If you are in home quarantine or isolation, the waste from your household should be considered as biomedical waste and disposed of carefully. What are the rules on such disposal? Whom should you hand over the waste to? Here’s an explainer.
Bengaluru only has around 3% of its green cover left. Can the city cope if 5,000 trees in its periphery are chopped off for yet another road widening project?
Though the Forest Department says 5000-odd trees have to axed for the ‘Bangalore Surrounding Roads Project’, data discrepancies makes this number suspect. Secrecy around the project has made citizen engagement nearly impossible too.
Questions on how to manage COVID waste, whether common facilities can be opened up, etc., have vexed apartment RWAs. In a recent webinar, BBMP officials clarified many of these doubts.
Many private hospitals that the government empanelled for COVID treatment don’t have the necessary staff and facilities. Also, despite government orders, hospitals are only willing to treat patients who are routed by BBMP.
In low-income communities, residents are often unable to quarantine themselves at home due to space constraints. Community quarantine facilities could be a solution to this.
Apartment associations can now set up their own COVID Care Centres for patients with mild or no symptoms. But many find the process difficult. Here are some pointers on how to go about it.
ನೀವು ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಪಾಸಿಟಿವ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದರೆ ಅಥವಾ ನೀವು ರೋಗಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದರೆ ಏನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕು? ನೀವು ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ಪಡೆಯಬಹುದು? ಸಮಗ್ರ ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ.
How should an apartment RWA respond if a resident tests COVID-positive? Here is an explainer on the steps to be taken, as well as guidelines on setting up a community COVID Care Centre.
From banning domestic workers to forcing additional quarantine on residents, many RWAs have made their own rules. The legality of these rules is highly questionable, but BBMP Commissioner says he won’t interfere.
BBMP has released a list of 211 localities in Bengaluru that are vulnerable to flooding this monsoon. Is yours among them? How can you seek help in case of a monsoon emergency?
