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Bengaluru Buzz: City among top COVID hubs | Buses for essential service providers | Food supply to migrants…and more

April 4, 2020 News Desk

Bengaluru has been declared as a COVID-19 hotspot, and it’s dealing with several issues – food supply to migrant labourers, vehicles on the road despite lockdown, and even abandoned animals in pet shops. Read more in our weekly roundup.

B’luru lockdown: Garment workers face uncertainty, factory owners unwilling to pay wages

April 3, 2020 Harsha Raj Gatty

Over four lakh garment factory workers in Bengaluru face uncertainty as managements are unwilling to pay their wages until the lockdown ends. Managements say they need a stimulus package from the government so as to pay wages in April.

Evicting tenants, demanding rent is illegal during lockdown

April 2, 2020 Ekta Sawant

Both the Centre and the State have issued orders to ensure that tenants are not evicted during the lockdown period by house owners, PG accommodations and hostels. Bengaluru’s Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao, who anticipates more issues in the coming week as many tenants would not be able to pay their rent, has asked aggrieved persons to alert the police.

Can Bengaluru’s street food vendors tide over COVID-19 lockdown?

April 2, 2020 Puja Guha

The compounded effect of the lockdown, cholera-related evictions and the subsequent negative publicity about street food, may deal a severe blow to the thousands of street food vendors in Bengaluru.

How Bengaluru can ensure food to its migrant workers during lockdown

March 31, 2020 Manasi Paresh Kumar

During the lockdown, State has not been able to ensure food and shelter to many migrant workers. But with some coordinated effort, it’s possible to retain migrants in the city while taking care of their basic needs.

Personal hygiene is critical to fighting corona, but what if we run out of water?

March 31, 2020 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Handwashing and personal hygiene are critical to protecting ourselves from coronavirus. But as summer approaches, Bengaluru faces the threat of water scarcity again. How can authorities and citizens handle this problem?

Corona lockdown: Citizen collective ‘WithBengaluru’ to arrange rations for the poor

March 30, 2020 Srinivas Alavilli

A citizen initiative ‘WithBengaluru’ is distributing ration kits to migrant workers and other low-income groups in the city. Here are details of the initiative and how you too can be part of it.

How well is Karnataka govt dealing with the COVID-19 crisis?

March 29, 2020 Pranshu Rathee

In just three weeks, COVID-19 has severely impacted life in Bengaluru. What issues have cropped up during this period, and how well has the State responded to these?

Bengaluru lockdown: Indira Canteens will serve three meals a day to low-income groups

March 28, 2020 News Desk

After much public pressure, the state government has confirmed that Indira Canteens in the city will offer three meals a day to low-income groups. The canteen staff and beneficiaries are required to take certain precautions too.

Bengaluru Buzz: Lockdown tensions | Passes for commute | Pourakarmikas under stress…and more

March 28, 2020 News Desk

As the city copes with the lockdown, there’ve been concerns about passes for commute, availability and price of essential commodities, and so on. Read more in our weekly roundup.

With no packaged drinking water, residents forced to drink borewell water

March 28, 2020 Manoj Sharma

While Cauvery water is usually used as drinking water in homes that have water purifiers, about 2/3 of the city has no access to such piped water. They depend on packaged drinking water cans for drinking water needs, but these cans have been scarcely available since the lockdown.

Police to issue passes to essential services staff, delivery personnel, media

March 25, 2020 News Desk

Amid some complaints that the police are not allowing movement of staff involved in essential services during the lockdown, Bengaluru city police commissioner Bhaskar Rao issued a memo that specified who would be allowed to travel in the city. The police would be giving passes to them, his memo says.

Bengaluru Buzz: City among top COVID hubs | Buses for essential service providers | Food supply to migrants…and more

B’luru lockdown: Garment workers face uncertainty, factory owners unwilling to pay wages

Evicting tenants, demanding rent is illegal during lockdown

Can Bengaluru’s street food vendors tide over COVID-19 lockdown?

How Bengaluru can ensure food to its migrant workers during lockdown

Personal hygiene is critical to fighting corona, but what if we run out of water?

Corona lockdown: Citizen collective ‘WithBengaluru’ to arrange rations for the poor

How well is Karnataka govt dealing with the COVID-19 crisis?

Bengaluru lockdown: Indira Canteens will serve three meals a day to low-income groups

Bengaluru Buzz: Lockdown tensions | Passes for commute | Pourakarmikas under stress…and more

With no packaged drinking water, residents forced to drink borewell water

Police to issue passes to essential services staff, delivery personnel, media

Precautions against corona: BBMP issues order on apartments, layouts

BBMP sets up ‘war room’ to contain corona

COVID-19 lockdown: Informal workers most affected, survey recommends Rs 21,000 cr relief

Coronavirus advisory: For Paying Guest accommodations and hostels

Coronavirus advisory: For markets and shopping centres

How a dysfunctional pollution watchdog is affecting Bengaluru’s water scene

Bengaluru Buzz: Two recover from COVID-19 | Metro travel restricted | PRR project delayed…and more

Coronavirus advisory: On accessing parks in Bengaluru