Haris bats for BDA to be restored as LPA for Bengaluru
BDA Chairman N.A. Haris is advocating for the BDA to be restored as the sole Local Planning Authority for the entire Bengaluru Metropolitan Area. He argues that the current split between the BDA and the Greater Bengaluru Authority creates fragmented master planning and confusion.
Why it matters
Effective urban governance in rapidly growing cities like Bengaluru depends on unified planning, which is currently complicated by overlapping administrative jurisdictions.
#THTalksBengaluru Haris bats for BDA to be restored as LPA for Bengaluru PRINT FIRST. SCHEDULE FOR MORNING left BDA Chairman N.A. Haris participating in The Hindu’s interactive programme ‘#THTalksBengaluru’, in Bengaluru on Thursday. K. MURALI KUMAR K. MURALI KUMAR https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/byimdo/article71564415.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/_DSC8844.JPG MURALI KUMAR K BENGALURU KARNATAKA 08/10/2026 : Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) Chairman N A Haris, participates in The Hindu’s interactive programme 'THTalksBengaluru', in Bengaluru on September 08, 2026. Photo MURALI KUMAR K / The Hindu Bengaluru Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) Chairman N.A. Haris argued that the BDA should be the sole planning authority for the city, as it was earlier. He was speaking at ‘#THTalksBengaluru’ on Thursday, October 8. The BDA was the Local Planning Authority (LPA) for the Bengaluru Metropolitan Area (BMA) of around 1,200 sq. km, including the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike area.
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