Road and infrastructure works around the KR market building not soon in future, says official. Smart city plans for the KR Market area are still ongoing after five years of proposal. The market is in chaos with poor infrastructure, broken roads, uncontrolled traffic and unhygienic shopping environments. “We’ve been hearing ‘smart market’ since three years. […]
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After missing many deadlines, parts of Avenue road are still under progress. Mohan Lal owner of a utensils shop at Avenue Road, said that, he has stopped counting the number of times he has complained to the contractors about repairing roads. He added that during the recent rains in the city, there was a mini […]
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Shopkeepers and street vendors in Russell market are facing losses as the Smart city project’s construction work causes problems. As Anil, a fruit seller, puts half a dozen of bananas in a cover, he says, “Madam! Phir se aana (Madam, come again), with a smile on his face. “It is not just us who are […]
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A World Resource Institute study suggested that 80 percent of charging points in the city should be installed at residential complexes to enhance electric vehicle (EV) mobility. EV owners fail to get the permission to install charging points in residential complexes in the city. Most of them have to go to Bangalore Electricity Supply Company […]
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Dug up roads and under-construction lanes spark worries about safety of delivery workers on e-bikes. Delivery workers using e-bikes in Bangalore are at risk as they are forced to ride through traffic due to incomplete cycle lanes. These lanes were to be built under the Smart Cities Mission, which has been delayed. A report by […]
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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 […]
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