The long standing demand to fix potholes and expand roads resounded at Namma Raste, a discussion forum on road infrastructure facilitated by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) from Dec. 8 to Dec. 12. Several citizens of Bangalore took to the BBMP initiative, Namma Raste as a platform to voice their concerns about bad road […]
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Officials from the BBMP say that the scrapping process of such vehicles might tentatively begin next year. Old vehicles continue to remain abandoned on the city’s streets despite earlier efforts from the Bengaluru Traffic Police and the Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike (BBMP) to identify and remove them. While officials from the traffic police said that it […]
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Unfinished storm water drainage project has been unattended for half a year. Doddanekundi residents are dealing with foul smell, increase in traffic flow and safety problems for the last six months due to the stalled storm water drainage (SWD) construction. This project was initiated before the elections with the goal of alleviating flooding and improving […]
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Physically disabled people in the city cannot access pavements and public toilets because they are not disabled-friendly. Physically disabled people face accessibility problems because of the infrastructure in Bangalore. Disabled people are unable to use the pavements, public toilets, public transport; they are asking for disabled-friendly infrastructure in the city. Irappa Kumbar, a physically disabled […]
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BBMP initiated the storm water drain (SWD) wall restoration and cleaning process in May 2021 but has not yet completed it. Bengaluru: The stormwater drain (SWD) project in HBR Layout remains incomplete, leaving the service road in a bad state. This has presented significant challenges to the residents, making their daily commute a struggle. The […]
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Only 12 out of 21 CCTV cameras installed by the BBMP were fully operational; this resulted in incidents of thefts and threat to senior safety. Residents of Doddanekundi allege that malfunctioning of CCTV cameras in the area has resulted in senior citizens being under threat. In 2019, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had spent […]
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Fix My Street app by BBMP does not work as Android users can’t register on the app; BBMP is clueless. Fix My Street application launched by the Bruhut Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) does not function as people cannot register on the app. BBMP official says they don’t own the app and have no clue why […]
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Over 30 phone numbers displayed on the website, only one or two work. The Bruhat Bengaluru MahanagaraPalike (BBMP) website lists phone numbers that do not connect to the respective person in charge. Users find it difficult to convey their grievances to BBMP marshals. Mahesh, a resident from BTM Layout said, “I have had complaints to raise regarding […]
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Users of most phones cannot use the app and have to depend on parking attendants. Namma Bengaluru Smart Parking (NBSP) app is not supported in Android mobile phones. The smart parking meter machines are also not working on Brigade Road for the past two years. The parking attendants issue tickets for parking. During peak hours […]
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The City Veterinary Hospital fails to dispose of biomedical waste properly, raising risk of infections. The area surrounding the City Veterinary Hospital in Chamarajpet is littered with biomedical waste as the hospital does not dispose of it in the required manner and pourakarmikas refuse to deal with because it is not segregated. Rukhsaar, a citizen […]
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