This week’s highlightBengaluru is burning, but BBMP unable to help
Garbage burning in progress in Varthur. Pic: Keerthi Gardenia resident In last two weeks, there have been multiple cases of garbage burning in Bengaluru being reported on social media. But the entire system seems to have turned a blind eye to this problem. The problem recurs every winter and continues in summer. But who is caring? Read: BBMP unable to control Bengaluru’s garbage fire menace Fedup of constantly breathing toxic fumes from burning of garbage, student Aditya Potapragada writes to BBMP:‘Killing me softly with your smoke.’ When a builder cons buyersHere is a story of how buyers fell into a pre-launch booking trap and ended up paying far more than the offer price. Soumya Nayak shares the experience here: How a builder conned buyers with pre-launch booking. Welfare schemesWhile the government officials say there are easy, streamlined procedures for the poor to avail welfare schemes, the ground reality suggests otherwise. Read the second part of the story on welfare schemes for poor: Lost between the cup and the lip. Read the first part of this series: Who benefits from welfare schemes? Financial planning tipsLife for the urban citizen is fraught with uncertainty today. It is wise to be prepared for emergency situations like layoffs. Read: How to be prepared for a job loss? Also read first part of the guide: How to stay financially prepared for a job loss? Public consultation in govt projectsEven as the fate of contentious steel flyover is uncertain, Vivek Vaidyanathan asks could systematic public engagement prevent imbroglios while implementing the project. Read: Can we avoid steel flyovers and other faulty projects in future? Sharing technology and toolsRandom Hacks of Kindness is organising the Citizenry Day, an event to share DIYs, apps, website and knowledge among citizens of Bengaluru, on November 5th at Indira Nagar. For more info: Calling participants for Bengaluru Citizenry Day. Blogs and columnsDogs are often tortured and killed in cities. But controlling dog population without cruelty can benefit animals and people, writes Sumanth Bindumadhav. We bring a slice of radio to our readers, with the help of our cmmunity partner, Radio Active 90.4 MHz. Hear the audio stories and give us feedback! BBMP Contract Pourakarmikas Union is asking the BBMP to pay the revised minimum wages of Rs 14,000/month to the Pourakarmikas, and regularise them. Importantly, they are saying no to self help groups, a system the BBMP wants to bring out. Read and hear more, here. A government school in North Bengaluru is managing itself better than private schools around. Hear the story of this school. Citizens for Bengaluru’s (CfB) Tara Krishnaswamy writes about the one-day Satyagraha at Freedom Park on November 6th, to dissuade the government and BDA from taking up arbitrary projects in future. This week’s news
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