Infrastructure

How Bengaluru became the first Asian city to get electric street lamps 115 years ago

October 4, 2020 B.PAC

In 1905, Bengaluru became the first Asian city to adopt electric street lamps. Many Bengalureans soon adopted domestic electricity connections, an indication of the city’s forward-thinking that characterises it even today.

Piped gas yet to reach majority of Bengaluru households

September 25, 2020 Harsha Raj Gatty

GAIL was to supply piped gas to 1.32 lakh households in Bengaluru by 2020, but it’s yet to reach large parts of the city. The focus currently is on setting up the infrastructure network, and not on supply, says the company’s spokesperson.

“Unplanned development failed the ORR. It may fail Peripheral Ring Road too”

September 22, 2020 Manasi Paresh Kumar

The example of Outer Ring Road shows that rapid, unplanned development can defeat the purpose of a ring road. Without land use regulations, the same is likely to happen in the case of the upcoming PRR.

How public spaces can be redesigned to make ‘unlocking’ safe in Bengaluru

June 30, 2020 Ruchi Agarwal

As COVID cases rise in Bengaluru, the dilemma is between ensuring citizens’ safety and opening up the economy. Redesigning our public spaces may be the best way to ensure both these.

“Policy changes can help make Bengaluru an equal city for women”

June 11, 2020 Sneha Visakha

Bengaluru lacks the infrastructure required for women to move around freely and participate in the public sphere. To change this, the city needs to be planned and designed differently.

Study: BESCOM transformers poorly maintained, can disrupt power supply

June 10, 2020 Rishu Garg and Mallik E V

A CSTEP study has found that many transformers in Bengaluru are poorly maintained and are not metered. Damaged transformers tend to disrupt power supply and pose a huge financial burden to BESCOM.

How have BBMP wards been redrawn in delimitation draft?

March 8, 2020 Manoj Sharma

As per the BBMP delimitation proposal, ward boundaries will be redrawn so that over two dozen existing wards will be replaced with new ones. Read on to find which wards will be affected.

How power outages can be avoided when solar generation is erratic

February 21, 2020 Harikrishna K V

During the December 26th solar eclipse, Karnataka’s solar power generation dipped by 90% at one point. Given that even clouds can interrupt solar power generation, and given our increasing dependence on solar, how do we deal with this problem?

Bengaluru’s Library System: Long way to go

February 8, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Karnataka in general and Bangalore in particular, is way above the national average when it comes to library infrastructure. This good news, however, masks what is inherently wrong in the city’s library system: a highly centralised administrative structure and non-availability of funds (not the lack of them)