The Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) has re-commenced auctioning its corner sites in various layouts. This comes two months after the Karnataka State Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa announced that around 12,000 BDA sites will be auctioned in a phased manner. Since 2011-12, the BDA has been aggressively offering the plots for sale through e-auction. These are […]
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