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Bengaluru development authority chief to answer readers’ questions

Source: The Hindu · 04 Oct 2026, 13:55 UTC
Bengaluru development authority chief to answer readers’ questions
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Bangalore Development Authority chairman N.A. Haris will take part in The Hindu’s THTalksBengaluru programme on October 8. Readers can submit questions about projects including the Bengaluru Business Corridor and land allotments in Dr. K. Shivaram Karanth Layout before the stated deadline.

Bangalore Development Authority chairman N.A. Haris will participate in The Hindu’s interactive THTalksBengaluru programme on October 8, allowing readers to submit questions about the agency’s work. The programme comes as the BDA remains involved in several prominent Bengaluru projects and land-allotment matters.

Issues listed in the announcement include the short tunnel-flyover between Hebbal junction and Mehkri Circle, the Bengaluru Business Corridor and sites being allotted in Dr. K. Shivaram Karanth Layout.

Readers may send questions to thtalksbengaluru@thehindu.co.in on October 8 before noon. Further details about the programme are to be shared, according to the announcement. Haris has represented the Shantinagar Assembly constituency in Bengaluru four times since 2008.

He has held charge of the BDA since 2024. The announcement did not specify the format of the interaction, how many questions would be answered or whether the session would be broadcast. It also did not provide an update on the projects named in the notice.

The BDA chairman’s participation is intended to give readers an opportunity to raise questions directly with the authority’s head. The material describes the event as an interactive programme rather than announcing a new policy or project decision. Haris’s other stated interest is football.

The announcement was published on October 4, 2026, in Bengaluru.

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