Will BDA complex shut down to make way for a mall in HSR Layout? 1
 
 
A few shopkeepers in BDA Complex have come together and knocked on the doors of the court against the agency’s plan to turn the HSR landmark into a mall. Citing loss of business, they have filed a Public Interest Litigation. However, there is no confirmation on when the case will come up for hearing. But the Bangalore Development Authority officials say that the complex will be shutdown for sure.
 
The shopkeepers have confirmed receiving 2-3 closure notices from the BDA so far, but nobody is clear on when the complex will eventually shutdown for construction. Until then, they are simply chugging along. Some tenants have identified alternative places while others have chosen to ‘wait and watch’.
 
“We are identifying a place, but nobody knows when the complex will be shut or will it be shut at all,” said retailer Vijay Purohit. “All I know is that our landlord took this shop on lease from the BDA in 2003-2004.”
 
According to M Prabhu, assistant executive engineer, BDA, “The complex will shutdown, but when, nobody knows”.