Bengaluru, India: A petition by a concerned citizen is urging the Karnataka government to abandon plans to build a 3-kilometer tunnel road between Mehkri Circle and Hebbal Flyover, citing numerous concerns about its necessity, cost-effectiveness, and potential negative impacts. More than 500 people have signed the petition so far. Petitioners argue that the tunnel is … Read more
By Qamar ZJ Finally, after much push and pull, the Minsk Square traffic pile-up issue due to a projecting traffic island has been resolved by the folks at Bangalore Metro. The work that began a month ago has now been fully completed, thanks to citizen’s pressure. Built in 2014, the traffic island on Cubbon Road … Read more
By Qamar ZJ In a month’s time, one lakh-odd employees of Manyata Tech Park on Outer Ring Road (ORR) will have direct entry and exit ramps to their office due to the signal-free flyover access from Hebbal to Hennur. However, this will be at the expense of the local residents. The Embassy Group had illegally … Read more
By Qamar ZJ Following petitions from citizens, the Department of Land Transport (DULT) has put up the transport unification policy for public feedback. The next request by the residents is to have the BMLTA Bill tabled during the winter session of the Karnataka legislature. Says Mitali from the Jhatkaa.org team that petitioned DULT: “The BMLTA … Read more
Minsk Square near Cubbon Park is obstructing traffic. The median on Cubbon Road is pointing too much to the right (in video), causing traffic jam to all the traffic coming from the other roads. While the Citizens 4 Citizens group and the traffic police has requested for the removal of the protruding arm of the … Read more
By Anuksha Dey The Bangalore Environment Trust (BET) has requested the Deputy Conservator of Forests to re-issue the public notice for Phase 2A of the Outer Ring Road Metro. The circular states that BMRCL has applied for a permission to remove 1026 trees to make way for the train tracks, and wants all objections from … Read more
By Anuksha Dey After a year’s wait, the groundwork for the widening of Siddapura Road and Haralur Main Road in Kasavanahalli has begun. However, land acquisition still remains to be completed and the project may get delayed further due to the 14-day lockdown. Plans to widen Siddapura and Haralur Main Road The road widening project, … Read more
By Anuksha Dey The work at Kundalahalli underpass has finally restarted after a delay of six months. The road tunnel is part of a project to create a signal-free corridor on Old Airport Road that will facilitate easier access from Vellara Junction to Hope Farm. The project was previously stalled due to land acquisition problems. … Read more
By Qamar ZJ How does the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) asphalt a road in Bengaluru from the ground up? This video shows you a five-hour job in just over nine minutes. However, what you will see are the various procedures that go into making of an asphalted road. A long waiting game If a … Read more
By Anuksha Dey Illegal digging of roads in Kasavanahalli to lay optic fibre cables (OFC) by Tata Sky, Airtel and ACT Fibernet were stopped by the residents of KCC Layout and Tulasi Layout last Friday. However, the workers returned within a week to dig up the same roads. While the OFC agencies have received permission … Read more
By Zahid H Javali In the eighth year, the dream of Koramangala citizens to have a link road that directly connects Ejipura signal with Sarjapur Road, has still not come true. The residents have re-started their three-year-old online petition to push for the project. Over 1500 people have signed the request letter to Karnataka chief … Read more
Video courtesy: Whitefield Rising By Qamar ZJ While the very idea of a bus priority lane (BPL) has become a non-starter, post COVID-19, the BMTC drivers are adding to the sham. Yesterday, one BMTC driver was seen overtaking another bus on the bus priority lane by damaging the plastic bollards. Technically, the BMTC drivers are … Read more