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potholes and disintegrating road surface
Infrastructure

Road maintenance: What BBMP does not track

July 6, 2022 Vaidya R

BBMP guidelines specify the processes for road maintenance. But at every step, from measurements to documentation to audits, it is ad hoc work.

Civic

Authorities turn a blind eye to Panathur road even after two deaths

October 2, 2018 Mayank Tripathi

Watching Panathur converting itself into a Bermuda triangle is not a good sight for its residents.

bbmp pourakarmika protest
Commute

Bangalore Buzz: BBMP vs pourakarmikas, new plans to ease traffic, and more

July 14, 2018 News Desk

The latest in the controversy over non-payment of salaries to pourakarmikas, objections to certain proposed corridors and a collaboration with Japan to install smart traffic signals across the city — did you catch all this on the papers over the week gone by? A quick recap of these and other pertinent news from namma Bengaluru.

Commute

Warning signs ignored as Kempegowda Layout turns green belt into red

April 14, 2017 B V Rajarama Bhat

Development of yet another layout on Bengaluru outskirts is an environmental and urban planning disaster in the making, but it could still be mitigated if authorities care to listen.

Society

Your chance to chronicle Bengaluru’s forgotten local heroes

December 5, 2016 Raghav C Madhukar

A 15-year-old student’s urge to know more about the people after whom the city’s streets and parks are named has led to an important local history initiative. Ashoka Youth Venture Fellow Raghav Madhukar shares more about the project.

Commute

How citizens near Kanakpura road protested against BDA’s inaction

January 12, 2016 V K Srivatsa

Are the authorities turning a deaf ear to the issues in your area? Here’s how residents of BDA 6th stage near Kanakpura road got them to pay attention.

Commute

Hulimavu-Begur road in Akshayanagar Layout gets a facelift

January 7, 2016 Sapna Prabhu

Sapna Prabhu tracks the progress of work on the Hulimavu-Begur road. While citizens must complain about inefficiencies, one must also highlight the good work being done by local administration, she says.

Commute

Akshayanagar Layout: an upcoming locality without asphalted roads

October 13, 2015 Sapna Prabhu

Akshayanagar Layout near Bannerghatta Road sees a fair amount of traffic. However, the current infrastructure is not only inadequate, but also unsafe for commuters. Are the authorities listening?

Commute

Citizens protest against Bengaluru’s pothole-ridden roads

September 23, 2015 News Desk

Several citizens of Bengaluru protested against BBMP for failing to provide safe roads. They threatened to boycott paying taxes to BBMP unless their demands were met.

Commute

Flooded roads and broken sidewalks in the Manhattan of Bangalore

November 4, 2014 Pavan Kulkarni

How are broken roads fixed in Bangalore? According to a citizen’s report from Yeshwanthpur, with packed mud and stones.

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Commute

Speedbreakers have no art and no science in Bangalore’s roads!

June 25, 2014 Swamynathan B

Unmarked humps are common in any road in Bangalore. Why don’t those who take them up follow basic science while laying road humps?

Governance

Come Jan 10, musical horns will attract fine

January 2, 2014 News Desk

Musical and multi-toned horns are illegal according to Supreme Court judgment – so now is the time to let go of them!

Commute

Why you should be watching the road-laying work closely

September 16, 2013 P Manivannan

P Manivannan, chief project officer of State Highways Improvement Project, traces the journey of roads from simple stone-paving to asphalting. He explains why you should be watching the construction of roads in your area closely.

Civic

Resident pushes BBMP to improve shoddy process for road laying

March 25, 2013 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

Over two years, this RTI activist in Basavanagudi has tried to ensure BBMP follows due process while laying roads, even petitioning the Lokayukta. Check what BBMP is supposed to do.

Ashwini layout road
Infrastructure

How to get a good road in your neighbourhood

February 26, 2013 Shamala Kittane Subramanyan

A local initiative led by an RTI activist in Koramangala shows how citizen’s participation in governance can ensure better roads and civic infrastructure in general.

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