Shell petrol bunk stopped by residents may not come up in HSR after all!

More than eight months ago, we wrote that the Shell petrol bunk in HSR Layout, Sector 3, was stopped by the BBMP due to complaints from the residents. However, the BBMP officials at the time said that the bunk owners had taken most permissions, barring one permission from the Town Planning department. However, sources in the BBMP tell us that the permission might never come as the BBMP officials have denied it due to the location of the petrol bunk as it is inside a residential area which also has a hospital behind it.

More than a year ago, when the Shell petrol bunk began work even without taking all the adequate permissions, the residents went to the Sector 3 Residents Welfare Association. The association wrote to the BBMP and the HSR Federation, compelling the BBMP officials to take prompt action. Later, the Sector 3 association had a change of heart and wanted the petrol bunk to come up in the area. But by then, it was too late. The town planning officials visited the spot and after their complete enquiry realised that the residents were indeed right and this was not a suitable place for a petrol bunk. The verdict as of today, therefore, is that the petrol bunk might never come.

However, if there are any more updates, watch this space.