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Bengaluru Buzz: CCTV cameras around lakes | Kamakhya-Ittamadu flyover proposed | Kempegowda museum closed

June 22, 2019 News Desk

High Court directs CCTV camera installation around all lakes, another flyover proposed in Outer Ring Road, BMTC to open the first 50 counters to issue student bus passes – read more on what happened in Bengaluru this week

Bengaluru Buzz: Froth-damage control at Bellandur lake | Graphite Junction shows high level of pollution

August 13, 2018 News Desk

BDA and BBMP take steps to control Bellandur lake’s froth The planned sluice gate began its final run on August 8 in Bellandur lake to block froth from entering the city’s waterways, and irrigation tanks

Catch the rain chronicles: theory to practice at Natraj Layout, JP Nagar

September 2, 2016 Srinivas Alavilli

Here’s how a team of citizens went about clearing the storm water drain in their layout – a seemingly impossible work that only municipal administration is supposed to do.

How BBMP, BDA contributed to drain encroachment mess

August 24, 2016 Akshatha M

BDA master plan is not based on state Revenue Department’s maps. Result: BDA master plan cannot be a reference for nalas!

BBMP uses 50-year-old maps to identify encroachments. Here’s why.

August 22, 2016 Akshatha M

Land registrations take place without actual surveys, which makes it easy for anyone to register anything. Having Unique Property Ownership Records is a possible solution to the mess, but it’s being opposed by the land mafia.

BBMP checks no village maps or master plan, while sanctioning plans

August 17, 2016 Akshatha M

Much has been said about demolitions of storm water drain encroachments. But how can BBMP sanction building plans on storm water drains? The mystery decoded.