Yesterday’s continuous rains have wrecked havoc in HSR Layout, leading to several residents suffering power breakdowns. This has led to water shortage too as the sump and borewell motors need electricity to transport water to the overhead tank. With BWSSB’s schedule being erratic, the residents were far more inconvenienced as they were getting Cauvery water but there was no electricity to send that supply to the storage tank.
According to Bescom officials, over a hundred complaints were registered overnight. Strong winds led to many tree falls and pole collapses across HSR Layout. This has led to outages across the neighbourhood, causing much agony to the residents. These pictures will convey the story better than any words would.
Bescom officials are doing their rounds of the neighbourhood to fix the faults. In other places, there was sparking in the transformers that had tripped the MCB’s. After fixing the sparking, the power is now back in several homes.
While Bescom officials claim that they have begun trimming the trees, fixing the leaning poles and errant transformers to be monsoon-ready, much more needs to be done to avoid the entire neighbourhood going dark for over 18 hours, like it happened in several parts of HSR Layout, including Sector 3, since 5pm yesterday.
Dry leaves on roads and footpaths are being swept on different days for different areas in HSR layout. Here is how it works, according to garbage supervisor for BBMP, Anil Benni: “It’s once a week for every road in HSR Layout,” he says. “The entire sweepers team is divided into two groups. They work five days a week between 10 am and 2 pm.
The areas covered are as follows for different days of the week:
Mondays = 6th sector & Freedom school area of 4th sector.
Tuesdays: 7th Sector Adigas backside, Guntoop, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar & NH Narayana hospital area in Sector 3.
Wednesdays & Sundays: The sweepers work half the day where they sweep all the main roads across all sectors up to 10am.
Thursdays: Parts of 7th sector & 3rd sector near Twin parks area.
Friday’s: Parts of 7th sector & 3rd sector near HSR Club.
Saturdays: 6th sector BBMP, Lawrence school backside, and right until 5th Main & 4th Sector Muneswara temple & Samarthanam school area.
If the debris is not being cleared for more than a week, you can call the following garbage supervisors to address the issue.
An unswept road on 15th B Main in Sector 3
In addition, if garbage collection is not proper in your area or road, these are the people who can address your issue. And remember, dry waste is picked every Saturday and Wednesday while wet/kitchen waste is on other days in Sectors 1, 3,4,5,6,7. For Sector 2, the dry and wet waste is collected together.
Recently, a group of residents launched ‘Desh Ke Liye’, a voter awareness video at a function in Oxford College, Sector 4, HSR Layout. The beautiful Swabhimaana Tree Park in Sector 3 played host to it. Watch the video and spread the good word as Bangalore goes to polls tomorrow.
Yes, you can stream it big, and you can make the theatre your home. Welcome to Binge Club where you can binge watch your favourite TV soaps, movies or sporting events in a group of 6. It’s your very own private mini theatre in HSR Layout, complete with Dolby Atmos sound and a 135-inch giant screen.
If movie-watching is not your thing, you can game on. There are movable, cozy seating arrangements for you like beanbags, sofas and couches, so you can be the boss of everything you survey. With an in-house canteen, you can eat whenever you want, even while you are viewing the latest show of Game of Thrones. It just costs Rs 750/hour for a group of upto 6 people. It’s an extra Rs 50 for every additional person, subject to the maximum limit of 15 people.
The best part of this is that you can rewatch, replay and rewind as you can decide your breaks and your content. Book your slot now. For more details, visit the BingeClub on 27th Main Road in Sector 1, HSR Layout.
Thinking what to do on a Saturday? Show up on the stage to
weave magic with your words. If you are a poetry enthusiast, this is the place
you would definitely love! Lokl HSR is coming up with the first poetry open mic
in this neighbourhood. Couple it with some amazing coffee and brew your way to
a remarkable Saturday evening. Are you from NIFT? Because they have some
amazing discounts running for you, guys and gals.
Are you having a really hectic week? Are you planning to
party on the weekends and wake up with a hangover? This place will help you
sail through the hangover with its jokes and some refreshing drinks. They will
help you beat the heat and make your Sunday remarkable with some breezy drinks
and choke-your-lungs-out-laughter. Unofficial dress code for the event: Pyjamas,
boxers or whatever you have. Bring your friends. They have special discounts
for NIFT students.
WORKSHOP: Watercolor Pencil
Sun, 14 Apr 11:00AM – 2:00PM
Studio Pepperfry
Rs 700
Watercolor is a painting method in which the paints are made
of pigments suspended in a water-based solution. Watercolor refers to both the
medium and the resulting art work. It is one of the most difficult mediums as
it is tough to cover up the mistakes in watercolour. However, it is one of the
fastest medium and the flowing nature of the colours give the perfect look to
the painting. This workshop is for beginners. They will majorly be using watercolour
pencils at this workshop. The techniques involved will be layering, blotting
and glazing. You are expected to bring all the materials. The artist would be
providing the required guidance. This enables you to pursue the art form at
home with ease & throughout your life. No prior knowledge of watercolour
painting is required. Take home: One beautiful watercolour painting. Medium:
Watercolor Pencils. Base: 300gsm Hot pressed paper or Chitrapat paper. Size: A4.
Trainer: Vidya Viswanath, a certified artist and teacher.
WORKSHOP: Personal Development
Sun, 14 Apr 4:00PM – 6:00PM
Krispy Kreme, 28, Sector 4, HSR Layout
Rs 500
Personal Development Training is to help individuals who are
looking to bring the required changes in them and ultimately transform their
own lives. There are many companies out there who charge a huge amount of fees
to coach/mentor someone and end of the day provide very less value or no value
at all. This event is to add value to people through life coaching at a nominal
fee of Rs 500. This event will help you to set personal and professional goals
that will give you the life you really want; identify your missing links which
are the major cause of your worry; get rid of the confused state if any; support
goal-setting, personal growth, and behaviour modification; achieve your goals
by improving different actions necessary to take control of future plans; lead
a life of freedom without worrying about the daily hustle which many mediocre
people do, and attain the millionaire mindset which will eventually change the
fortunes for you.
Poetry Open Mic
Sun, 14 Apr 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Blend with Benefits, 1153, 22nd Main Rd, Garden Layout, 1st
Sector, HSR Layout
Free
An open mic for all poets. So if you’re a poet, rapper or a comic
or just want to express your thoughts, you can grace this venue with your
presence. All individual performers will have 5 minutes to perform unless otherwise
agreed upon. The organisers do not provide support for backing tracks.
Drawing is the process of creating an image on a surface
with a tool that leaves marks on the surface. It’s an old, enduring art form
people have used for thousands of years. Some artists make quick, rough
drawings called sketches to figure out how to render accurate likenesses, get
details right, or work out composition. Come in the club, pour your heart in
the sketches along with the other enthusiastic artists like you. Get inspired
and be an inspiration to others by being a part of the sketch club. If you’re a
beginner, no problem at all there’s always time to start new things in life. So
come join us to learn something new,
make new friends. Open for all beginners and intermediates. Paper and
pencils will be provided.
WORKSHOP: Digital Marketing 101
Sun, 14 Apr 4:00PM – 6:00PM
GreenBubbles Startup Services, L-165, Sri Gayathri complex,
Near Bhagavathi Hospital, Service Road, Sector 6, HSR Layout
Rs 800
Digital Marketing is critical for businesses and its
importance is growing day by day. Be it selling your homemade cakes, a multi-million
property, a high-end software or anything else, digital marketing can make it
happen. Coverage: What is digital marketing and why is it important? Content
Creation, Content Dissemination, Identifying and defining your target audience,
and Mapping your digital marketing efforts to the customer’s buying journey
About the Anchor: Anupam Dasgupta is a senior sales &
marketing professional with 15 years of experience across marketing, business
planning, sales, presales, sales enablement, business consulting. IIM MBA with
executive level experience across start-ups and large firms. Recognized as Most
Influential Martech Leader at World Marketing Congress 2017 & 2018. Member
of Editorial Board for Airport Focus International Magazine, UK. Author of 2
novels, featured in Times of India, New Indian Express, The Hindu, Deccan
Chronicle for the same.
A free orientation class on how to crack IAS exam in the
first attempt by IAS exam expert. Why should you attend? There are many myths
prevailing in IAS exam preparation like
1- Only students from IITs can clear the exam
2- Students need to study 14-18 hours daily to clear the
exam
3- Everyone needs to read all NCERT books from 6th to 12th
students
4- Everyone needs to read multiple books to gain sufficient
knowledge.
5- It’s not easy to clear the IAS exam in the first attempt.
This session is a must for those who are planning to appear
in IAS Exam 2018, 2019 and 2020. Early guidance always works in ones favour to
steer away from any mistake a person might commit in his/her preparation.
This workshop is free of cost and at the end of the session,
students will be given full strategy in a hard-copy.
Despite repeated reminders and warnings, the BWSSB did not follow the schedule it had put out recently. The result was that several residents of HSR Layout protested today at the BWSSB office on 24th Main in Sector 2. They were answering to the protest call given by the Federation of HSR Layout Residents Welfare Association.
Shouting slogans of ‘Beke Beku, Neeru Beku’ (We want water), the residents registered their protest even while meeting the engineers in charge of this sub division. The BWSSB officials said that they cannot help the situation until June 2019 as there is a water shortage due to the summer season. However, they promised to provide water supply every alternate day after that. But the residents are not sure about that as the officials only said that they would look into providing water every alternate day from June onwards.
When the residents demanded that the BWSSB immediately resolve the issue of letting water arbitrarily and not following the schedule set by the BWSSB itself, the officials promised that they will let water every four days in April (it’s every five days right now).
All the sector-wise resident welfare associations were present at the protest and we could see about 150 members who had assembled to register their protest at the BWSSB office.
“Our demand was for every alternate day, but the BWSSB officials said that they will release water every four days in April, and every three days in May for now. In June-July, they said they will try to provide water every alternate day, but they were not categorical about it,” said HE Chandrashekar, secretary, Federation of HSR Layout Residents Welfare Association.
In a rare case, thanks to resident activism, a clinic in Iblur, which comes under the HSR Layout ward, was penalised by the BBMP. When a group of residents found medical waste like used syringes and cotton used to cover wounds, they immediately looked for the identities of the perpetrators. Soon enough, they found prescription receipts of Ganesh Clinic in Iblur.
When the news came to the notice of BBMP health inspector Vinodh GM, he immediately went to Ganesh Clinic and fined them for their offence with a warning that they should not be found repeating this crime ever again. “We have warned them that if they are found violating the waste disposal rules again. their operating licence will be quashed,” says Vinodh.
This is the second such instance in recent times where the culprits were penalised. About five month’s ago, Baliga’s Clinic staff was found dumping biomedical waste (open syringes and cotton swabs) in front of Salarpuria apartments on 5th Main in Sector 7. At the time, Vinodh had fined them Rs 10,000 for the crime. “The staff was unaware that Maridi Eco Industries was supposed to dispose off biomedical waste,” says Vinodh. “It was a case of misunderstanding. They have not repeated the offence since.”
If you run a clinic and don’t know how to dispose off waste, you can contact Maridi Eco Industries who specialise in medical waste disposal. This is not just to serve a warning to all the clinics and hospitals dumping medical waste on vacant sites and lakebeds, but to also sound the awareness alarm of the consequences of indulging in such an act. According to a 2000 study of World Health Organisation (WHO), millions of people were affected by HIV viruses due to contaminated syringes. In addition, when such waste is discarded in landfills, not only is the groundwater contaminated but also a health concern for all the people involved in clearing such waste like pourakarmikas, janitors and nurses.
Drop by for an acoustic and intimate open mic night. Those
who wish to participate/perform as part of the open mic night will have to come
to the venue and register by 7pm. This event is limited to music and musical
performances only. Open mic nights are events where in anyone from the audience
may register on the spot at the venue, and join the line up to perform.
Comedy Shots, in association with Sector 7 Café, presents
The Comedy Fiesta open mic. This is a show where comedians will try some of
their new material for the very first time, so come and be a part of their
journey and witness their material being developed. Come and watch a lot of new
comedians before they become famous.
A Hinglish stand-up comedy night where you don’t take
anything seriously. True Bleu in association with The Blackbuck Comedy brings
you a night of stand-up comedy where sports, politics, personalities, music,
mythology everything is a laughing matter. Come one, come in group and we will,
make you laugh! The line-up will consist of 5 brilliant upcoming comics from
Bangalore: Ravi Rao (Host), Maninder Singh, Prasad Bhat, Himanshu Gayatri
Parikh and Gautham Govindan.
Drawing is the process of creating an image on a surface
with a tool that leaves marks on the surface. It’s an old, enduring art form
people have used for thousands of years. Some artists make quick, rough
drawings called sketches to figure out how to render accurate likenesses, get
details right, or work out composition. Go to the club, pour your heart in the
sketches along with the other enthusiastic artists like you. Get inspired and
be an inspiration to others by being a part of the sketch club. If you’re a
beginner, no problem at all there’s always time to start new things in life. So
come join us learn something new, make
new friends. Open for all beginners and intermediates.
The event will be a collaboration between two artists
wherein the product will be an interior decor product with doodle and
caricature involved. Participants will come empty handed and all materials will
be provided to them. It will be a guided workshop where artists will explain
and help the participants make the product, interact with them, and give them
ideas as to how they could decorate the product.
SUNDAY
Lucky Ali – Live In
Concert
Sun, 07 Apr, 07:30pm
Chowdiah Memorial Hall, 16th Cross, G.D. Park Extension, 2nd
Main Road, Malleswaram
₹1500 Onwards
Lucky Ali added a note to the spectrum of popular music that
symbolized the sound of a yearning heart. His distinctly different voice and
soulful melodies made him an instant success in the 1990s.
Every Sector in HSR Layout is reeling under Cauvery water shortage. With the Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board (BWSSB) providing erratic water supply, every resident and association member is up in arms. Stung by the increasing unrest among people, the BWSSB has released a time table for the whole of April.
Sector 3 activist HM Javali spoke to the BWSSB engineers and requested them to ration water equitably to all sectors as there were allegations that certain areas were water-sufficient while the other stretches were crying for water. Even the borewells have gone dry in several areas, prompting everyone to take refuge in water tankers who have doubled their prices. Says Sector 3 resident SB Kittur: “The water tanker lobby is taking advantage of the situation by increasing the rates. There is no control on the prices. By delaying the water supply, the BWSSB is helping them make more money. Adds fellow resident Rajesh: “Yes, it’s true, the prices are increasing. For 4500 litres, they are charging Rs 1200.”
Last week, fed up with complaints from all the sectors, BNR Reddy, the chairman of The Federation of HSR Layout Residents Welfare Association met with the BWSSB’s senior engineers and threatened a dharna in front of their office if the situation does not improve within a week. Thankfully, it has, but much more needs to be done. Take today. According to the BWSSB, Sector 3 is supposed to get Cauvery water, but so far, there is no sign of a single drop, complain residents.
At the BWSSB Pump House, there are over 200 complaints from the residents but hardly a few get tanker water from the BWSSB when the taps don’t run. Says Sector 1 resident Syed Imran: “Only those who go to the pump house and apply pressure are getting water tankers once in a while. In Sector 1, we get water once in five days whereas in Jayanagar, it’s every alternate day. This is unacceptable.” He has also complained to the chairman of the BWSSB.
In the meanwhile, there are WhatsApp forwards being circulated by the residents, quoting an analysis by the Central Government Water Committee that advocates people to stop using the shower and use a bucket instead. Similarly, avoid flushing the toilet and use a bucket instead. Don’t wash clothes in running tap; use a bucket instead. Use a mug for shaving or brushing teeth instead of a running tap. Similarly dry wash your car, and use a sprinkler for gardening, The upshot? Every family can save atleast 300 litres of water every day with minor changes in their life style. We agree and advocate these methods to everyone.
‘No election duty, please’
The agency has sought exemption for its staff from election duty citing disruption in essential services. Stating that it will not be able to function smoothly if critical staff are picked for the duty, the civic body has written to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, seeking exemption of employees from election duty. As many as 1,150 employees, including engineers, clerks, inspectors, valvemen and other worker are asked to attend training sessions for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
