- I Paid A Bribe
- 13 years ago
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Bribed BBMP to get road cutting permit
- Municipal Services
- Road Cutting Permission
- Paid INR 8,000
The underground electric cable that runs under the road from the nearest pole to our house had worn out (or probably damaged during OFC laying). To cut through the road and lay fresh cables, we needed road cutting permit from BBMP. Inspite of paying heavy fees (approx 19000) to get the permit, we had to bribe 8000 (almost 50% of the actual fee). Fee is calculated based on the per metre of tar that is damaged (1400X no of metres) and per metre of footpath etc...
Since it was an urgent activity to be done, we were forced to pay. And it was all cleanly managed through the middle man appointed by the BBMP official.