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Cementing of roadside drains in a busy commercial district in Bengaluru
Infrastructure

Managing drains: How BBMP ignores its own guidelines

June 20, 2022 Vaidya R

A 2007 BBMP committee had developed guidelines for roads and drains. So why do Bengaluru’s roads still deteriorate into pothole-ridden lunar surfaces?

Civic

Importance of participatory design in tactical urbanism

June 3, 2021 Swathi K

Participatory design is a way to make community engagement real. Only when the community feels ownership of their public spaces can tactical intervention serve its purpose.

bengaluru-mental-health
Health

What’s the toll COVID is taking on mental health?

May 31, 2021 Navya P K

Around 10% of the population could have long-term mental health issues due to the COVID pandemic. Support systems should be built to help people recover.

Health

Foolproof bed allocation software by May 22: Special Commissioner

May 14, 2021 Navya P K

In this interview, Special Commissioner Randeep D, says external resources are helping only with queuing logic and user interface of the refreshed bed allocation software.

Society

COVID Advisory: Ensuring children are cared for, in our absence

May 6, 2021 Zibi Jamal

Even though it is hard to think of one’s own mortality, times are such that it is better to leave one’s child/children prepared for such an emergency.

Health

Do Bengaluru’s COVID helplines help?

May 6, 2021 Navya P K

Bengaluru has a multitude of helplines for COVID patients. How do these helplines allot beds or follow up with patients? And do they actually help?

algal-growth-in-rachenahalli-lake
Environment

Why are Bengaluru lakes green in colour?

May 4, 2021 Priyanka Jamwal, Sanjana Alex, Shashank Palur, Suma Rao, Shubha Ramachandran and Laurence Carvalho

One of the characteristic features of a lake is its colour.  You may have noticed that the water in many lakes in Bengaluru is green, and not blue, as you might have imagined it to

How many COVID beds does Bangalore really have?
Governance

Nodal officers appointed for COVID orphans, ICU beds, corporate aid

May 3, 2021 News Desk

Govt modifies guidelines, appoints nodal officers to tackle surge of COVID cases in Bengaluru

Health

Bengaluru school kids breathe polluted air, shows study

May 2, 2021 News Desk

The study used data from an independent monitoring network set up in 27 major locations in 18 districts of Bengaluru by the Healthy Air Coalition.

bodies burning in an open air crematorium
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: No to cremations at landfill | Vaccine wait longer for 18+ | Search for beds, oxygen … and more

May 1, 2021 News Desk

Catch up on news from the city this week, in our roundup.

Commute

Govt support is only way BMTC can survive COVID: Experts

April 28, 2021 Navya P K

BMTC has been sustaining huge losses ever since COVID. What options does it have to ensure sufficient services?

COVID19-positive-test-tube
Health

What to do if you test positive for COVID in Bengaluru

April 27, 2021 Sandhya Bhat

The four step strategy – prevention, detection, isolation and intervention — to fight COVID-19.

Arrangements made by BMTC in collaboration with various other agencies to ply migrant workers from Orissa to Chikkabanavara Railway Station during COVID-19 lockdown in Bengaluru. Pic: Twitter handle of BBMP Commissioner BH Anil Kumar
Commute

Low ridership, high fares: COVID nudging BMTC into vicious circle

April 27, 2021 Navya P K

With BMTC reducing its services since COVID’s onset last year, many informal sector workers are spending a lot more to access their workplaces.

Health

Where do Bengaluru hospitals get their oxygen supply from?

April 26, 2021 Navya P K

Where do Bengaluru hospitals get oxygen from? Will the Centre’s increased allocation of 800 tonnes per day solve the city’s woes?

Governance

BBMP’s plan to fix property tax gaps and loopholes

April 26, 2021 Juhi Jotwani

Bengaluru’s property tax targets have never been met. BBMP wants to change that in 2021 – by revising the calculation, increasing the tax net and verifying property data.

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