Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Bengaluru have come under a lot of fire recently for inefficiency in dealing with many things, including property tax collection, the B-Khata confusion, the garbage problem and corruption. It is no surprise then that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in a meeting with MLAs, [...] Continue Reading »
If there are chances to wider footpaths for pedestrians and smooth rides for vehicles, then it is to be surely done under the Tender SURE model. For Bangalore, there is an urgent need to understand the need of good roads. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is all set to bring MG Road under the [...] Continue Reading »
The two blocks where residents live comprising about 400 flats at Mantri Tranquil Apartments in Gubbalala near Uttarahalli, it is tranquillity lost for the last ten days as the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has cut the power supply. The Bescom initiated the action following a letter from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) stating [...] Continue Reading »
A number of localities in the Bangalore suburbs are opening up and witnessing noteworthy growth; thanks largely to ‘improved connectivity’ resulting from the development projects undertaken by different agencies. With availability of huge land parcels at low rates having always been one of the key advantage for Bangalore, the recent opening of the city’s suburbs [...] Continue Reading »
Complains have often been cited by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on matters of less funds needed for works of development. But the civic agency seems to be waiting when it comes to matters of mobilizing revenue from the current sources. Objections were raised by the corporators on Thursday to the Palikes since they were [...] Continue Reading »
The biogas plant project proposed by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Bangalore is not ready till now. Palike officials said that six more months will be required to complete the project. The plant designs to convert tonnes of waste generated at Krishna Raja Market to power. The BBMP will provide 600 square meters [...] 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 »
Many residential and commercial associations are coming forward with promises to clean garbage by having their own solid waste management and scientific disposal system, after the BBMP’s campaign ” Wake up, Clean up Bengaluru” happened earlier this month. The waste from bulk generators in the city will no longer be transported to the landfills. Instead, it will [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has requested the government to direct all its departments to segregate and manage the waste generated in their offices. The government offices are generating the majority of waste in the city. The government has allocated Rs 200 crores for solid waste management in this year’s budget. They will utilise [...] Continue Reading »
