BBMP Bangalore
Due to water scarcity, contamination of water and diseases, the government of Karnataka may have to vacate half of Bangalore in the next ten years. According to sources, lab results at the Public Health Institution and the Department of Mines and Geology of the state government revealed that 52 percent of the borewell water and [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is planning issue new property identification number for 30,000 pending properties. According to the BBMP Revenue Department, the issuing of PIDs will be delayed because of the ongoing election process which is expected to be completed in end of May. Presently, around 16 lakh properties have been issued identification [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has now extended the 50% rebate in property tax to ex-servicemen residing in the city. This came in a year after the State government issued a gazette notification. Though the gazette notification was issued on April 24, 2012, the BBMP had not implemented it. Due to this, several ex-servicemen, [...] Continue Reading »
People think that water crisis is the major problem in Bangalore. But a survey, conducted by a non-profit organisation had disclosed that only 28 percent of water in the city is potable. The non-profit organisation started the survey from mid of January in all 198 wards of Bangalore city. The survey will be done on [...] Continue Reading »
The BBMP Commissioner has informed Karnataka high court that by April 30, the dry waste collection centres (DWCC) will be set up on 30ft x 40ft in all the 198 wards of Bangalore. BBMP will appoint staff to take care of these dry waste collection centres for six months to one year, however the civic [...] Continue Reading »
Parimala Sunridge is an ongoing project by Vishnu Priya Group located at Whitefield. The project is expected to get completed by end of 2014. The project comprises of 280 apartments in six majestic towers named Mt Aria, Mt Cera, Mt Lexa, Mt Mira, Mt Nova and Mt Zara. Parimala Sunridge offers 2 and 3 BHK [...] Continue Reading »
Finally, the BBMP has realised that solid waste management (SWM) is not the sole responsibility of bulk generators. Realising its mistake, the BBMP, in association with the Bengaluru Hotels’ Association, other commercial bulk waste generators and an agency entrusted to process the waste (Noble Exchange), has identified around 20 acres of land to process waste [...] Continue Reading »
Even before getting physical possession of the land from the Bangalore deputy commissioner, the Karnataka Slum development Board (KSDB) has distributed sites to the slum dwellers at Devarabeesanahalli in Bangalore city. Former MLA sought information from KSDB about the illegal construction on 38 acres and 27 ghuntas of land at survey number 15 and 16 [...] Continue Reading »
As the election is around the corner, the officials are busy with promotional campaigns and seems to have no time to take any action on garbage issue. The residents of Bhartinagar Ward is facing tough time as it has been five days since the pourakarmikars have not cleared the garbage in that ward. The area [...] Continue Reading »
To end the garbage crisis in Bangalore and other places, the Karnataka government has revised the Karnataka Municipal Corporation(KMC) Act, 1976, and has permitted the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to penalize denizens who are not segregating waste at source. The government has decided to implement a fine of Rs 500 but Rs 100 for the [...] Continue Reading »
