Residents and plot owners of The Gardens-4 layout in Bengaluru’s Gullahmalle village have urged the Karnataka government to withdraw the land acquisition notification issued for the proposed Peripheral Ring Road-2, alleging that the project threatens properties developed and occupied after receiving approvals from multiple authorities.
The demand was raised by The Garden Four Site Owners Association at a press conference. Association president Arun Bhaskar said the acquisition process had become a serious threat to plot owners, landholders and residents in the layout, which is located near the proposed PRR-2 alignment.
According to the association, the layout was developed after obtaining permission for land conversion several years ago. It said approvals had been secured from the Bangalore Development Authority, the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, the Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority and the Kanakapura Urban Development Authority. Residents also purchased plots using loans from nationalised banks, while no-objection certificates were issued for obtaining electricity connections and constructing houses, the association said.
Bhaskar argued that the government was now attempting to acquire land where people were already living for a public infrastructure project, despite the earlier approvals. The association has asked the government to provide legal protection to plot owners who complied with applicable rules and to withdraw the notification issued for the acquisition.
The association also said that a preliminary notification for the PRR-2 project had been issued 23 years ago. It claimed that the original alignment was around 1.5 kilometres away from The Gardens-4 layout, but that the current proposal would affect residents in the layout. The group alleged that public objections related to the project had not been heard and that a social impact report required under BDA rules had not been submitted.
The association further alleged that the road was now being planned contrary to the original project map and under pressure from influential interests. These claims were made by the association and were not independently confirmed in the report.
The proposed PRR-2 is intended to support infrastructure development and reduce traffic congestion in Bengaluru. However, the dispute highlights the administrative difficulty of pursuing large transport corridors through areas where residential development has taken place after planning and utility approvals. Multiple permissions granted at different stages can create conflicting expectations for residents when a later public project changes its alignment or requires additional land.
The association’s secretary Sankeerth, treasurer Uday Shankar, members Devendra Babu, Srikanth, Manjula, Bhagyashree and Raghavendra Rao, along with senior advocate Mrityunjaya, were present at the press conference. The report did not include a response from the Karnataka government, BDA or other authorities involved in the PRR-2 land acquisition process.
