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Tackling Bengaluru’s flash floods with Sponge City systems, underground storage tanks

Year after year, flash floods have played havoc with Bengalureans, particularly those in and around low-lying pockets. Erratic rains fuelled by climate change concerns give them no time to prepare, as a month’s rainfall pours down in a few hours. The frequency of these high-intensity events has increased dramatically, demanding…

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BBMP school students have to wait a month and a half more for new shoes and socks

BBMP yet to provide shoes, socks to students in civic schools; negligence of officials blamed; tender process delayed; contract given to Lidkar; new shoes to be available in Nov.

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Delivery executive of a private company killed in a freak accident

Tragic death of 26-yr-old Jayalinga in scooter crash with BBMP garbage truck near Jayanagar metro station. Jayalinga, a delivery exec, was returning home from work when he failed to notice the truck parked haphazardly and crashed into it. Police registered case against civic officials & truck owner for unauthorized parking.…

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BBMP releases 12% of total pending bills of contractors for works completed under the civic body’s grants

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has released ₹411 crore, which is 12.62% of the total pending bills of the contractors who executed works under BBMP grants in Bengaluru.

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Former Congress councillors to meet Dy. CM over BBMP polls

Former Congress councillors to meet D.K. Shivakumar and Ramalinga Reddy to urge State govt. to hold BBMP polls. Final notification likely to be issued in a week. Polls may be held in Dec. if delimitation passes through judiciary. Govt. has challenge of preparing ward-wise reservation. Congress councillors keen on polls,…

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BBMP technical report recommends building new, spacious quality control laboratory

The technical inquiry report into the fire accident that occurred at the Quality Control Lab on August 8 has recommended that the civic body set up a new laboratory as the current facility is housed in a small space. The new laboratory building is proposed to be built in front…

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BBMP drops recording of immersion of PoP Ganesha idols in Bengaluru city

A day after the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) reported immersion of Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP), it has chosen to drop the same and plainly report immersion of idols without bifurcating data on earthen and PoP idols. The State government has banned PoP idols.

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BBMP to levy penalty of ₹10,000 per tonne for illegal dumping of construction waste, building debris

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will proactively start levying fines on illegal dumping of building debris and construction waste on the city’s outskirts. Joint Commissioner (Solid Waste Management), BBMP, has directed supervisors, marshals, and junior health officials to impose fines.

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BBMP’s response on action against illegal hoardings leads nowhere: High Court

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the response of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on the action taken against illegal hoardings, banners, etc. based on the court’s earlier directions.

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Despite ban, over 10,000 PoP Ganesha idols immersed in Bengaluru city

Despite the blanket ban on the use of Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP), the city recorded immersion of 10,357 PoP idols in lakes, artificial lakes, and mobile tanks on Monday, on the day of Ganesha festival.

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Former BBMP councillors join Congress

Former Deputy Mayor L. Srinivas and 10 former councillors of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, and belonging to the BJP, joined the Congress in the presence of KPCC president and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday.

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Jayaram Raipura transferred out of BBMP

BBMP Special Commissioner (Finance) Jayaram Raipura transferred; Shivananda Kalakeri replaces him. Kalakeri was serving as Special Commissioner, Cane Development & Director of Sugar, Belagavi. Raipura had been actively engaged in BBMP activities, including revamping Indira Canteens.

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Ganesha Chaturthi: BBMP, KSPCB set norms to observe eco-friendly Ganesha festival

BBMP bans PoP Ganesha idols, issues guidelines for eco-friendly festivities. 63 single-window clearance centres set up. Police, Bescom, Fire Dept to monitor. KSPCB issues guidelines for use of loud speakers, plastics. Police to ensure peace.

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BBMP to mark new SWD encroachments

BBMP Chief directs exec. engineers to identify encroachments in 10 days & take action against officials in case of delay. He also directs them to inspect flood-prone areas & fill potholes without delay.

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New policy to levy solid waste management user fee in Bengaluru in the offing

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has mooted a proposal to levy user fee for Solid Waste Management (SWM) in the city. The proposal links SWM user fee with the electricity bill fixing different slabs for residential and commercial connections. The user fee for residential households varies from ₹30 to…

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Examine invoking Indian Penal Code against violators of waste management norms, Karnataka High Court tells BBMP

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday said that the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is required to consider invoking penal actions under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the violators of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules in addition to imposing fine as mere levy of fine may not…

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Shop owners on Bengaluru’s famed food street say they are in a ‘fourth-wave-like’ situation

The revamp of the iconic thindi beedi of V.V. Puram, started in January, is yet to be completed. Those who run eateries along the road say they have suffered huge losses, while the BBMP has said that everything will be ready in about a fortnight

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Civic body bans PoP Ganesha idols, begins preparations for a smooth eco-friendly festival

BBMP to book cases against PoP idol makers, provide single window system for Ganesha idol installations.

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‘Kasa kiosks’ to come up in Bengaluru across 76 locations

BBMP plans to set up 76 Kasa kiosks to reduce black spots. Activists argue it goes against HC order to remove bins. Private agency to execute project at ₹3.5 crore. Activists doubt maintenance, segregation, and success of kiosks. Saahas NGO CEO believes kiosks will be successful if regular contractors pick…

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Issue death certificate to widow of excavator operator, whose body remained untraced after being washed away in rainwater: HC

Bengaluru HC orders Registrar of Births & Deaths to issue death cert. to widow of excavator operator who was washed away in rainwater in 2017. Petitioner's application was rejected due to lack of medical cert. HC said insistence on cert. knowing it can't be satisfied caused injustice. BBMP can cancel…

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Monitoring app and AI-based model for predictive analysis of dengue to be launched

With increase in dengue cases in Bengaluru, especially within BBMP limits, the Karnataka Health Department is set to launch a monitoring app and an AI-based model. The model, developed by experts from IISc’s AI and Robotics Technology (ART) Park, will provide dengue predictive analysis four weeks in advance.

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Past the first 100 days hurdle

Though 100 days is too short a period to evaluate the performance of any elected government, the new Congress-led government in Karnataka seems to have settled down

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High Court accepts BBMP’s timeline-based action plan to remove encroachments of lakes and drains

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday accepted the action plans submitted by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for prevention and removal of encroachments of storm-water drains and lakes by fixing responsibility on the designated officers and timeline for taking various steps.

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‘Bidadi waste-to-energy plant will be commissioned in two to three months’

Energy Minister K.J. George said that the first waste-to-energy plant in the State set up near Bidadi by Bescom, the BBMP, and Hitachi will be commissioned in two to three months

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