Bruhat Bengeluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has completed the reconstruction of the Gandhi Bazaar market road but still lack in sales have been reported. Like every morning Tahir came to Gandhi Bazaar early to set up his shop at 8 A.M. He collected all the pieces and decorated his ornaments shop like a bride. He had […]
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Drinking water security remains a concern in Karnataka. Officials say it is the shared responsibility of villagers and authority. Safe drinking water is still not accessible in rural Karnataka, with reports of deaths and diseases due to contaminated drinking water surfacing, despite efforts to implement Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Prashanthi, a resident of Rabbankal village, […]
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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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Construction of escalators at the Yeshwanthpur metro station, supposed to be completed by December 2023 keeps getting delayed. The construction of escalators at the Yeshwanthpur metro station started in November 2023 is yet to be completed. Construction workers cite insufficient number of workers as one of the reasons. Officials from the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation […]
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Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India Nitin Gadkari inaugurated South Asia’s biggest construction equipment fare. Development of infrastructure is most important in developing economies stated Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari in his speech. He said, “the only possible way to make India the third largest economy is to make better infrastructure, the focus […]
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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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Considering India’s achievements in Paralympics, parents of differently-abled children are demanding exclusive swimming pools or reasonable time slots in public pools. Differently-abled children and their parents are having a tough time getting access to the swimming pools in the city. The city currently has no swimming pool exclusively allotted for disabled children. Parents said that […]
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Kumbalgodu has six bus stops, but only one of them has a shelter. The Kumbalgodu bus stop does not have a shelter for passengers to wait for the bus. Vijay Kumar, a student of Don Bosco Institute of Technology who was waiting for the bus at the Kumbalgodu bus stop complained, “There is no proper […]
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Water is being wasted every day because of the incomplete Jal Jeevan mission K Gollahalli village does not have taps for their water connection which has been provided as part of the Jal Jeevan mission of the Karnataka government. The Jal Jeevan mission is a project of the Government of India that the Karnataka government […]
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