sarjapur road Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Perforations on the borewell casing pipe in the attachments so that water starts flowing into these holes.

Rs 3 lakh savings per year, and borewells that never dry: What a Bengaluru apartment gained from RWH

September 23, 2019 Samir Kumar Rakshit

In water-starved Chikkabellandur, a small apartment community uses rainwater harvesting (RWH) to meet much of their needs. They use some of the rainwater directly, and the rest to recharge their borewells

Agara lake revival: A saga of citizen-government collaboration

June 6, 2019 Kavitha Reddy

In her handbook ‘Our Agara Lake’, Kavitha Reddy describes how a citizens’ movement saved the lake, with the support of authorities. The lake, which was a garbage dump site earlier, is now teeming with visitors

Lower Ambalipura lake: Alive and thriving by citizen efforts

March 19, 2019 Rahna Jacob

Ten years back, a residents’ collective got BBMP to restore the Lower Ambalipura lake. Today, the collective is setting an example of how well citizens themselves can maintain a lake

BMTC launches new routes connecting Sarjapur Road with E-City; is this what residents need?

March 5, 2019 Meera K and Navya P K

BMTC has launched three new bus routes along the IT corridor, to service Sarjapur Road neighbourhoods. In a mini function today, MLA NA Haris, MLC Rizwan Arshad and Bellandur corporator Asha Suresh flagged off the

Righting wrong side traffic on Sarjapur Road

July 6, 2018 Gauri Satya

The traffic issue was sorted on Sarjapur Road to Iblur Junction when the traffic cops eliminated the right turn. But the side effect was unexpected. How did local residents deal with it?

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.

Green Tribunal pulls up expert committee on Agara SEZ report

September 11, 2015 Akshatha M

National Green Tribunal-appointed committee submits report on the SEZ project at Agara and gets blasted for shoddy job.

Koramangala 3rd Block a death trap after Sarjapur Road was made one-way

July 18, 2015 Dr Radhakrishnan

For the past two months, residents of Koramangala 3rd Block have seen a marked increase in traffic through their neighbourhood. A citizen shares how it has impacted their lives.

The deadly road to Madiwala…

July 17, 2015 Rakesh HP

The pothole-ridden road from Krupanidhi College junction to Total Mall is dangerous for two-wheeler riders. A commuter explains why and says that safety is in one’s own hands.

Sarjapur Road-Madivala one-way: A tragedy for residents

May 5, 2015 Dr Reji Thomas

The purpose of one-way around Madiwala was to relieve the traffic. However it produced some unintended results. Dr Reji Thomas explains the problems.

Lather from Varthur lake is just a tip of the pollution iceberg!

April 30, 2015 Varsha Parashivamurthy

Watch your water source, if you live in East Bengaluru. For, the lather coming out from the Varthur and Bellandur lakes is just the tip of the pollution iceberg. Groundwater pollution is yet another impact which is like a slow poison.

Children urge eatery owners to say no to plastic and disposables

April 29, 2015 Nisha Walvekar

‘Refuse disposables’ and ‘Stop trashing our planet’, these were the messages that 40 children from the Bellandur neighbourhood shared with eatery owners.

Society

Silks to substations – Sarjapur through the years

June 30, 2014 Dushyant Naresh

Today Sarjapur is witnessing unprecedented residential and commercial development. What was Sarjapur like, a century ago? Is there anything left, that holds the key to its glorious past of silk markets and surveys?

Environment

Iblur apartment shows the way in rainwater harvesting

June 18, 2014 Sushmita

A single thunderstorm helped the residents of Zephyr block in Suncity Apartments, collect four truck-loads of water. Imagine what can be achieved over the entire season.

Civic

You can do this too: Clean city for just a 100 bucks!

June 9, 2014 Meera Nair

Segregation at source became possible at Bellandur ward with the effort of a few committed individuals. When is this going to be replicated in your area?