Infrastructure

Residents staying in HSR Layout Sector-2 around Somasundarpalya, Haralukunte Village and Parangipalya in South Bengaluru have been dealing with foul and unbearable smell emanating from the waste composting plant belonging to Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC) located 2 km away. Some residents claim that the smell reached them even 3 kms away, though of course with less intensity. At a meeting on Sunday, April 27th, 2014, with the KCDC officials, the Bommanahalli zone BBMP Joint Commissioner Muniraju and his team, and SWM expert Almitra Patel, BBMP Solid Waste Management Chief Engineer Yatish Kumar and others, the residents vented their grievances…

It is everyone's dream to own a home and live in it. In rapidly urbanising Indian cities, especially Bangalore, without the right homework, chasing that dream can result in far more stress than expected. A range of documents is needed at various stages to proceed with a property deal. Regulations, rules, documents, and a maze of procedures can stump you or complicate matters if you are not well prepared. Many of us are unfamiliar with what is required until we actually face such a situation. We are also prone to commit mistakes if we do not ask the right questions…

The best insights on ugly Indian behaviour come from sanitation workers – they are at the receiving end every day of their working lives. X had just been to Singapore. He was appalled at how filthy the Indian neighbourhood – Little India – was, somehow proving to him that even in a dictatorial enforcement-driven system like Singapore, the ugly Indian shows his true colours. He distinctly recalled seeing large dumpsters at street corners, even in Little India. Maybe he was missing something here – Bangalore wanted to be as clean as Singapore, but did not want to use dumpsters at…

I have been working closely with the door-to-door collection in our ward, with the residents on the one hand, the garbage collectors and the BBMP officials on the other hand. There is one question that always comes up within a few minutes of interaction. Who do we call, if the auto guy does not turn up for collection? If a house in our street is not segregating? if somebody is found dumping? If the sweeper is burning leaves? If the black spot near my house is not cleared? A dump in Malleshwaram Pic: Ramesh Sreekantan A simple enough question —…

Whitefield Rising is planning a big WATER issues related event. We would like to have your presence for the same.   The theme is as follows:   WOULD YOU LIKE TO Quit all dependence on tanker water. Collaborate with BWSSB to bring water to you. Infinitely self-sustain your water supply. Enjoy water with low contaminants. THEN YOU MUST ATTEND THE EVENT,  INKtalks Water, ON Saturday April 5 2014 AT JAGRITI Theater in Whitefield. We will start at 11 am sharp, so be in time to take your seats!    YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO Harvest rain. Re-charge your borewell so that it never runs…

On March 11, a reputed newspaper published an article — ‘It's no lottery: BDA doubles flat rates’. The article stated that applicants who had been allotted 2 BHK flats by the BDA as part of its low-cost housing scheme, had started receiving notices from the BDA, informing them that they had to pay Rs 10 lakh over the original cost price of Rs 7.5 lakh, and those who had been allotted 3 BHK flats should expect to receive notices to pay an additional Rs 15 lakh. The article obviously caused a furore among those who had been allotted flats so…

The High Court of Karnataka has noted in the recent hearing of Chalet Hotels v/s HAL case that the investors who have put their money into Raheja Vivarea would have to sacrifice their interest if the court decides that the height of Raheja Vivarea cannot be allowed beyond 45 metres. This brings us to the question: What exactly went wrong in this case? And what is that you - the property buyer - have to keep in mind? There have been cases of wrong height certificates submitted which gave the builders permission for extra floors in high rises illegally. Pic:…

A press release fromWater Literacy Foundation states the following: Summer is arriving soon and cries for water are inevitable due to lack of awareness as well as awareness translating into action among General Public. Awareness is the first step towards change. The public is the revolutionary change maker. Towards this cause, United Nations has declared 22nd March as "World Day for Water" to spread the message of water conservation. This initiative becomes worthwhile and successful only if the general public supports the cause.  This is where organizations like ours play a game changing role. Water Literacy Foundation (WLF) is a…

Nine people lost their lives and over 60 were injured in the fire that broke out in Carlton towers on 23rd February 2010. Four years later, how safe are our buildings, especially high-rises, from the perspective of fire hazards, is a question that needs to be urgently answered. The Beyond Carlton Memorial Lecture this year, saw Rajya Sabha MP and Chairman of Namma Bengaluru Foundation, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, speaking on 'Making City Government Agencies Accountable for Public Safety'. Rajeev started his talk by mentioning that the significance of an event such as the Carlton Tragedy, while painful to those affected, served…

Before clean-upStudents marching with postersStudents painting Students interacting with shopkeepersStudents marching with postersAfter clean-upThe little champions! ‹ › $(document).ready(function(){ $('.carousel .carousel-inner .item').first().attr('class', 'active item');}); On February 20th 2014, members of Civic Rangers and Star Revolutionaries of the CMCA and Civic Clubs of JSS Public School, HSR Layout in Bengaluru, conducted a campaign at the HSR layout BDA Complex on Solid Waste Management. The aim was to make the complex a litter-free zone and spread awareness among the shopkeepers on the importance of segregation at source. Students call for action The seed for the campaign was sown during one of the…