Other users do not allow transpeople to use BBMP’s e-toilets. They have to either use the women’s washroom or wait for others to leave. Public toilets in the city are still not accessible to the transgender community, even after years of demanding for toilets. They are asked to choose between the men’s or the women’s […]
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BMRCL to build more escalators on the metro stations to ease the crowd. The daily metro commuters in Yeshwanthpur are demanding more escalators at the metro station. Lalit Kumar, a daily commuter from Yeshwanthpur to Vidhan Soudha said, “I leave by 8:30 or 9 in the morning and the metro station is always crowded and […]
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BBMP’s plan fails to reach the meat shop owners, who end up paying double the amount to private vendors for waste collection. Meat shop owners in Cottonpet and Chamarjpet have hired vendors for collecting and disposing their waste by paying a fee of Rs.100 every day, as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) initiative to […]
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The Art and Sculpture exhibition, ‘Unboxing Bengaluru Habba’, 2023 has focused on using discarded materials to produce art. The Unboxing Bengaluru Habba, 2023, art and sculpture event failed to reach young visitors. More number of youngsters were expected to be involved in the cultural events but the solo show of visual art “Overshoot” by the […]
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BMTC buses in the city need new fire extinguishers, refilled with gas. The bus drivers and conductors say they need to be trained in using them. The fire extinguishers in Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation(BMTC) are either outdated or are running out of gas, with no training provided to the bus drivers and conductor. Out […]
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The City Veterinary Hospital fails to dispose of biomedical waste properly, raising risk of infections. The area surrounding the City Veterinary Hospital in Chamarajpet is littered with biomedical waste as the hospital does not dispose of it in the required manner and pourakarmikas refuse to deal with because it is not segregated. Rukhsaar, a citizen […]
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Due to the non-segregation of waste in the city, cows suffer illnesses by consuming plastic. Government veterinary hospitals in Bengaluru are seeing an increase in cows who are ill due to plastic consumption as they feed on waste. Veterinarians said. Harish, senior inspector from Byatarayanapura, Gavipura government veterinary hospital said that there is no data […]
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Government maternity homes under Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) are facing a shortage of doctors, and are unable to provide facilities like Intensive Care Units (ICU). The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has shut down seven maternity homes out of 26 as they are in need of repair. The Chief Health officer of the BBMP added […]
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