Articles by Shree D N

Lack of reliable irrigation schemes leads to agriculture land being unutilised. Pic: Shree D N March 22, 2016. No sign of good rains in near future. A farmer, Chandrashekharaiah, who has some land near Hesaraghatta, is worried about what he can do on his land, to reduce his water needs and get better returns. He used to grow paddy, millets and vegetables earlier. Now he is not concerned about food crops, because the effort and labour required is more than what he can earn from it. And he does not want to end up becoming yet another farmer who could…

BBMP taxation committee chairman Shivaraju addressing media. Pic: Shree D N Bruhat Bengaluru Maha Nagara Palike (BBMP) has started pre-budget consultations with various sections of society including nongovernmental organisations, resident welfare associations and journalists. The consultation with journalists was done in Malleshwaram on March 16, 2016. Chairman of Standing Committee on Taxation, M Shivaraju chaired the meeting. He said journalists had their eyes and ears on the ground and knew what was wrong where, hence capable of advising based on ground realities. Many journalists from electronic and print media were present in the meeting. The inputs given by the journalists…

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) —Namma Metro—organised a special tour of the new Metro stations of Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha and Majestic Interchange stations, on March 15, 2016. Metro Public Relations Officer Vasanth Rao had earlier promised some ''Happy News' on Twitter, and he was probably referring to the opening of East-West corridor of Metro soon. Bangalore Incharge Minister K J George, BMRCL MD Pradeep Singh Kharola. Pic: Shree D N The plan was to take Bangalore In charge Minister K J George, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Managing Director Ekroop Caur and media representatives to Cubbon Park, Vidhana…

A graphic representation of namma Metro Phase - I Creator: Naveen Prasanna. Originally posted on: Skyscrapercity.com High resolution version: click here. The million dollar question troubling thousands of commuters waiting for the completion of Metro lines: When will we be able to travel in Metro from one corner of Bengaluru to another? Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) had earlier given the deadline of February for the inauguration. However, February came and went without seeing the real inauguration of the project, though the work has been happening slowly. Decoding the Metro test terms Once the tracks, stations, electrification and signalling…

Pink advertisements are all over the media. It’s raining offers for women all over e-commerce websites. A newspaper carries the T-20 cricket schedule, where a pink section highlights the schedule for women’s T-20 cricket matches. It’s March 8th — International Women’s Day!  Happy Women's Day to all our readers! While saluting the women, it is also important to remember their contribution to society. The involvement of women in civic activism in the city of Bengaluru has made it all only better and better. Women are in all the fields that matter to Bengaluru—waste management, saving lakes, helping shape the public policy…

An article on New York Times says 2015 was the hottest year on earth so far. Just as 2015 made way for 2016, we have another article from Washington Post that says February 2016 was the hottest month for entire Earth! What’s going on? Is global warming coming true? What was it like, in Bengaluru? This February had one of the warmest days in its history February 23rd, 2016, recorded a maximum temperature of 35.5 degree C, which is the highest temperature in Bengaluru for February since 2005. However, all-time record for February goes to a day in 2005. According…

With increased burden on roads, Bengaluru needs suburban trains to decongest the city. Pic: Shree D N Bengaluru’s suburban railway got a one-line mention in Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu’s speech on Railway Budget 2016-17. “Bengaluru, the technology hub of the country, warrants a comprehensive suburban system. We will partner with State Government in this endeavour,” he said while presenting railway budget, in the Loksabha on February 25, 2016. Assurances on commuter railway are not new to Bangaloreans. The railway budget speech by Mamata Banerjee In 2010-11 mentions about partnering with the states for improving the suburban railway system. Chief Minister…

How much are you paying for your LPG cylinder? Pic: Meera K Akankshit Kanungo, a resident of BTM Layout in Bengaluru, is a customer of Indane gas agency. He has a private LPG provider, Jyothi Gas, as a back up. The reason: Indane is not providing good service. Bills were not provided, refills were not delivered. There were mysterious bookings in his account, that never delivered any gas to his address. Unable to get refills when he wanted, he went for Jyothi Gas. He pays around Rs 850-950 including delivery charges, which varies every time. He is not connected to…

On a highway leading to a cold, cold city, a two-wheeler rider was mowed down by a speeding lorry on a hot morning. He pleaded for help, without even realising that his body was torn into two pieces. That he donated his organs even in such a painful situation while he counted minutes for his own death, is history now. How do we know all these? Because we had most conclusive proof—a video, circulated over internet and on TV channels. The incident happened in Nelamangala highway. Reports say the ambulance reached him in eight minutes, and he was alive for…

Bangalore: Shettar to Completely Shut Doors on Use of Plastic Carry Bags - Daiji World, Sep 2012 Plastic producers vow to help enforce ban - Dec 2014 Plastic bag ban announced - Bangalore Mirror, Jan 2015 Tired of seeing such headlines over the past few years? The days of no-plastic-carry-bags are not far. While the state government is still sitting on the Plastic Ban draft rules, city neighbourhoods are slowly going plastic-free, led by BBMP and local volunteers. Yelahanka was the first zone to impose self-ban on plastic in December 2015. It is not a surprise anymore, when a Reliance…