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Home2016May

Month: May 2016

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Environment

NGO helps green the city with trees and zero waste

May 31, 2016 Jayalakshmi K and News Desk

Come June 5 and there is a flurry of activity in the name of environment. An item on the CSR list ticked, some community sentiments evoked and soon the environment is a closed chapter for

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Governance

Plan Bengaluru at BMRDA level, not in BDA level

May 27, 2016 V Ravichandar and Rejeet Mathews

Bengaluru has a planning committee now, but is it enough to plan only BDA level, when the boundaries of the city are growing much beyond BDA level? Here’s an analysis on why we need Metropolitan Planning Committee (MPC) at Bengaluru Metropolitan Regional Development Authority scale.

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Governance

Let’s send some rainwater to our lakes in Bengaluru

May 26, 2016 Srinivas Alavilli

It’s that time of the year when the city will receive rains. Roads will flood while lakes will remain parched. Can we catch the rain and send it to lakes?

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BMTC’s Intelligent Transport System; Decoding illegal advertising; Travelling by Metro – the pros and cons

May 26, 2016 News Desk

What is BMTC’s new Intelligent Transport System all about? How many hoardings are there in Bengaluru and is BBMP collecting the revenues due? How is it commuting by work on Namma Metro? Why is rainwater harvesting important? All this and more in this week’s edition of Bengaluru This Week.

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Commute

All you need to know about BMTC’s Intelligent Transport System

May 26, 2016 Akshatha M

After a long delay, the BMTC has finally launched the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) to help the commuters. Here is all you should know about the ITS.

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Civic

Participate in the Nandi Hillathon to raise funds for your neighbourhood

May 26, 2016 Reena Pillai

Looking to raise funds to support a specific cause in your neighbourhood? You can do so by participating in the Nandi Hillathon and help restore Nandi Hills too!

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Environment

Bengaluru’s climate change history and lessons to learn

May 26, 2016 Rajesh S

Bangalore is hot, dry, dusty. We’re heating it up more, with all the gadgets and appliances we use. It’s local heating—not global warming. This is the story of climate change in Bengaluru!

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Civic

Non-occupancy charge for the flat you rent out could be illegal!

May 25, 2016 Raj Kumar and News Desk

Forced to put extra non-occupancy charge on your tenant, hiking the rent of your flat? The collection of the charge itself may not have any legal backing! Read more.

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Civic

KillBill campaign sweeps Nandini layout clean

May 24, 2016 Sharath SR

Residents from Nandini Layout worked with the BBMP to remove illegal hoardings and posters in the area. The KillBill campaign, as it’s being called, will be carried out monthly going forward.

Governance

BBMP makes no money from advertising hoardings worth crores

May 24, 2016 Akshatha M

They are everywhere: On buildings, storm water drains, skywalks and parks. But no one knows the numbers, and no one knows how to stop them from coming up, or make money out of them. What’s going on behind the scenes?

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Governance

BBMP makes no money from advertising hoardings worth crores

May 23, 2016 Akshatha M

They are everywhere: On buildings, storm water drains, skywalks and parks. But no one knows the numbers, and no one knows how to stop them from coming up, or make money out of them. What’s going on behind the scenes?

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Infrastructure

Going to work by Bengaluru Metro: the pleasure and the pitfalls!

May 22, 2016 Vaidya R

It’s been three weeks since Metro East-West corridor has been functional. And it’s already a success story of public transport, with over a lakh footfalls a day. What can improve the system? Here’s what a commuter feels.

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Infrastructure

A survey on changing demographics of Bengaluru

May 19, 2016 Ananya Ramesh and News Desk

Help provide some insight into Bengaluru by participating in this survey.

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Environment

Here’s how Bengaluru can create a new river!

May 18, 2016 Vishwanath Srikantaiah

The role of lakes and stormwater drains have changed in the era of urbanisation and industrialisation. What can be done with them in the newer times?

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Time to plant trees; How to get your Occupancy Certificate; How Bengaluru can create a new river

May 18, 2016 News Desk

Is this the right time to plant trees in Bengaluru? How was waste managed at the TCS World 10K? Is it possible to create a new river in Bengaluru? All this and more in this week’s edition of Bengaluru This Week.

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