Bio-Medical Waste is a Hazard The state of Karnataka is seeing growth in the healthcare facilities. So is the bio-medical waste. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) report states that there are 27,746 numbers of Health Care Centers in Karnataka and 52 tonnes of bio-medical waste is produced in Karnataka every day. According to […]
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Over 2,000 complaints per day are unanswered, staff and servers helpless. A Management Information System (MIS) report published online by the officials of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) states that out of 16,876 calls received on September 24 and 25, only 11,388 complaints were registered, and out of these, only 9115 complaints were […]
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Units that are capable of producing electricity above 1 MW through rooftop solar panels operating through photovoltaic cells were subjected to inspection According to the notice issued by the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM), an electricity inspector carried out an overall inspection of all generation units on rooftops that produce solar energy in Bangalore. […]
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Over 1,000 trees to be cut down for Madiwala-KR Puram metro project For the construction of the new metro at Madiwala-KR Puram, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited has asked the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) for the permission to cut down 1,037 trees that will fall in the area of construction. The BBMP, in […]
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The Bellahalli quarry landfill is being dumped with mixed waste, even after the Karnataka High Court’s order to dumped waste separately. The quarry had caught fire on April 11, 2018, according to a report given in the Deccan Chronicle newspaper. When visited the area, the residents who live near the landfill state that there had […]
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Bengaluru generates around 1,440 million liters of sewage water on a daily basis, while the treatment capacity of 25 STPs is 1,059 million litres Bengaluru, Sept. 27, 2018: Bangalore has a population of 8.5 million and generates around 1,440 MLD (million litres daily) of sewage water. Proper treatment of sewage water could be utilized for domestic […]
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Eateries in the city are running their business without proper fire safety measures. Bengaluru, Sept. 18, 2018: In January 2018, a fire broke out in Kailash Bar and Restaurant in old Bengaluru, leaving five employees dead who were sleeping there. The bar had only one entrance point which was locked from the outside. Also, none […]
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Vendors claim that the garbage is causing malaria and dengue fever Garbage spread across KR market is causing distress among the vendors and customers. The garbage collection by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) is irregular. Despite several complaints by the vendors and pedestrians the BBMP has not installed garbage bins in the marketplace. Suresh […]
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Locals claim that the encroachers are hindering developmental activities and causing environmental degradation The encroachments around Bellandur, Mahadevapura, and Whitefield have been creating problems for the residents, as the constant complaints made to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) are going unheard. According to a public document on the BBMP’s website, 326 acres of land […]
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The sediment area of the Vrushabhavathi River flowing through Kumbalgudu is piled up with garbage. The garbage falls into the river and is been carried away by the waters. The people staying near the riverbed stated that the Panchayat dumps waste here once every week and excavator comes and pushes the waste into the water. […]
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