'Rajakaluve’ tracker to check if your property on storm-water drains

In a bid to enable Bangaloreans to know if their property is situated on a stormwater drain or ‘rajakaluve’, the Real Estate Research Initiative of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB-RERI), has launched a web-based portal - www.rajakaluve.org - in partnership with the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

Currently, information on encroachments is available on government websites. Information is not easily searchable and encroachment details are often provided only in the text embedded within survey drawings released by government agencies.

In order to avail the service, users need to have the survey number, village, hobli and taluka details as per the schedule in the registration document.

“There is a general fear, fuelled by a lack of information, among citizens on whether their properties encroach important water bodies like ‘rajakaluves’. Through this effort, we hope to alleviate some of those fears by making information easy to access for all,” said Professor Venkatesh Panchapagesan, Head of IIMB-RERI.

One can easily locate their property utilising bbmp rajakaluve map online, available on the official website, to check the status of rajakaluve in their area. When you click on the rajakaluve map, it will take you to another page. It works similar to Google Maps, you can zoom in and out to get the best possible details.

IIMB-RERI is also collaborating with a citizen initiative, www.mapshalli.org, to provide a Google map-based searching capability for areas where detailed maps are available.

The project started with 50 villages around Whitefield, now they are able to expand to 350 villages to help citizens using modern technology.