Oct 26, Bangalore

The Silicon City’s skyline should have gone the way of Mumbai, with redefined heights for highrise classification making it easier to build taller. Red tape is stopping Bangalore from reaching greater heights, but the BDA’s Masterplan 2015 is trying to increase these limits.  Until now, any building with a height of 15 meters or more (ground plus four floors) was classified a highrise; the new zonal regulations have increased the threshold to 24 meters...more