silk board Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

The air in these Bengaluru roads is often as bad as in Delhi or Beijing!

February 19, 2018 Aishwarya Madineni

Weeklong monitoring along seven major Bengaluru roads, including Hosur Road, Outer Ring Road and MG Road during peak traffic hours showed alarmingly poor air quality levels everyday! Cardiologists advise walkers, cyclists to stay away from busy stretches.

Dear government, why did you choose Metro over BRTS on ORR?

September 19, 2016 Vaidya R

Karnakata State government bid unceremonious goodbye to the BRTS plan on Outer Ring Road and instead chose metro. But many questions remain unanswered.

Commute

BBMP plans to merge Silk Board elevated road with Metro line

August 26, 2013 Nikita Malusare

Residents living near Jayadeva hospital welcome BBMP’s plan to integrate the elevated road from Jayadeva junction to Silk board with BMRCL’s R V Road – Bommasandra Metro line.

Budget : Old wine in too many new bottles

July 16, 2013 Sridhar Pabbisetty

Real solution to the malnutrition problem lies in incentivizing local production of heavily imported pulses which are today almost four times the price they were about five years ago. The whole food security angle needs to be considered through a lens beyond subsidized rice.

Ask, who is migrating to Bangalore; then draft budget

July 15, 2013 M S Sriram

Who are migrating into Bangalore, and why? What is so special in Bangalore that brings them in? What are the problems in the areas they come from? These questions are never asked while drafting budget.

Economy

Commuter Rail to be a reality in Bangalore: CM

July 13, 2013 News Desk

While waste management and rejuvenation of lakes have found space in the budget, announcement of Commuter railways has cheered many. Formation of Ground Water directorate and Indian Institute of Public Health are the other things to look forward to.

A Budget for all – but no big ideas

July 13, 2013 T V Mohandas Pai

Industry is disappointed as there is no large investment in neither power nor infrastructure. Chief Minister has explained the projects which are in execution. We need big ideas, large solutions, massive investment and a big vision.