After a delay of five years, the exercise will begin at Mandur landfill. Urban Development Department (UDD) recently approved the proposal of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to biomine the disputed Mandur landfill. This came after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order was passed to biomine all the legacy waste in Bengaluru. “The process will […]
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BBMP has abolished manual scavengers but they are now being hired by private contractors. Manual scavenging has been banned and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) does not employ scavengers, but private contractors use them to clean septic tanks in the city. S. K. Rajappa, a manual scavenger, from Mahadevapura said, “despite the ban, I […]
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Small-scale enterprises and industrialists in Peenya Industrial Hub area continue to face problems with infrastructure. The Karnataka Cabinet announced financial allocations for several projects, including Rs. 100 crore for the development of the Peenya Industrial hub, ahead of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike elections. However, industrialists said that it will not be enough. . “The […]
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The identity cards issued by BBMP in 2011 had a validity of 10 years and will expire this year. Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is yet to issue new ID cards to identified waste pickers in the city. Several waste pickers in Bangalore continue to work without identity cards, which prevents them from […]
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Strong winds and rains take down trees and power lines, injure many in the city. The thunderstorm that hit Bengaluru on May 8 has affected various areas like HSR layout, Bommanahalli, Malleswaram, Banashakari, Jaya Prakash Nagar, RR Nagar and Nityanandanagar among others with trees falling and power cuts due to heavy rain. Thunderstorms and rains […]
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Reports of water-logging came out but complaints for the same were not filed. Heavy rains drenched areas like KR market, Old Tharagupet and Mamulpet on Monday. BBMP will instruct local vendors in KR market to shut their shops early in the evening due to predicted rains in the days ahead. They are carrying out work […]
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In span of a month, three lives have been lost in accidents involving Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage trucks. The Bengaluru City Police are concerned about the ‘reckless’ driving of BBMP garbage trucksthat have claimed the lives of three people in the past month. On Monday night, a BBMP garbage truck ran over a […]
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Gandhi Bazar, Bengaluru’s 130-year-old traditional market, has been facing a lot of opposition to its commercialization plan. Many sellers and locals are concerned that their years-old business and authenticity would be lost as a result of a plan designed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) to […]
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Vendors say that they have not been informed about their relocation once the market is closed. Vendors at Halasuru market on Bazaar Street are worried for their livelihoods as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mananagara Palike (BBMP) plans to take down the market. Chanbhasha, President of the Halasuru market, said that they’ve received three to four notices […]
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The delay in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections has led to many problems for companies and citizens. It is nothing but a routine morning for the workers at Bridgeicon IT services in Jeevan Bima Nagar. One of the members of the company said that some weeks ago, a power cut at their office […]
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