Bengaluru: BDA solves 20-year Arkavathi Layout issue in just 15 minutes

In a landmark move, the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) has resolved a two-decade-old problem by allotting alternate sites to Arkavathi Layout allottees through a fully computerised and transparent process.

The Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) has brought long-awaited relief to hundreds of citizens by resolving the two-decade-old Arkavathi Layout dispute in record time. On Tuesday, the BDA completed the computerised allotment of alternate sites to 755 Arkavathi Layout allottees and 29 from Surabhi Seva Sangha within just 15 minutes.

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The process, led by BDA Chairman N.A. Haris at the BDA head office, was carried out using a fully computerised randomisation system designed to ensure transparency and fairness. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the entire allotment was streamed live on YouTube, allowing the public to witness the process.

ಬಿಡಿಎ ಇತಿಹಾಸದಲ್ಲೇ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ನಿರ್ಣಯ!

ಬಿಡಿಎ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಕಚೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಎನ್.ಎ. ಹ್ಯಾರಿಸ್ ಅವರ ನೇತೃತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಗಣಕೀಕೃತ ನಿವೇಶನ ಹಂಚಿಕೆ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ (Allotment of alternate sites through randomization) ಅರ್ಕಾವತಿ ಬಡಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವಿಧ ಕಾರಣಗಳಿಂದ ನಿವೇಶನ ಲಭ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಎದುರಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ 755… pic.twitter.com/Y1J0ucLBNC

— Bangalore Development Authority (@BDAOfficialGok) November 10, 2025

Many of the beneficiaries had been waiting since 2005-06 after losing their original sites during the Arkavathi Layout development. The newly allotted plots are located in Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL), and the final list has been uploaded on the BDA website. Beneficiaries can now directly proceed with their sale deeds without visiting officials.

The initiative follows clear instructions from Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to make BDA’s operations more citizen-friendly and transparent. BDA Commissioner P. Manivannan said this effort marks a major step in rebuilding public confidence and promised more reforms to make the authority efficient and accountable.

BDA (Bengaluru Development Authority) @BDAOfficialGok allocates 755 sites in 15 mins!

Yes. The Chairman of BDA @mlanaharis solved a 20-year-old problem of giving alternate sites to the allottees of Arakavathi layout in 15 minutes, through a computerised randomisation process.… https://t.co/BxCu2NSio3

— Manivannan P 🇮🇳 (@Captain_Mani72) November 11, 2025