Malliah, a farmer in the Kodigehalli taluk is happy to lead a life that revolves around his land, his animals and his village fairs, even as his land faces threat as the city expands.
It’s a first for Bengaluru. Stung by criticism, local authorities and the traffic police claim they will now coordinate select public works using a simple one-page agreement.
Though a ‘fan-fare’ under the name ‘Janaspandana’ was held in Kalyan Nagar just a year ago and executives of various service departments assured immediate action, the promises have not been kept so far.
If Yeddyurappa government is keen on executing reforms for Bengaluru, within what is left of its term, it will need to get past the BJP’s stability concerns soon. Too much is at stake.
Majority of inmates in Beggar’s Colony are women and 40 per cent of the inmates are mentally unstable. A pretty clear picture emerges – this is not a rehabilitation colony for beggars. Instead, this is a shelter for old, and often mentally unstable people who have been abandoned by their families.
BDA stray site allotment to journalists at the chief minister’s discretion has raised ethical questions and resulted in litigation. BDA also says journalists are abusing rules.
Some questions, comments and suggestions on two grade separator projects at the Agara and Iblur junctions in south-east portion of Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road, with some alternative traffic flow options.
The 100-day-old BJP-government has still not answered key questions for Bangaloreans: notably, the Sakrama and property tax issues. A citizens’ meet was the reminder.
The BDA’s intentions of implementing its own plans for Bangalore, overriding the BMRDA and ignoring expert committee recommendations and public sentiment, ran afoul of alert citizens.
A green belt in the prime area of Koramangala was set aside in the 90s through litigation which citizens helped the government win. Today, that protection is under threat.
How do some involved citizens perceive the BDA – the state-created planning and development authority for Bangalore. Is it an IT-savvy organisation and has it helped the city, or is it a corrupt body just not upto its job?
