There is no road in these residential areas wider than above 40 ft. With voices of similar woes coming from many areas, old and new, members of 14 residents’ welfare associations (RWAs) got together on Saturday to unite against commercialisation of residential areas. The sub-committee against commercialisation of residential areas, being formed under Bengaluru Residents’ Associations’ Confederation Ensemble (BRACE) of the Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF), will start with the 14 RWAs present at the Saturday’s meeting, said Sridhar Pabbisetty, CEO, NBF. Over 44 per cent of land classified as ‘Residential (Main)’, 7.11 per cent as ‘Residential (Mixed)’, 0.77 per cent as ‘Commercial (Business)’, and nothing as ‘Commercial (Central)’. But residents of those areas classified as mainly residential have quite a different story to tell.

Source: The Hindu July 03, 2016 02:37 UTC