Shopkeepers on Avenue road witness fewer customers due to road construction. Bengaluru: Just when the shopkeepers on Avenue Road were witnessing an increase in sales after the lockdown, the road construction work has again hit their sales. Shopkeepers are suffering losses as the 970 metre road is closed on both sides. Pavan Kalyan, the site […]
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Debris waste, a major cause of pollution, has only one under-utilized Construction and Development (C&D) waste recycling plant in the city. Bengaluru: If you’re on the Ulsoor Road stretch, within a couple of minutes a thin layer of dust will cover your phone like a screen guard. This thin layer, which you would casually wipe […]
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Several stores at Brigade road, one of the busiest areas of the cities, are seeing a drop in sales due to BBMP construction work. Bangalore: The ongoing work of laying pipelines at Brigade Road, Bangalore in order to turn the city into a Smart City has negatively impacted the sales of the stores in the […]
Continue ReadingWith multiple construction sites cropping up in Bengaluru, the city has a number of construction workers who work, sometimes to death, to earn their living. By Yashasvini Razdan Saddam Hussien toiled every day at the construction site for two meals a day. Little did he know that one granite rock would take away his livelihood […]
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Victoria Hospital is renovating some of its buildings. And, the noise is affecting patients. Astha Oriel The constant drilling due to construction in the Outpatient Department of Victoria Hospital annoys patients and visitors. Priya, a patient who was sitting in the Outpatient Department waiting for her treatment, said, “I have come here for the treatment, […]
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Long-term exposure to cement dust is causing severe respiratory and skin ailments to construction workers By Ayanti Bera Bengaluru, April 11, 2019. A large percentage of construction workers, mainly those who work with cement like concrete mixers, loading workers, helpers and masons, are prone to have respiratory tract ailments like persistent cough, breathlessness, wheezing and […]
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Shop owners want to park, slowing down repair work while the police tows vehicles away every few minutes. Bangalore, November 20, 2017: Bangalore traffic police has been towing 60 cars and 140 two wheelers every day on Church Street. Parking on Church Street is banned as the street is being given a complete overhaul. Mahesha R, Traffic […]
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