Three suicides in three months fail to draw the attention of Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra (GKVK) authorities. Astha Oriel Although three suicides took place in the GKVK College campus University of Agricultural Sciences, over the past three months, the institution is yet to form a mental health committee. Aarti, a first year student at the […]
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Despite India being declared as open defecation free, villagers of Sandur Taluk still continue to defecate openly. Astha Oriel Around 76 percent of the houses in Sandur Taluk don’t have toilets. As per reports by the Village development department for the state of Karnataka, only 8944 households out of 37578 surveyed houses have toilets in […]
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With no proper sanitation facilities in Vani Vilas Hospital, patients especially pregnant women often have to be subject to unhygienic conditions. By Astha Oriel No toilet seats, un-clean toilets, no taps and no water is a reality and an issue of hygiene for patients who visit the city’s Vani Vilas Hospital for treatment. Pregnant women, […]
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Victoria Hospital is renovating some of its buildings. And, the noise is affecting patients. Astha Oriel The constant drilling due to construction in the Outpatient Department of Victoria Hospital annoys patients and visitors. Priya, a patient who was sitting in the Outpatient Department waiting for her treatment, said, “I have come here for the treatment, […]
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Street vendors around the city wait for their ID cards and license to be issued. BBMP promises to form Street Vending Committee in 2019. Astha Oriel Street vendors in the city are facing problems doing business due to non-allocation of vending zones. The town vending committee has not been formed yet in Bangalore, five years […]
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