Representative image. Civil Society Forum's manifesto is inclusive. Collage: Shree DN
Bengaluru & Infra & Urban Planning
INC
Pitching Bengaluru as the Second capital city of India.
A special package of 100,000 crore for infra
Compile a new survey map of the city to subsume all the underlying historical village maps
BJP
Pass a new law named the “Nava Bengaluru Act” to cater to the unique needs of Bengaluru.
Institute Bengaluru Transit Challenge Fund with a Rs 200 Crore initial corpus to incentivise citizen driven transit.
Develop Devanahalli town as an IT city by taking advantage of its proximity to the Bengaluru Airport.
Transform all metro pillars and flyover into standing gardens.
5000km of strategically designed footpaths for optimum space utilisation and pedestrian friendly infrastructure; disabled-friendly footpaths
JDS
Replacing KTCP Act by Karnataka Urban and Regional Planning Act in cities and towns of Karnataka.
AAP
Increase open spaces to 40% in all urban areas.
Construct one public toilet per 500 homes
Governance
INC
Better management of municipal corporation with a Greater Bengaluru Authority.
Establish an Ombudsman to ensure that citizens get better services.
Create a city finance commission
In 10 years time, a directly elected empowered mayor system
A continuous updating of all government websites
Every government rule, policy and scheme will be sent via SMS to all the ci zens of the state
Corporator will not have veto power over citizen decisions
BJP
Setup a city economic development agency.
Build and maintain a city spatial data centre.
JD(S)
Restructuring of parastatal organisations including the BWSSB, BDA and BMRDA.
AAP
Elections of all local bodies to be held on time
No supersession of local bodies by the state government
Water/ Lakes / Storm Water Drains/ Sewage
INC
Expediting the Cauvery V Phase Proposal to augment drinking water supply to Bengaluru City, Bengaluru Rural and Ramanagaram
Promoting and implementing the Anna Hazare Model for water sustainability and rejuvenation of water
Introducing new projects to provide drinking water by implementing the Sharavathi & Mekedhatu – Yethinahole model
Decentralised wastewater treatment.
Recharge open wells
BJP
Rs 2,500 Crore Nadaprabhu Kempegowda fund sanctioned for cleaning, revival of lakes and rivers, ridding the city of water mafia.
Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Lake Conservation and Rejuvenation Fund: BLCDA will be a regulatory body for protection of lakes, rajakaluves and storm water drains.Rs. 2500 crores will be allocated to the revival of the ecosystem.
JD(S)
Solid waste management will be done through legislative, technical and operational measures.
AAP
BWSSB and KUWS&DB to accept responsibility for every building 20,000 kms per family of lifeline water free each month
Installing 10,000 new open wells in Bengaluru.
Solid Waste Management
INC
Decentralised solid waste management in every ZP area.
Constructing local waste handling and processing units within zones and assembly constituencies.
Penalising burning of garbage.
Construct 20 MW Decentralised Biomass Gasification Power Project in every district.
BJP
Recycling of 100% of sewage generated in the city.
JD(S)
Solid waste management will be done through legislative, technical and operational measures.
Roads / Traffic Management / Mobility
INC
Expand coverage of TenderSURE roads.
Complete white topping of major roads throughout Bengaluru City.
Build more flyovers and execute road widening exercises.
Plan underground lanes to decongest traffic similar to the Delhi underground lines.
Consider opening suburban railway links to destinations up to 100 kms from the city centre.
Introduce innovative solutions to utilise space available below metro line and elevated roads for parking vehicles.
25% of the buses will be air conditioned and 30% of passengers use public transportation.
2000 kms of walkable footpaths
BJP
Pedestrians will cross at grade within the city centre and skywalks will be restricted to major arterial roads on the outskirts.
Incentivise use of public transport by offering reasonable fares.
Setup and fund Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) to introduce more mobility initiatives.
Expand BMTC fleet and reduction of fares by 50% for long journeys to benefit those in the unorganised sector
Bruhat Bengaluru Suburban Rail: implementation of Rs.17,000 BBSR project
Green Bengaluru 1:1 – tree census, identification of planting sites and planting saplings to bring the tree-to-person ratio to atleast 1 in Bengaluru
JDS
City Mobility Plans will be prepared for all district headquarters and corporation areas of the state
AAP
Local, community-managed parking permits in neighbourhoods
Providing 120 buses per lakh of population in all urban areas.
Cycle lanes around all major lakes (also to stop encroachment)
Rapid construction to build flyovers / underpasses in 6 weeks
Environment
Congress
Execute best water-management practices such as bio-retentions, dry and wet ponds, and porous pavement Increasing open public spaces by 2% every year.
Make the WHO standards for air and water quality as our goal.
Installation of solar panels on the rooftops of all government buildings.
BJP
Green Bengaluru 1:1 – tree census, identification of planting sites and planting saplings to bring the tree-to-person ratio to atleast 1 in Bengaluru
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