While there was much criticism heaped on the idea of garbage marshalls not being able to do their job due to the lack of help from the cops, residents and BBMP officials, the news is that they were still able to collect Rs 22 lakh as fines in January 2020. There are 198 marshalls, one … Read more
UPDATE: The entire building was demolished on Feb 12, 2020. The building that is tilting dangerously to one side in Hebbal-Kempapura’s G Ramaiah Layout is being demolished to nullify any collateral damage on the residents within and outside the structure. In addition, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has opened a relief centre for 150 … Read more
Recently, citizens joined hands with the civic authorities to beautify the ugly pillars of the Hebbal flyover, and are hard at work to paint the elevated road connecting Electronic City. Looking at the way The Ugly Indian, an anonymous group of volunteers in Bangalore, are joining hands with BBMP and the other citizens to transform … Read more
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is setting up snazzy traffic management booths across 19 locations in Bangalore. This is to ensure that the cops are able to rest and insulate themselves from the vagaries of the weather in addition to heavy pollution during peak hours. According to BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar, the kiosks are … Read more
Thanks to a few proactive officers, the BBMP has penalised the Big Bazaar outlet at Meenakshi mall on Bannerghatta Road for violating the rules of solid waste management. Similarly, two bars in HSR Layout were fined for using banned plastics. Both Shylaja Wines and Rockview Bar were found using plastic cups, and had violated the … Read more
In phase two of the footpath encroachment removal drive, BBMP officials joined hands with the police and residents today to demolish many more structures that have encroached the footpaths on 24th Main, 27th Main and Iblur main Road. This was a follow-up to the phase one operations that occurred last Saturday. Many more signages, canopies, … Read more
This video was captured by BMTC commuter Hamid. When he confronted the driver for assaulting the biker, the driver first asked him to speak in Kannada. When Hamid spoke to him in broken Kannada, the driver asked him: “Who are you to ask?” The BMTC authorities have seen the video and promised action by tweeting, … Read more
It all began with a concerned tweet by city police commissioner Bhaskar Rao about how school vans are crammed to the roof with children even sitting above the gas cylinders. What followed was a chain reaction where over 3000 people began talking about this. The outburst led the residents to suggest that the cops punish … Read more
Agara lake is dying after being rejuvenated more than two years ago for Rs 16 crore. Lake activists are blaming the present state to the state government’s decision to hand over all the lakes to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). Ask them the reason behind the neglect and the civic officials say ‘no money’. … Read more
This scene is at Ecospace in Bellandur. Residents complain that volvo buses don’t stop at the bus shelter, and instead wait here for a long time, and causing traffic jams by narrowing the road width. Tweeting Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), the civic authorities and the Department of Urban Land Transport (DULT), the residents want … Read more
A school bus going the wrong way was caught on camera in Bellandur today, inviting wrath from netizens all over. Not only do they want this the driver punished to set an example, but they also want the traffic cops to take effective measures on errant vehicle users to ensure that this does not happen … Read more
Today, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) began a footpath encroachment removal drive in HSR Layout. Many concrete and temporary structures put up on the pavements were removed, including structures put up by Purva Vantage apartment, and eateries like Egg Factor and Madhura Cafe, among others. The drive that began at 6am today will go … Read more