While countless commuters access the Silver Jubilee Park road, the park it is named after remains inaccessible. The Silver Jubilee Park in Dodpete has poor maintenance and the sewage pipeline’s renovation waste is dumped in the park. Cement pipes, concrete slabs, and other construction debris are dumped in different areas of the park. Visitors avoid […]
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The Hebbal Lake in Bengaluru awaits reopening because of lack of funds in the Forest Department of Karnataka for its maintenance. The Karnataka Forest Department needs funds to reopen the lake to the public, as the lake has been closed for a year. The Assistant Conserver of Forest (ACF), Urban Division, Ms. Kavya Shree said, […]
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The waste disposal system is missing in K.Golahalli, which causes locals to litter the village. The village of Kumbalgodu Golahalli (K.Golahalli) is filled with garbage and lacks proper garbage disposal facilities. Across all directions in the village, there are piles of uncleared food, plastic, and paper waste. The road is lined with piles of waste […]
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Piled garbage makes for a stinky footpath in Jayanagar. The footpath at the intersection of Someshwaranagar Main Road and Byrasandra 8th Main Road in Jayanagar is blocked with garbage. With his banana-selling cart right across the dumping area, Chanbasha has a clear view of the garbage. “For the last six years, it has been […]
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Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has reintroduced the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), an environment friendly system at the Tannery Road Slaughterhouse. Bengaluru, SEPT. 13: The Tannery Road Slaughterhouse now operates with a revamped Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) system. The new system was setup 45 days ago on the premises of the slaughterhouse to help with […]
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Experts say that migratory birds have decreased by 80 to 90 percent over the last three to four decades There has been a fall in the number of migratory birds due to an increase in artificial lights such as streetlights and bulbs. Karnataka is home to 35 percent of bird species in India, according to […]
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Recent Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) report shows that the water quality of the lake is poor Sewage flows into Chunchaghatta Lake putting aquatic life under threat. The lake has been declared unsuitable for wildlife and fisheries by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) in a report of Aug. 18, 2022. The lake […]
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Apart from workers, manufacturers, too are moving on to other industries due to the ban on single-use plastic (SUP). Manufacturers and recyclers in the Karnataka plastic industry are moving to other industries or making changes in their production process to earn their livelihood. The ban on single use plastic (SUP) that came into effect on […]
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Customers and shopkeepers resort to dumping garbage in one part of the Jayanagar shopping complex. A heap of waste is being thrown by shopkeepers and customers in the corner of the old block of the Jayanagar shopping complex. The majority of the waste was plastic, hazardous, and sanitary. Also, there was human waste in the […]
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Karnataka Forest Department 2022 data shows the highest number of cases of human-wildlife conflict so far. Karnataka has recorded its highest number of cases of human-wildlife conflict in 2021-22. Data from the Karnataka Forest Department shows that 36,982 cases of human-wildlife conflict were registered in 2021-22, while 28,559 cases were filed in 2020-21. This data […]
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