Though training agencies have trained more vendors than their target, many have not received training on their rights and responsibilities. The training program conducted by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for street food vendors in Bengaluru to promote maintenance of hygiene and train them […]
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Very few e-toilets in the city are working. They had been installed as part of the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan in 2014 at a cost of about Rs. 5 lakh per toilet. Bangalore: Of the 229 e-toilets in the city, only 60 are working. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is planning to call for tenders […]
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Due to the contractor’s strike all work has stopped at the food street, resulting in debris lying around and financial losses to the stall owners. Construction has ceased at Vishweshwarapura’s (VV Puram) famous food street known as ‘Thindi Beedi’. Stall owners and consumers, alike have been affected. Azad Kumar, a stall owner said that it […]
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The pourakarmikas or sanitation workers in Bangalore say they need adequate safety equipment. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) joint commissioner (Solid Waste Management) said they provide enough equipment. Pourakarmikas working under the BBMP contractors complain of not receiving safety gloves, masks and boots. While some Pourakarmikas work without them, others are forced to buy them […]
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Only 19,000 street vendors have ID cards in Bengaluru, while the street vendors welfare unions estimate that the city has around two lakh street vendors. Vendors continue to set up their stalls illegally on roads in Bengaluru as they do not have identity cards for carrying out their businesses. An official from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara […]
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The construction work for the wall will be taken up after the Ejipura flyover work is completed, said a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagra Palike (BBMP) official. The lack of a wall alongside the open drain in Koramangala first ‘A’ main road poses a threat to pedestrians who use the footpath alongside the drain. Lekha, a tea […]
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Ibrahim Saheb Street behind Commercial Street will be repaired in a month, said a Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) official. Bengaluru: The muddy roads and damaged pavements on Ibrahim Saheb Street, Shivajinagar, have been causing inconvenience to both shoppers and businesses for several months. This situation has not only reduced the customer flow to the […]
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The Animal Electric Crematorium near Sumanahalli is the only one and cannot handle the rush. The only Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike (BBMP) Animal Electric Crematorium, near Sumanahalli has to deal with a large numbers of animals brought for disposal. Officials say that they dealt with about 700 cases last month. Abhilash, in charge at BBMP Animal […]
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The HN Halli Lake Road which was dug up in 2019 to lay pipes for water supply is still untarred. Residents of the H N Halli Lake Road in Ward 90 of Mahadevapura zone hope that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will keep its promise this time of fixing the road by mid-October. A […]
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Pedestrians prefer to risk their lives and cross roads because underpasses are unsafe and dirty. Pedestrian underpasses at Swami Vivekananda Circle in Bomannahalli, KR Circle and Ambedkar Veedhi are unsanitary and cannot be used. They are used as urinals, hubs for drinking alcohol and garbage dumps. These underpasses are the few that are open. Over […]
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