Recently, on my way home from my office in Bengaluru, I noticed that the street vendor who usually sat across from my office building had disappeared. It wasn't until I began following news reports that I realised her absence was part of something much larger. Following the Supreme Court's judgement on walkability in June 2026, city governments launched eviction drives against the most vulnerable users of streets and footpaths in India. Within weeks, street vendors across Mysore, Bengaluru, and Kolkata were evicted from footpaths without notice. News reports described altercations between evicted street vendors and civic officials as the eviction…
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Cities need governance, not clearance: Making space for street vendors
Evictions ignore the law and harm livelihoods. Footpaths are shared spaces where pedestrians and vendors can coexist with real planning.
Hi,
There is lot of garbage in front of the house 14/1, 2nd cross 9th main chinappa garden, opp to goodhopd school, near chinappa garden park. I have given money to the palike woman many times to clear the garbage , but still the garbage is uncleared. As In this season there are many mosquito diseases sprading and also the dirty smell is coming. Please help me in cleaning the garbage. I have raised compliant many times but no use. (My complaint number is 10649625. transfered to prathima (9886096496). I spoke to her but no use. Please help.
There is a constant nusaince of of garbage segregation near the Kempapura road towards the police station it is taken as granted and not sure what authorities are sitting to act.. breeding ground for health hazard , pigeon infestation flies mosquito pest and also disturbing traffic on the road can we get some attention from the area corporater to take action