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  Price rise forcing Bengaluru’s poor to change their cooking and eating habits
  by Vikas Kumar
  May 25, 2022
  The extent of the price rise of just about every essential commodity is hurting most the urban poor whose source of income is limited and insecure.
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  Why I like Ward Committees so much – and how you can too
  by Srinivas Alavilli
  May 23, 2022
  Just electing a ward corporator is not enough. How can we ensure purpose and direction in a ward’s governance? The answer: ward committees.
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  Bengaluru Buzz: Heavy rains, flooding | Ward delimitation in 8 weeks … and more
  by News Desk
  May 21, 2022
  City battered by heavy rains, BBMP ward delimitation to be completed in eight weeks – read more of the week’s news in our roundup.
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  Who is a ‘Bulk Generator’ of solid waste?
  by Sandhya Bhat
  May 20, 2022
  BBMP has classified gated communities as bulk generators of waste, putting them on par with the commercial category. Here are the rules which govern them.
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  Bengaluru’s Labour Stands present a highly exploitative and informal hiring market
  by Vikas Kumar
  May 19, 2022
  Labour stands are largely unknown to most Bengalureans, but these are the spaces where unskilled labourers seek daily wage jobs to survive in the city.
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  Costly and scarce: Water access a daily struggle for Bengaluru slum dwellers
  by Navya P K
  May 18, 2022
  A majority of slum residents depend on public borewells for water, which they use for cooking and drinking without filtering, at great risk to health.
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  Living with Namma Metro construction: Dust, traffic, safety and livelihood issues
  by Nihira
  May 17, 2022
  The kickstart of Metro construction across many Bengaluru localities has made daily life painful for residents and shop owners of these areas.
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  Traffic congestion, chaos reigns at the Sarjapur-Attibele junction
  by Mahima Shankar
  May 16, 2022
  The traffic congestion at Sarjapur-Attibele junction is typical of Bengaluru’s peripheries, with no traffic regulation and pedestrian infrastructure.
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  Bengaluru Buzz: Extreme weather changes | Deadline to apply for loudspeaker use … and more
  by News Desk
  May 14, 2022
  On Thursday, Bengaluru recorded the second-coldest day in the month of May over the last 50 years. Read more of this week’s news in our roundup.
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  150 days and counting—protesting ITI workers still hoping for dignity and justice
  by Bhakti G
  May 13, 2022
  Despite the protest, the work at the factory goes on. The ousted 80 contractual workers were quickly replaced by a new batch of contract workers
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  Sarjapur Road underpass: Citizens say the ill-conceived project will worsen traffic
  by Mukund Kumar
  May 12, 2022
  An underpass at Sarjapura Road-Harlur Road junction solves no problem and is likely to worsen traffic. It is also in the way of the Sarjapur Metro line.
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  How to prevent biomedical waste from contaminating our air and water
  by Manvel Alur
  May 11, 2022
  Be the Prescription for Change is a unique initiative to ensure responsible collection and management of household biomedical waste.
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  Webinar: Bengaluru’s wastewater is polluting the Cauvery; users too must pay true cost of water
  by Navya P K
  May 10, 2022
  Bengaluru’s untreated wastewater eventually enters the Cauvery river, which then reaches the city right back through its water supply network. A webinar looked at the problem and possible solutions.
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  Bengaluru Buzz: New BBMP chief | Metro spares All Saints Church land … and more
  by News Desk
  May 7, 2022
  New BBMP Chief Commissioner appointed On Thursday, Tushar Giri Nath replaced Gaurav Gupta as the BBMP Chief Commissioner. Giri Nath, a 1993-batch Karnataka-cadre IAS officer, was serving as Principal Secretary in the Revenue department. Gupta
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  What fixing our own roads taught us about local democracy
  by Arvind Keerthi
  May 6, 2022
  We planted trees, installed drain covers, fixed water leaks, and filled potholes. Yes, it is time for localities to self-organise and self-fund themselves.