Civic
amenities are those fa cilities 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,
Elec- tricity Authority, Telephone Depart- ment, bus terminal, religious build-ings, community hall, club, etc.
Civic
amenity sites are reserved in the extensions formed by the Development
Authority or enforced by the Authority in approved pri- vate layouts. Civic
amenities are provided by the civic authorities, Government departments, regis-
tered 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 re-quired 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 de- mand for c.A. sites
increased there was competition. Rules were here- fore framed and approved by
Gov- ernment called" The Bangalore De- velopment 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 Regulations of 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 res- taurant, 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 Au- thority
(Allotment of Civic Ame- nity Sites) Rules, 1989 for the pur- pose for which
they are reserved.
Some times
if a particular C.A. site is already available in the adjoin- ing locality the
purpose may be changed by the Authority after passing a resolution in the Board
meeting. Allotment of civic amenity sites:
a)By B.D.A.:
Civic
amenity sites are reserved; allotted by B.D.A. to the 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 allot- ments 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 edu- cational 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 hereunder. :
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 in-
stitution 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.
C.A. sites in B.M.P. area:
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 / corpora- tion lands are allotted by B.M.P. for in- stitutional pur-
poses. 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 com- mercial
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 ser- vice station and several
restau- rants are existing in that site al- lotted 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 CIVIC amenities are required:
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, second- ary school, playground, etc. are necessary. Formation of park
is in the last stage when the area is transferred to the municipal au-
thorities. For other CIVIC amenities the residents de- pend on the ad- joining
estab- lished local i- ties. Additional civic amenities come up in pri- vate
buildings according to the requirement of the area.
Misuse of C.A. sites:
Residents
protest to B.D.A. / B.M.P. when the civic amenity sites allotted are misused.
Residents wel- fare 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 authori- ties 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 sin- cere members are required in all localities.
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