Health | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

“Govt decision to stop free food from Indira Canteens is heartless”

April 6, 2020 Dr Sylvia Karpagam

As the food supplied from Indira Canteens is no longer free, there are grave concerns about the health and nutrition of the poor during the lockdown. There’s no clarity on government’s plans to supply dry rations or cooked food either.

How well is Karnataka govt dealing with the COVID-19 crisis?

March 29, 2020 Pranshu Rathee

In just three weeks, COVID-19 has severely impacted life in Bengaluru. What issues have cropped up during this period, and how well has the State responded to these?

Bengaluru Buzz: Lockdown tensions | Passes for commute | Pourakarmikas under stress…and more

March 28, 2020 News Desk

As the city copes with the lockdown, there’ve been concerns about passes for commute, availability and price of essential commodities, and so on. Read more in our weekly roundup.

Precautions against corona: BBMP issues order on apartments, layouts

March 25, 2020 News Desk

BBMP has ordered that several measures be implemented in apartments and layouts to prevent corona spread. These include fumigation, thermal screening of those entering/exiting premises, and so on.

BBMP sets up ‘war room’ to contain corona

March 24, 2020 News Desk

BBMP has set up a ‘war room’ to prevent the spread of coronavirus and create awareness. The 24X7 war room will keep track of quarantined people, collect data, map affected areas, and so on.

COVID-19 lockdown: Informal workers most affected, survey recommends Rs 21,000 cr relief

March 24, 2020 Bhanutej N

The objective of the survey, conducted through 65 telephonic interviews on March 21 and 22, was to ensure that the adverse impact of the lockdown on marginal communities in the city is mitigated.

Coronavirus advisory: For Paying Guest accommodations and hostels

March 23, 2020 News Desk

Last week, when some students were evicted from PG accommodations, BBMP clarified that this wasn’t allowed. But BBMP did issue an advisory on how these accommodations should be maintained in view of coronavirus cases. Here are the details.

Coronavirus advisory: For markets and shopping centres

March 23, 2020 News Desk

What precautions can supermarkets take, to prevent the spread of coronavirus? And how can you, as a customer, cooperate? Here’s an advisory from BBMP.

Coronavirus advisory: On accessing parks in Bengaluru

March 20, 2020 News Desk

Given Bengaluru’s efforts to contain coronavirus, should you be accessing parks and green spaces? In case you do, what precautions should you take? Here is an advisory from BBMP.

“Pourakarmikas are our defence against corona; here’s how to keep them (ergo all of us) safe”

March 19, 2020 Bhargavi S Rao

Pourakarmikas are our first line of defence against COVID-19. But they don’t have the right equipment, facilities to maintain personal hygiene, or health check-ups to ensure they’re neither infected nor unwittingly spreading the disease.

Check your home’s fire safety, take part in the ‘iamfiresafe’ campaign

March 18, 2020 Uday Vijayan

Now that many Bengalureans are working from home, the citizen group Beyond Carlton has launched a campaign for residents to check the fire safety of their homes.

Will vendors’ eviction make street food in Bengaluru safer?

March 13, 2020 Harsha Raj Gatty

In the last few days, street food businesses were evicted following the cholera scare. For what food safety violations has BBMP shut them down? And will this force vendors to stick to standards?

Cholera cases in Bengaluru: Here’s how you can stay safe

March 12, 2020 Mukul Saxena

Though cholera can be deadly, its prevention is relatively easy. Here is a guide on the disease, treatment, risks and preventive strategies.

“All government hospitals in Bengaluru should have a burns ward”: Beyond Carlton

February 24, 2020 Uday Vijayan

For a population of over one crore, Bengaluru has only two hospitals that have a specialised burns unit. On Saturday, Beyond Carlton collective appealed to the government to set up such units in government hospitals across the state.

“Monitoring food safety: Why BBMP, not Central authorities, should be in charge”

February 20, 2020 Rhea Reddy L

Food that’s of poor quality or is laden with pesticides continues to affect our health. But the Central authority FSSAI is unable to conduct enough food quality checks. Central regulations also discourage local crop varieties and farming practices.