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Bengaluru Buzz: Flyover to be repaired | Showers predicted | Accident at Namma Metro

January 28, 2019 News Desk

From BBMP’s roads to problems in garbage disposal to weather prediction, all the news that matters to you in one place.

Bengaluru Buzz: Cold wave effect in Bengaluru | Steel flyover issue resurrects | Chitra Santhe to focus on Gandhi

January 5, 2019 News Desk

Chitra Santhe to steel flyover issue to temperature in Bengaluru, every news that matters to you in a quick package, all in one place.

Here’s why BDA will display Bengaluru Master Plan again for comments

December 31, 2018 Kathyayini Chamaraj

The public said there was no mention of elevated corridors in the master plan. The Bengaluru Development Authority figured out a way to set it right, and how! Seeking public comments isn’t the real aim of displaying master plan.

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.

Redesigning a road: Lessons from Church Street

November 1, 2017 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Uniform roadwidth. Cobbled stone road with geometrical patterns. Once a dirty street with garbage and flooding potholed streets, Church Street is getting transformed into a pedestrian’s dream-street. How did this happen?

Why should roads be relics of past, while we race towards future?

October 11, 2017 Shashidhar C Shekar

The abysmal condition of the roads deteriorates with every shower and another layer of asphalt is washed away. It leaves a gaping gap that we optimistically call a pothole.

10 things that can declutter the roads and make them safer

January 13, 2016 Eden Ezsak

In 2015, Bengaluru witnessed 4,828 accidents that claimed the lives of 714 people. Shouldn’t we be looking to make the roads safer, to reduce the incidence of such accidents? Read on.

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.

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

Sea of red wants the govt to repair the roads that they dread

December 18, 2015 News Desk

People turn up in huge numbers for the protest to demand better infrastructure on Outer Ring Road and Sarjapur Road area.

Infrastructure

Dear Karnataka govt, set your priorities for Bengaluru right, before more people lose their lives!

October 23, 2015 Khader B Syed

Why aren’t easy solutions to the problems that plague Bengaluru provided by government’s own agencies not taken into consideration while planning infrastructure? Why isn’t government doing anything?

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?

Society