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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Chetan B.C.

    70 species in 1,128 tree marked for felling for tunnel project in Bengaluru (opens the original)

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    Over 70 species are among the 1,128 trees within the 2.2-km stretch scheduled to be felled for Bengaluru’s Hebbal short tunnel project. Apart from highlighting the massive biodiversity loss, experts argue that the move could substantially impact the microclimate, triggering a spike in temperature. According to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) documents accessed by The Hindu, the species list includes: The species diversity numbers could be much higher as the GBA is yet to upload the filtere

  2. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Chetan B.C.

    Bengaluru civic bodies collect half of annual property tax target, but weekly pace lags (opens the original)

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    For the fiscal year 2026–2027, the five corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) have a combined property tax revenue target of ₹6,700 crore, according to GBA data. By the end of August, the corporations had already collected ₹3,372.48 crore, which is 50.3% of the annual target. Compared with the previous year’s collection for the same period, which stood at ₹3,211 crore, the corporations have achieved 5% higher revenue collection this year. While there has been a minor increase,

  3. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Chetan B.C.

    BDA issues final notification to acquire 1,427 acres for Peripheral Ring Road-2 (opens the original)

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    The Peripheral Ring Road (PRR), which has been rebranded as the Bengaluru Business Corridor (BBC), is gathering pace, with the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) on Tuesday issuing a final notification to acquire 1,427 acres and 24.25 guntas of land on the city’s outskirts for the project. The fresh final notification covers land parcels required for PRR-2, while work on PRR-1, divided into four packages, is at different stages of implementation. The BDA had also floated tenders for the first

  4. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Chetan B.C.

    B-to-A Khata conversion rebate window ends with 80,412 applications; only 12% of total beneficiaries (opens the original)

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    Despite a 60% rebate on B-to-A Khata conversion charges, a meagre 12% of the estimated beneficiaries have applied for the conversion. By the time the rebate window ended on August 23, the corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) had received 80,412 applications, while the revised estimate of the total number of properties stood at over 7 lakh. According to GBA data, the applications received have generated a total of ₹525.7 crore in revenue for the corporations. One of the corpor

  5. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Chetan B.C.

    In Bengaluru, new civic setup fails to unlock new revenue avenues (opens the original)

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    A problem that arose when the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was split into five corporations was the disparity in their revenue capacities, which had to be addressed. However, the new setup will step into another year with revenue capacities largely unchanged. The Brand Bengaluru Committee had estimated that the North and West corporations would have the lowest property tax collections — ₹543 crore and ₹580 crore, respectively — which is the primary source of revenue for th

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