BANGALORE: Two days after the Suvarna Karnataka celebrations, the State Government today set in motion the proposal to constitute a Greater Bangalore Authority by merging seven city municipal councils (CMC) and a town municipal council (TMC) along with 111 villages with the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP).

Executive powers

The executive powers of the Greater Bangalore Authority would be vested with a commissioner who will be directly assisted by eight deputy commissioners.

As part of the notification the Government has called for objections, if any, from the people before constituting the authority.

The new authority will have 140 wards compared to the existing 100 of the BMP.

Also known as the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (the greater Bangalore municipal body), it would comprise the areas now in the jurisidiction of BMP, and the CMCs of Rajarajeshwarinagar, Dasarahalli, Bommanahalli, Krishnarajapuram, Mahadevapura, Byatarayanapura and Yelahanka; Kengeri TMC, and 111 villages.

Consultation

Minister for Health and Family Welfare in-charge of Bangalore Urban district R. Ashok told presspersons that the State Government had consulted all political parties before deciding to go ahead with the formation of the new municipal authority.

Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy had chaired preparatory meetings several times and had held wide- ranging discussions with senior officials apart from retired civil servants who were conversant with the demands of Bangalore.

With this, the long-pending demand for including the areas around Bangalore into the corporation area to ensure a comprehensive and uniform development of the city has taken shape.

One village in Anekal taluk, 46 in Bangalore East taluk, 37 in Bangalore South taluk and 27 villages in Bangalore North taluk will come under the jurisdiction of Greater Bangalore. Mr. Kumaraswamy had announced the Government's plan regarding this in his Independence Day address.

Beneficiaries

The main beneficiaries of the new municipal authority will be those residing in the concerned CMC, TMC areas where private residential layouts are bereft of infrastructure, such as roads, underground drainage and street lighting. Only recently some of these areas were provided drinking water supply.

Infrastructure development

The notification says that the aim of the Greater Bangalore Authority is to improve and coordinate infrastructure development for road and transportation network, water supply and underground drainage, solid waste management; upgrade quality of urban services; strengthen administrative capacity and ensure better enforcement of various rules/regulations.

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