School girls do not regularly receive sanitary pads under the Shuchi Scheme because of lack of appropriate distribution system. By Apoorva GS Shuchi sanitary pads lie undistributed in PHCs as no distribution channel has been planned for this year. Nine months have passed and government has not yet finalised the tender for distribution this […]
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Basement parking spaces of buildings and hospitals are converted into shops, restaurants and other commercial establishments, without trade licenses. By Manasvi Gupta Illegal commercial establishments in basements of residential buildings, pubs and hospitals are still operating despite being issued notices. Complaints have fallen on deaf ears of the authorities. BBMP issued notices earlier this year, […]
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In the run-up to the October 2 re-imposing of a nation-wide ban on plastics by the government, people complain of greener options burning a hole in their pockets. By Savyata Mishra Bengalureans complain of high prices of eco-friendly options to plastic available in the market and a scarcity of shops that sell them, as the […]
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Both BBMP and BMTC are walking away from the responsibility of the defunct Kengeri bus-stand. By Labani Mahanandy The old Kengeri bus stand has now become a dumping yard for garbage from surrounding localities. The nasty vapours from the piled up waste annoy the passers-by. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanangara Palike (BBMP) and the Bangalore Metropolitan […]
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Bengaluru’s unplanned growth has hit playgrounds and open spaces hard. Authorities prefer to carve parks out of playgrounds rather than upgrading them. Lack of grounds in schools adds to the problem. By Manasvi Gupta Authorities are turning open spaces into fancy parks but not into playgrounds. A 2017 survey by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship & […]
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Pedestrians risk their lives while illegally crossing the broken Gubbi Thotadappa Road divider. By Arghyadeep Dutta Chetan, a student, who travels from Ullal to Government Polytechnic College in Whitefield, has to cross the Gubbi ThotadappaRoad (GT Road) by jumping over the broken road divider. Risking his life daily, Chetan is fortunate that he has not […]
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BBMP fails to keep promises of constructing new biking lanes in the cycling enthusiast neighbourhoods of the city. By Yumna Ahmed Lack of bicycle lanes in the city is forcing cycling enthusiasts to ride through traffic or give up cycling altogether. The government is focusing on installing new bicycle hubs called PBS (Public Bicycle System) […]
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A road in front of Nelivigi Eye Hospital Bellandur is in bad condition with potholes since the past few years; monsoon makes the situation worse. By Labani Mahanandy The entire road in front of the Nelivigi Eye Hospital, opposite the Bellandur Central Mall, is in a poor condition. Residents find it difficult to walk on […]
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Bangalore to soon make biomedical waste segregation at homes a compulsory practice, says Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Solid waste management department to assist biomed waste treatment plants in the city. By Neetu Saini Stepping up to crack down locals who dispose the domestic biomedical waste with the wet and dry wastes, the BBMP Solid […]
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Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike collected Rs. 2,565 crore, out of the set target of Rs. 3,100 crore in financial year 2018-19. By Shivani Verma In the financial year 2018-19, BBMP missed their target collection of property taxes in India’s high-tech industry by Rs. 535 crore. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike was only able to collect […]
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