Bangalore
The 50 million litres per day (MLD) plant near Marathahalli was built by the BWSSB at an estimated cost of ` 40.2 crore to treat sewage from Kaggadaspura, Bairsandra, Marathahalli and C V Raman Nagar. The treated water is to be released into Varthur lake. The secondary waste water treatment plant at Kadubeesanhalli has literally [...] Continue Reading »
Are police officers refusing to register your First Information Report (FIR) or receive your complaints? You can now approach the State police chief and register your complaints against them. You can now approach the State police chief and register your complaints. If your grievances are not redressed at police stations and by the officers concerned, [...] Continue Reading »
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in his report submitted to the Legislative Assembly on Monday, has referred to mismanagement of Government lands across the State, including lapses in auction and grant of lands. The report ‘Grant of government lands and regularization of unauthorized occupation of government land’, indicates that the consolidated database regarding extent [...] Continue Reading »
When water supply was restored on Saturday, residents of the water-hit East Bangalore were joyous. But their joy was short-lived. Residents got dirty water. When they opened the taps, all they got was `dirty, black’ and `foul smelling’ water. Even the Monday morning supply got them only contaminated water. Residents in 50 houses at K [...] Continue Reading »
BDA will give flats, not sites-To start with, the agency plans to build apartment complexes in the proposed Kempe Gowda Layout. A formal proposal focusing on vertical development of the city has been sent to the urban development department. All these years, its brief was to develop layouts and allot sites in Bangalore city. Now, [...] Continue Reading »
Build or lose your vacant sites in Bangalore. Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) will soon issue notices to allottees who had left their sites vacant even five years after purchasing them. It will inform them that if construction has not taken place in vacant spaces even five years after their allotment, the agency has the legal [...] Continue Reading »
The brave effort by chief conservator of forests UV Singh to stop gang of lake polluters has not only made him a hero but raised many questions among experts. U V Singh, chief conservator of forests, who heads the Lake Development Authority (LDA), was assaulted on Sunday by a corporator. But this is not his [...] Continue Reading »
Tech hub Bangalore tops the list in a new Morgan Stanley report on how India’s booming cities cope with problems from infrastructure to job creation. By 2030 India’s cities will be home to about 590 million people – nearly twice the population of the United States today. Its findings are based on a City Vibrancy [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai Asia’s 4th costliest place for office space in Oct-Dec 2010 Mumbai has become the fourth costliest city in Asia Pacific for renting a office in the last quarter of 2010. the average annual rentals of Mumbai during the quarter has been estimated at USD 705 per sq mt, the same has been found to [...] Continue Reading »
Saraswathipuram residents had to suffer without water for four days. The water pipeline which was damaged during the ongoing Metro work is the reason behind water crisis in the area. For the past four days residents of Saraswathipuram have not received drinking water. Demanding regular and sufficient water supply from the BWSSB, members of the [...] Continue Reading »
