Civic Issues
Footpaths are at its worse in Bangalore city! Footpaths are meant to be used, however they are never used by the pedestrians. Half of the population walk on roads thus creating disturbance to the commuters which intern results in traffic chaos, traffic jam or even road accidents! There is a chain of problems which follows [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Bangalore can breath a sigh of relief! The December 31 deadline for installing rain water harvesting system (RWH) has been shifted to March 31, 2012. This shifting of deadline could only be possible after a council meet between BBMP, BWSSB and various party leaders. Prior to shift of deadline, BWSSB had claimed to [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Radhakrishna Temple Ward are worried over lack of basic facilities and garbage menace for many days. Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has to provide the basic amenities but has been neglecting the task of clearing garbage from the areas. The areas under the ward include HIG North, RMV Second Stage, Dollar Apartment, Lottegollahalli, [...] Continue Reading »
The present road medians and the tar roads are now planned to be re-constructed using cement. This is the latest initiative taken by Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The main agenda behind BBMP laying these new type of medians is the increase in number of accident cases on Sarjapur Main Road near the Agara Tank [...] Continue Reading »
Promises are kept aside as promise, they are never turned into actions! This is the down feel the residents of Bellandur ward has towards Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). The civic authorities in Bangalore seems to have never made up their mind to fill the potholes which are almost gaining the sizes of craters which [...] Continue Reading »
Now, developers have to do some social service to get an extra bit of floor space index (FSI)! According to the new development plan (DP), it has been proposed that extra FSI will be granted to those who are willing to build a public toilet on a part of their land. The new plan is [...] Continue Reading »
Inspite of various developmental works taken up by Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the civic body fails to notice the drainage problem in the city. Residents of JP Garden Ward have been complaining of open drains which goes unnoticed in front of BBMP’s eyes. The element of worry is that these open drains has been [...] Continue Reading »
The private ventures are making money out of their business. However our Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is beating round the bushes finding solutions and plans to manage parking in Bangalore city. The illegal parking issues are growing into a heap of mountain as the days are progressing. Whether the private ventures or the government [...] Continue Reading »
Nature experts and waste management officials have claimed that the electricity generation from waste is baseless. This statement came right after Chennai Corporation‘s plan of generating electricity from garbage. This resolution was passed to resolve the growing garbage menace in dumping grounds in Kodangaiyur and Perungudi. But the experts allege that the the segregation process [...] Continue Reading »
As per latest research report, BMC is yet to recover Rs 8,014 crore as it stands pending from defaulters in Mumbai. The civic body is set to change the rateable procedure of property tax collection to capital value-based. But this recovery of such large amount has come as a shock to the corporation. According to [...] Continue Reading »
