Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike
The possible threat faced by the residents of Bangalore is shortage of water in the city, however is currently getting bulk supply from the Cauvery river. Meanwhile the Citizens Action Forum (CAF) from Bangalore city have come forward with an alternative proposal to reduce the dependency on Cauvery river. CAF has already placed the proposal [...] Continue Reading »
A high alert in Bangalore city rose everywhere in concern with the water supply wherein the plumbers approached the residents of Bangalore promising them the proper water supply on behalf of charging them payment over this issue. However they seem to have never returned back to clear the due over the promises made by them. [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of Neelasandra stated that the area was not being cleaned properly with waste from the houses left to rot in the streets for days together attracting rodents and stray dogs. They also complained about the poor condition of roads and the irregular supply of electricity. They are not notified that the timings of [...] Continue Reading »
Locals and various RWAs had staged a huge demonstration against the road-widening project in Sankey Road. Later, Malleswaram Residents’ Welfare Association member Dr Meenakshi Bharat and five others moved the high court against the project. The petitioners contended that the widening of the road would only increase the rate of accidents and pedestrians and students [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has finally decided to declare this year’s budget on August 10 after much delay. Ruling party leader of the BBMP Council, B R Nanjundappa said that the budget will be presented on August 10. “We have spoken to the state government. We are also mobilising revenue sources from various [...] Continue Reading »
Sadashivnagar has about 130 commercial buildings.The residents’ welfare association had filed a petition stating that residential properties were being used to house commercial establishments. The High Court on Tuesday has directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to take action within eight weeks against unauthorized establishments in Sadashivnagar and the RMV Extension, where residential properties [...] Continue Reading »
The people of Bengaluru under the unique campaign “Wake the Lake” witnessed the “Lake-a-Thon” on Sunday morning which was graced upon by the leading corporate, celebrities, environmentalists and the neighborhood in Kaikondanhalli lake, Sarjapur road. The “Wake the Lake” is campaign initiated by United Way Bengaluru (UWBe), an affiliate of United Way Worldwide to protect [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will henceforth not grant building plans/licences without a no-objection certificate from the Fire and Emergency Services. The notification directs the BBMP not to issue occupancy certificates to buildings if fire safety measures had not been provided under the building byelaws, zonal regulations, etc. As directed by the High Court, [...] Continue Reading »
The old system of BBMP property tax collection system which was in existence between 2003 and 2007 will be revived to facilitate easy and simple payment of property tax. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to revert to the old system of property tax collection in the next four months. As most of [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to declare this financial year ‘Water Year‘, giving more thrust to rainwater harvesting and planting of saplings. In addition to the already existing rules on harvesting rain water in all buildings, the BBMP has now taken the initiative to rejuvenate the city’s rapidly depleting water table. Spearheading [...] Continue Reading »
