Infrastructure Pourakarmikas find BBMP’s suvidha cabins inconvenient March 15, 2023 Bhanu Sridharan In 2020, BBMP promised the city would have 225 cabins within six months. As of early 2023, there are around 68 suvidha cabins.
Environment Close shave for Palace Orchards: Sankey road flyover would sound a death knell for heritage trees March 8, 2023 Asha Prakash The Sankey Flyover Project has only been put on hold, and not shelved as yet. Here is the extent of the impact it would have on local biodiversity.
Economy Lakhs of homes lie vacant as rents soar in some city areas March 3, 2023 Sukanya Bhaumik Gated communities and standalone buildings are in demand, especially home complexes within a 3-5 kilometre radius from IT hubs and tech parks.
Governance BMLTA contention: Lack of participatory planning March 1, 2023 Pragathi Ravi The BMLTA bill has been criticised for going against the 74th amendment act and not mentioning the Metropolitan Planning Committee.
Governance Bengaluru to get namma clinics, super-speciality hospitals, but no doctors and nurses February 28, 2023 Bhanu Sridharan The budget estimates show no spending on nurses and other health workers from 2020-22. And only Rs 1.5 lakhs has been estimated for training in 2022-23.
Economy Karnataka budget focuses on roads and buildings, not on people February 24, 2023 Bhanu Sridharan Education, health, housing sectors, and other bodies like the BWSSB and the BMTC are set to see another year of neglect.
Economy Karnataka budget 2023-24: What is in it for Bengaluru? February 22, 2023 Pragathi Ravi Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has allocated an ambitious Rs 9,698 for the Comprehensive Development of Bengaluru city.
Governance Explainer: The many noble objectives of BMLTA to solve Bengaluru’s mobility woes February 20, 2023 Pragathi Ravi The Authority will prepare a Traffic Management Plan every year that will specify a detailed traffic flow plan for road networks and motorised traffic
Health Decentralising healthcare: 108 namma clinics launched in the first phase February 14, 2023 Pragathi Ravi Even as infrastructure for the rest of the Namma Clinics is in place, the second phase launch will be held after staff recruitment is completed.
Education A few low cost private schools attempt to bridge the learning gap February 13, 2023 Sherin Sunny The limited number of govt schools and their minimal facilities often drive the urban poor to enrol their children in low cost private schools.
Economy No surveys, no consultations, only eviction: BBMP’s street vendor policy February 10, 2023 Bhanu Sridharan BBMP’s survey in 2017 identified 24,000 vendors in Bengaluru, which was a gross underestimation as the civic body expected at least 2 lakh vendors.
Infrastructure Residents of Sankey Road say flyover beda, will BBMP listen? February 7, 2023 Bhanu Sridharan One of the issues raised was that flyovers did not solve traffic congestion, but that they shifted the point of traffic congestion.
Infrastructure Namma Metro: The race is on to get Whitefield line operational by March February 6, 2023 Kanishka Khandelwal Metro will operate feeder services between Baiyappanahalli and KR Puram till Whitefield line is fully operational, for commuter convenience.
Economy No fortunes in selling fish in the city, but a livelihood for many February 3, 2023 Sherin Sunny 1.07% of the country’s GDP comes from the fishing industry, and supports around 28 million households. How do Bengalurean fish vendors fare?
Civic Only the poor sacrifice: Meat shop closure for Aero India February 2, 2023 Bhanu Sridharan Even though the temporary banning of meat sales is to improve air safety, the issue of livelihood challenges are often overlooked.