Experts suggest that the government ought to plan measures for maintaining toilets before building them. Public toilets built in slum areas lack proper maintenance and water supply. Moreover, no government department is ready to claim the responsibility for maintaining the slum toilets in the city. Public toilets built in Anjanappa Garden slum lack proper maintenance, […]
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Expert suggests that developing apps and portals under the Good Samaritan Law might increase the number of bystanders helping the injured person when an accident occurs. According to a study by SaveLIFE Foundation, not many people in the country are aware of the Good Samaritan Law which provides legal protection to the person who helps […]
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Doctors say that the modification is being done to meet the medical safety standards across countries. The wooden device used for inserting voice prosthesis (voice box) in throat and tongue cancer patients is likely to be modified. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) which governs the manufacturing of medical devices has advised to manufacture […]
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Trans people say that government departments don’t have eligibility guideline that suit them. One percent reservation policy in providing jobs for transgenders is not helping the trans community in the state as the guidelines to implement this policy have not been set up yet. The transgender community wants the Department for Women and Child Welfare […]
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BBMP officials say sewage diversion channels are being built in the lakes. They will prevent the inflow of sewage water which leads to fish kill. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) official said that they were taking measures to develop and protect city lakes from pollution. Vijayakumar Haridas, Chief Executive Engineer for lakes in BBMP said, […]
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The government allotted Rs. 6.25 lakhs for the study. But after that no funds were allotted to complete the study. The Karnataka State Potter Welfare Association has demanded that the government release the funds needed to complete the Kannada University study on potter castes. Nagaraj, General Secretary of Karnataka State Potter Welfare Association said in […]
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Users are unable to register themselves on the app and track charging stations for E- vehicles. People driving E-vehicles face problems like difficulty in finding charging stations through the EV – Mitra app, which was introduced by Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM). Also, the reviews of the app by android and iOS users are […]
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More visitors for the garden fair will encourage the physically disabled community, said APD officials. The number of visitors to the Garden Fair at the Association of People with Disability (APD) has come down after Covid -19. Ganesh Hegde Director of Environment Horticulture APD said, “The number of visitors has reduced from 2,000 to 700 […]
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The government promised to provide extra lands with better infrastructure facility to train the physically disabled people for gardening. To empower the physically disabled people the Directorate of Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizen department promised to provide its support to Association of People with Disability (APD) in training physically disabled people in gardening. […]
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Slums will be developed once the land to construct houses has been decided, said officials from Karnataka Slum Development Board (KSDB). A shortage of land to construct houses for developing slum areas in the city is resulting in a shortage of basic infrastructure for slum dwellers. Christy from engineering cell in Karnataka Slum Development Board […]
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