14-05-2025
Bengaluru: OC mandatory for utility connections; BBMP to check documents for new connections
The city administration has begun implementing a Supreme Court direction from December, 2024 which states hat 'utilities such as electricity, water supply, and sanitation connections are to be provided only to buildings that have obtained an Occupancy Certificate/Completion Certificate from the respective local authority'.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) said that it has learnt that presently around 66,400 applications have been pending with Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) seeking new electricity connections in the BBMP area and to ensure that only those with valid documents get the connection, BBMP has announced a campaign to check property documents of these households.
The civic body has said that it will contact through SMS and phone calls those who have applied for an electricity connection with BESCOM and yet to get a connection, to check for Khata approval, approval of building plans and status of the application (for (submitted/to be submitted) for the Occupancy Certificate/Completion Certificate.
Chief Civic Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao has urged citizens to cooperate and furnish these documents to the civic body. He also appealed to property owners to apply for the Occupancy Certificate through a registered Architect/Engineer on the below portal:
