the rear portion.
The C.A. sites / corporation lands are allotted by
B.M.P. for in- stitutional purposes. These sites are either parts of dried
tank beds or Government lands transferred to B.M.P. earlier. In one case B.M.P.
allotted portion of big storm wa- ter drain facing Lalbagh Road to a private
person to build a commercial complex by erecting R.C.C. columns in the drain.
Such allotments are irregular and un- desirable. In the dried Miller Tank Bed
area lands are allotted by B.M.P. to institutions Some of the allottees have
misused the sites for commercial purposes An automobile show room with service station and several restaurants are existing in that site allotted by
B.M.P. to an institution. Such misuse of public lands should be condemned and
lands/ C.A. sites resumed.
K.H.B.:
K.H.B allots C.A. sites in their schemes to
institutions. The lease is for 10 years. Two year's time is given for
construction of buildings failing which the C.A site will be resumed.
Own
lands;
Considerable number of civic amenities comes up in the
lands owned by institutions or persons in the built up area of the city and in
extensions of the City. The civic amenities, which come up in such, owned sites
are kalyana mantaps, schools, dispensaries, banks, professionals offices, etc.
Rented
lands:
Civic amenities also come up in buildings rented for
the purpose. Such cases are also considerable. The civic amenities that come up
in rented lands / buildings are schools, banks, post offices, police stations,
etc. In this case the prob- lem is change of address when the owner of the
property wants the same for self-occupation.
Gifted
lands:
Philanthropic minded persons gift land /building to registered trusts /associations /their own family trusts for construction of
schools, dispensary, hospital, religious build- ings, and kalyana man tap.
When an extension /colony comes up and sites are
allotted, buildings come up one by one in that area. The trends of construction
of buildings depend on the availability of services like water supply, under
ground drainage, and electricity. The first require- ment in the new extension
is shops for day-to-day needs. Then comes the requirement for nursery school /
primary school. When the area is substantially built up, post of- fice, bank,
police station, secondary school, playground, etc. are necessary. Formation
of park is in the last stage when the area is transferred to the municipal authorities. For other CIVIC amenities the residents depend on the adjoining
established localities. Additional civic amenities come up in private
buildings according to the requirement of the area.
Residents protest to B.D.A. / B.M.P. when the civic
amenity sites allotted are misused. Residents welfare associations are formed
to get the grievances settled by these au- thorities. Forming such associations
is good to get the facilities and im- provements from the civic authorities
for proper living conditions. If the grievances are not considered by the
authorities, the residents welfare associations file writ petitions in the
courts to get relief. Such associa tions with sincere members are required
in all localities.
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