Bengaluru: Persistent land misery and changes in housing policies have forced the government to reduce the construction of houses of up to 20% under the Lakh Minister’s Main Housing Scheme.
The 2017 scheme floated in a new Avatar after Yediyurappa took over in 2019 with the eyes to require urban voters ahead of the BBMP poll.
Senior government officials told Tii the scheme experienced rough weather after the government decided to change the policy of S (Stilt) +14 to G (Ground) +3.
“Citing that people who have to build houses may not be financially equipped to cover the maintenance of lifts and buildings like that, the policy is revised.
This effectively means that we need more land for projects in a city without reserves,” said an official.
Housing Minister V Somanna said the project scope was limited because there was no land availability.
“Our goal is to build 80,000 houses that we hope for complete in November 2022,” he said, indicating government planning to complete the project before the General Election 2023.
According to him, the biggest problem with this project was that the Government of Congress and Coalition between 2017-2019 considered empty mine land to build a house.
“Now, this land is not stable for construction and has become a major obligation for the country.
Therefore, we must look for alternative land,” he said.
The housing department is then equipped with 515 hectares of property restored BDA and to get an additional 165 hectares to build 80,000 houses.
The identified land is in a distant location, although in Urban Bengaluru Regency, the adjacent BDA layout and the layout of the Kempegowda side and anecalion.
46,000 houses in the scheme process will now see 48,000 houses built in the S + 14 and 30,000 format in category G + 3.
At present, 46,000 houses are underway and 13,000 will be subject to sanctions later this month.