BANGALORE: Wi-Fi hotspots in obscure outskirts, enforcement teams to nip encroachments, clear basements across five zones and recruitment overhaul. These are some plans for Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (Greater Bangalore). One of the priorities is identification of Wi-Fi hotspots. For this, the IT sector and the IT department are being roped in.
Says BMP commissioner K Jairaj: "There are beefing-up plans, involving finance, IT and enforcement teams.
In the new areas, we've to start from scratch, so we've adopted the draft report on the administrative framework of Greater Bangalore."To start with, each of the five zones will have about 130 sq km. One of the recommendations is to have a police officer in charge of addressing the menace of encroachments. This officer will have a team whose domain includes clearing basements, protecting BMP properties and taking action on encroachments. The initial estimate of 1,000 employees for Greater Bangalore has escalated to 4,000. The core staff at each zone will comprise staff from the engineering department, seven health officers, a supervisor and a DC. Facilities for other departments are likely to be outsourced. Survey of properties: A team will undertake physical evaluation of properties in the CMCs, TMC and village panchayats that will be part of Greater Bangalore; Rs 3,000 crore is required to cover the infrastructure deficit between BMP and the new areas. Says Jairaj: "We are roping in CRISIL and another civil engineering organisation to help with finances and infrastructure deficits."