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HomeInfrastructure

Infrastructure

The state of roads, public buildings and other physical infrastructure in Bengaluru, public infrastructure projects, budgets and maintenance plans that impact the daily lives of citizens.

Elevated metro corridor and flyover in Nayandahalli in Bangalore
Infrastructure

Cities must focus on disaster resilient infrastructure in the era of climate change

September 19, 2022 Pragathi Ravi

Making disaster resilient infrastructure and planning a part of the city’s development plans can mitigate the impact of disasters in urban areas.

An under-construction portion of the Bengaluru Metro
Infrastructure

Explainer: Know your rights if BMRCL wants your land or home to make way for the Metro

September 9, 2022 Pragathi Ravi

An explainer on BMRCL’s resettlement plans which include cost of land acquisition, compensation and rehabilitation packages.

namma bengaluru-metro-station
Infrastructure

Namma Metro has only worsened Bengaluru’s traffic congestion and air quality

September 8, 2022 Bhakti G

Namma Metro was touted to be a sustainable green public transport option, but it has only added to congestion and poor air quality.

Well lit houses in an apartment complex
Infrastructure

Why you should pay attention to “home inspection” during property handover

August 24, 2022 Uday Simha Prakash and R Suresha

Home buyers often find issues in their property after builder handover, like electrical malfunctions. Here’s how a formal home inspection can help.

Encroached footpaths on road leading to Siddapura Road Junction from NIMHANS. Pic: The Footpath Initiative
Infrastructure

Road safety: Audit reveals BBMP roads most hazardous, with 19-20 hazards per km

August 3, 2022 E P Nivedita and Monali Phadtare

Even during the 2020 lockdown, targets for reduction in fatal accidents, as compared to 2015 figures, were not realised.

cctv surveillance by bengaluru city police
Infrastructure

Police to get massive surveillance project to make Bengaluru a ‘Safe City’ for women

July 29, 2022 Navya P K

The tender document gives a tentative list of 2744 locations, mainly traffic junctions, markets, and transport hubs, for installing 7500 CCTV cameras.

Unfinished flyover in Koramangala
Infrastructure

Flyover to nowhere: Koramangala’s monument to poor urban planning

July 14, 2022 Rakhi Anil

The half-done Ejipura-Kendriya Sadan flyover can be left to rest. Let the trees run wild – maybe we will have our very own AngKor Wat within the city.

potholes and disintegrating road surface
Infrastructure

Road maintenance: What BBMP does not track

July 6, 2022 Vaidya R

BBMP guidelines specify the processes for road maintenance. But at every step, from measurements to documentation to audits, it is ad hoc work.

Cementing of roadside drains in a busy commercial district in Bengaluru
Infrastructure

Managing drains: How BBMP ignores its own guidelines

June 20, 2022 Vaidya R

A 2007 BBMP committee had developed guidelines for roads and drains. So why do Bengaluru’s roads still deteriorate into pothole-ridden lunar surfaces?

Transformers in an apartment complex
Infrastructure

How should apartments and gated communities handle transformer maintenance?

May 31, 2022 S R RAO

Transformer is a critical part of electrical installation in a gated community. This article explains the maintenance steps.

Sulikunte EWS (Economically Weaker Section) quarters
Infrastructure

Homeless a decade: BBMP’s messy rehabilitation process leaves Ejipura slum evictees in limbo

May 30, 2022 Navya P K

According to the evictees and a 2014 court order, 1101 families were to be rehabilitated. But BBMP documents mention different beneficiary numbers.

Road surfaces are sloping towards the sides
Infrastructure

How is it that roads in Electronics City have no potholes?

May 27, 2022 Vaidya R

Anyone familiar with Electronics City knows the township roads are clean and well laid, and it is hard to spot potholes. What is their secret sauce?

Bengaluru metro construction
Infrastructure

Living with Namma Metro construction: Dust, traffic, safety and livelihood issues

May 17, 2022 Nihira

The kickstart of Metro construction across many Bengaluru localities has made daily life painful for residents and shop owners of these areas.

Road with vehicles moving fast. Divider on the right side.
Infrastructure

Sarjapur Road underpass: Citizens say the ill-conceived project will worsen traffic

May 12, 2022 Mukund Kumar

An underpass at Sarjapura Road-Harlur Road junction solves no problem and is likely to worsen traffic. It is also in the way of the Sarjapur Metro line.

protest against infrastructure projects
Infrastructure

Public consultations mandatory for BDA projects; for others, citizens seek court intervention

May 5, 2022 Navya P K

Are all government agencies required to hold public consultations for their infrastructure projects? How much say do citizens really have?

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