Bangalore: In a bid to make Namma Bengaluru mirror the highrise culture of a Shanghai or Singapore, the state government is seeking the cooperation of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the operators of the city's old HAL airport, to allow builders to go vertical. Situated in the heart of Bangalore, HAL airport issues no-objection certificates (NOCs) on height limits to developments situated approximately in a 5-kilometre radius around the airport. Until 2010, the Airports Authority of India was issuing the same NOC to builders. A couple of months ago, the state chief secretary S V Ranganath sent a letter to the chairman of HAL, R K Tyagi, seeking the defence establishment's help to increase the radar height at HAL airport, which would in turn facilitate taller buildings to come up in the central business district areas of the city.
02/09/13 Anshul Dhamija/Times of India
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02/09/13 Anshul Dhamija/Times of India
