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Polluted lakes, poor waste management contaminating Bengaluru’s groundwater

January 5, 2021 Sanjana Alex, Shashank Palur, Shubha Ramachandran, Suma Rao and Veena Srinivasan

A majority of lakes and storm water drains in Bengaluru are severely polluted. These water bodies recharge groundwater, which means their pollutants are getting into our open wells and borewells.

Bengaluru Buzz: COVID positivity rate drops | PHCs to be upgraded | Metro ridership increases…and more

October 18, 2020 News Desk

Catch up on last week’s news from the city, in our roundup.

Bengaluru Buzz: Suburban rail approved | Plan to protect Vrishabhavathi river | Action against vehicles with traffic dues…and more

October 10, 2020 News Desk

Centre approves suburban rail project, BBMP asks apartment residents to take COVID tests, Fitness Certificates to be denied for vehicles with pending traffic dues – catch up on this week’s news in our roundup.

Bengaluru Buzz: City tops in cybercrime | Stricter rules on mask-wearing | Cycling lanes in CBD…and more

October 3, 2020 News Desk

Crime rate increased slightly in 2019, government plans stringent action against COVID rule violators, work on cycling lanes and ORR bus priority lane to be completed soon – catch up on key news this week, in our roundup.

Bengaluru Buzz: Vrishbhavathi River turns dark yellow | Show-cause notice to hospitals | ORR-Airport Metro line to be delayed…and more

September 20, 2020 News Desk

Even as Sewage Treatment Plants are being built near two Bengaluru lakes to improve their water quality, the Vrishabhavathi river has turned dark yellow due to pollution. Catch up on this and other news from the city over the past week, in our roundup.

Bengaluru Buzz: State appoints BBMP Administrator | Flooding | Rail platform ticket fare hiked…and more

September 13, 2020 News Desk

As the BBMP Council’s term ended on Thursday, the state government has appointed an administrator who will now decide on all affairs of the city. Catch up on this and other news from the past week, in our roundup.

Bengaluru Buzz: Metro reopening | Rooftop solar mapping tool | BBMP election may be postponed…and more

September 5, 2020 News Desk

COVID rules on travelling in Namma Metro, tool for citizens to assess rooftop solar potential of their homes, government to approach court seeking BBMP election postponement – catch up on news over the week in our roundup.

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Bengaluru Buzz: Riots in east B’luru | Public consultation on PRR | Film city in Hessarghatta…and more

August 15, 2020 News Desk

Riots in east Bengaluru, government attempts to push through controversial projects, new plans for COVID management – read more in our weekly news roundup.

Bengaluru Buzz: NEP language debate | Action against pvt hospitals | Night, Sunday curfews lifted…and more

August 1, 2020 News Desk

The new National Education Policy has revived the debate on Kannada medium in primary classes. Catch up on news from the city this week, in our roundup.

Bengaluru Buzz: 33,000+ trees to be cut for PRR | Apts set up COVID facilities | Zero cases from Padarayanapura…and more

July 25, 2020 News Desk

Bengaluru is set to lose a massive number of trees for the PRR and the KR Puram-airport Metro line. Catch up on more of this week’s news in our roundup.

Bengaluru Buzz: Daily COVID cases near 1000-mark | Volunteers for contact tracing | Salary cut for school teachers…and more

July 4, 2020 News Desk

As nearly 1000 COVID cases are being reported from Bengaluru everyday now, the state government has promised more ambulances, the Sunday curfew is back, and volunteers are being inducted for contact tracing. Read more in our weekly news roundup.

Bengaluru Buzz: Private hospitals to treat COVID | Designated hospitals reserved for critical patients | Ward delimitation…and more

June 29, 2020 News Desk

With increasing COVID cases, the protcols for hospitalisation are being changed and private hospitals are being involved. Catch up on news over the past week, in our roundup.