Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Bengaluru Vacant Plot Cleanup Deadline Ends, Notices For Noncompliant Owners
Bengaluru has many empty plots that need to be cleaned.
The deadline for owners to do this ended on Saturday.
The minister said only 20% of owners had followed the instruction.
About 80% had not yet complied.
Officials will make a list of plots that still need cleaning.
Marshals and junior health inspectors will send notices to the owners.
If owners still do not clean their plots, civic bodies can do the work.
The cost may later be collected through property taxes.
The deadline to clean vacant sites within Greater Bengaluru Authority limits ended on Saturday.
Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said only 20% of plot owners had complied.
The remaining 80% of owners are expected to receive notices.
Revenue officials must identify vacant plots requiring cleanup and prepare a list.
Civic bodies may clean noncompliant plots and recover the cost through property tax.
- Who
- Vacant-plot owners, Greater Bengaluru Authority officials, civic bodies, marshals, junior health inspectors, and Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda.
- What
- Authorities are beginning the process of identifying noncompliant vacant plots, serving notices, and arranging cleanup where necessary.
- When
- The cleanup deadline ended on Saturday; the review meeting was held virtually on Monday.
- Where
- Within the Greater Bengaluru Authority limits in Bengaluru.
- Why
- To ensure vacant plots are cleaned, with cleanup costs recoverable through property tax when civic bodies perform the work.
- Compliance rate
- 20% of plot owners had complied, according to Krishna Byre Gowda.
- Noncompliance
- About 80% of plot owners had not complied by the deadline.
- Deadline
- The deadline to clean vacant sites ended on Saturday.
- Review meeting
- The issue was discussed in a virtual review meeting on Monday.
- Identification
- Revenue officials were directed to identify vacant plots requiring cleanup.
- Notices
- Marshals and junior health inspectors will serve notices to owners.
- Cost recovery
- Cleanup costs incurred by civic bodies should subsequently be recovered through property tax.