The public library in K.Gollahalli is in a state of disrepair. It needs an electricity connection and a better building say residents. The damp building of K.Gollahalli gram panchayat library has no electricity and has poor ventilation. Children who use the library on a daily basis have to use torch lights after sunset. Sahana, a […]
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A room of 600 square feet for anganwadis is still a dream left unfulfilled. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is not constructing new anganwadis due to land scarcity and this is increasing stress on the existing small and congested rooms. Ruchita, an anganwadi worker, said, “Around 20 children visit the anganwadi on a daily basis […]
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Lack of awareness amongst customers enables restaurants to charge for service Restaurants in Bengaluru continue to charge for services they provide to their customers. They do not inform customers about service charges and directly add those to the bills. The guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) states, “restaurants and hotels are levying […]
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BBMP has abolished manual scavengers but they are now being hired by private contractors. Manual scavenging has been banned and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) does not employ scavengers, but private contractors use them to clean septic tanks in the city. S. K. Rajappa, a manual scavenger, from Mahadevapura said, “despite the ban, I […]
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