Bangalore
Eighty five year old, freedom fighter K Ramachandra struggle for BDA site. He was nominated by Gandhi Bhavan for a site allotted for freedom fighters in 2008. After two years, he explained that his site was still part of a stretch of land which was fast turning into a garbage dump. He had been unable [...] Continue Reading »
Footpaths are shrinking by the day, thanks to encroachments by hawkers, two-wheeler parking and the mess following monsoon. Cluttered pavements and roads that do not have footpaths are increasingly turning into a danger zone. Statistics show that at least 50% of those killed in road accidents in Bangalore are pedestrians and that shrinking pavements are [...] Continue Reading »
The illegal encroachments have been found in the villages of Dasanapura Hobli, Dombarahalli, Heggadadevanapura and Makali villages. Rampant encroachments around the Tippagondanahalli (TG Halli) reservoir are also largely responsible for the poor inflow of water, says the BWSSB Bangalore. The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has now identified 57 encroachments and slapped notices on them to [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore based real estate developer-BCIL Bangalore- is coming up with two residential projects in Bangalore, which promise a harmonious blend of green living and urban comforts. BCIL Builder is the largest green residential developers in India. The residential projects Zed Earth villas come with a price tag of Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 4 crore [...] Continue Reading »
The BWSSB on Tuesday refunded Rs 2340 to P Vasundhara, a resident of Padmanabhanagar, after billing her Rs 9,018. BWSSB officials visited her home and refunded Rs 2,340. Vasundhara was shocked to find her April water bill run up to Rs 6,018. The BWSSB Bangalore had slapped a water bill of Rs 6,018 on Vasundhara, [...] Continue Reading »
Though BBMP Bangalore has made it mandatory for taxpayers to pay solid waste management cess along with property tax, the cess is based, not on population, but on the size of the house. The Palike, it seems, hasn’t done any ground work to determine the average number of persons staying in a house built on [...] Continue Reading »
Faulty water bill sends senior citizen from pillar to post to get it corrected Can one person consume 1.77 lakh litres of water a month? The BWSSB Bangalore thinks so. It slapped a water bill of Rs 6,018 on Vasundhara P, 80, a resident of Padmanabhanagar. As if giving a faulty bill was not enough, [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore Property Owners can breathe a sigh of relief. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has extended the deadline for payment of property tax 2011-12 till May 30. The property owners can avail a 5% rebate on payment of property tax for whole year. BBMP had earlier fixed April 30, 2011, as the last date [...] Continue Reading »
The middle-class may be all out in support of the proposed Jan Lokpal Bill to curb corruption, but residents of Pearl Paradise layout, a much-favoured destination of city techies, would be at the receiving end of an inquiry by the Lokayukta. Lokayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde has directed the urban development department/BDA to withdraw the [...] Continue Reading »
With Switch over from 66kv to 220kv power lines, BWSSB Bangalore expects there will be fewer issues with power, which is a major factor affecting smooth water supply to the city. The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) decided to go back to 220kv power lines at its Tataguni station as it faced frequent [...] Continue Reading »
