Villagers from Mustur and Dhotrabandhi in Manvi have been facing hardship after bridge collapsed, since more than 15 years. It was just another day for Hanumanth’s family. His mother was sitting next to the earthen stove preparing the afternoon lunch. Hanumanth was sitting outside their mud house on an old bed. He suddenly feels a […]
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Reparation of school in Hungund keeps getting delayed; students and teachers suffer the consequences. Academics, marks, and nutrition are not the main issues which haunt the students of this school. Broken walls, hanging wires, over packed classrooms, falling ceiling, etc. These are some of the everyday problems faced by the teachers and students of NRS […]
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Limited water access pushes financially unstable residents of Lingsugur to buy expensive bottled water, defying Sustainable Development Goal 6. The residents of Lingsugur, Raichur are grappling with a severe water scarcity issue, as the erratic water supply system provides them with water only once every five days. This scarcity has forced them to resort to […]
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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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Post-production gap is a major infrastructure challenge in horticulture industry, leading to loss of tons of crops, officials say. Almost 50 lakh metric tons of horticulture products are lost every year due to infrastructure gap in storage, handling and transport, authorities said. The Karnataka government has no facilities for storage of horticulture crops. Venkatesh Krishna, […]
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Courts in the city face constant parking issues, resulting in lawyers taking up alternative transportation methods. For many years, visitors to the City Civil Court, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate courts (CMM), and the High Court (HC) in Bengaluru, have had difficulty finding parking. Two-wheelers are frequently parked in a chaotic manner, and lawyers are required to […]
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BMRCL project remains unfinished since 2017. The Nagasandra-Madavara metro line is now expected to start carrying passengers by mid-December 2023. Construction work on the elevated corridor began in 2017 with the intention of improving connectivity to Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) and Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises(NICE) Road. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited Assistant Public Relations […]
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Toilets in the city court premises are filthy. Women risk contracting infections, have to deal with fetid odor, and walk long distances in search of clean facilities. Women visiting Bengaluru’s City Civil Court and Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Courts (CMM) said that these complexes lack clean and well-maintained restrooms, forcing them to walk long distances in […]
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Missing signboards and maps make navigation difficult in Lalbagh Bengaluru: The Lalbagh Botanical Gardens lack basic infrastructural facilities like signboards, location maps, rescue helpline number boards, and drinking water facilities. Visitors find it difficult to locate themselves inside the Gardens as there are no location maps or signboards. Mounesh, a tourist at Lalbagh said, “There […]
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The Government primary school in Bengaluru’s rural area lack basic infrastructure. Bengaluru: The Government Primary School in Thagachaguppe does not have minimal infrastructure for the students studying in the school. The students sit on the floor and attend classes. Anitha,the Head Mistress of the Government Primary School in Thagachaguppe said, “Students from grade four and […]
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