A day ahead of Raj Thackeray’s scheduled appearance before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here in connection with an IL&FS probe, the MNS chief seems to have found unexpected support from his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday. Sena is the ruling partner of the BJP in the Central and Maharashtra governments. […]
Category: Roads
BBMP engineers to be fined Rs 1,000 per pothole
Intermittent rains have brought back the problem of potholes in southern and eastern Bengaluru. Holding engineers responsible for the poor maintenance of roads, BBMP’s engineering chief M R Venkatesh on Tuesday warned that for every unscientifically filled pothole, the concerned assistant executive engineer (AEE) will be fined Rs 1,000. “All wards shall be pothole-free. If […]
Raj Thackeray appeals for calm ahead of ED appearance
In what would be a major show of strength, leaders and cadre of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has decided to accompany Raj Thackeray when he appears before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday. However, Raj, the nephew of late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, had appealed for calm. That MNS leaders and workers would […]
BDA expects cost of PRR project to skyrocket
Despite no signs of the Peripheral Ring Road project starting anytime soon, its cost has been shooting up by Rs 500 to Rs 1000 crore, Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) officials say. The project has been in limbo for the past 12 years and the officials now say that they are waiting for the complete Detailed […]
Begur residents protest seeking Cauvery water, roads
Angered by the BBMP’s snail-paced underground work to lay Cauvery water pipelines in the entire Begur ward, the residents took to the streets on Sunday in silent protest. It’s been five years since the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) started the work to lay pipelines to supply Cauvery water – the only source of drinking […]
Protest against ‘new construction’ along ORR on Tuesday
Residents of Bellandur and other areas along the outer ring road (ORR) will form a human chain on Tuesday in protest against the lack of a planned approach in permitting new constructions in a heavily congested zone that lacks basic civic infrastructure. The human chain will be staged from RMZ Ecoworld to ORR’s Bellandur Junction. […]
Rain: Pune-Bengaluru highway closed due to waterlogging
Traffic movement on the Pune-Bengaluru national highway near Kognoli on the state’s borders with Maharashtra came to a halt with river Vedganga flooding about one kilometre stretch since early hours of Tuesday. Road movement towards Ram Nagar in Uttara Kannada too stopped in Khanapur with river Malaprabha flooding the bridge on the outskirts of Khanapur […]
Civic activism succeeds in bringing skywalk to ORR
In a big victory for activists fighting for the safety of pedestrians crossing the Outer Ring Road, the BMRCL has agreed to their proposal to build a skywalk near Kalamandir in Marathahalli. The skywalk is being built by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) under public-private partnership. However, the initial proposal was shot down by […]
Site allottees on a mission to save KG Layout lakes
The future dwellers of KG Layout are on a mission to save lakes in the sprawling housing colony from pollution and encroachment. People who bought sites in the upcoming layout, as well as farmers who parted with their land for it, want the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to protect the two waterbodies of KG Layout: […]
Cops say BBMP built skywalks at wrong spots
The Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) have found several loopholes in the construction of skywalks in the city. Additional commissioner of police (Traffic) P Harishekharan, in a report to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), has said that the BBMP has built skywalks where they are not necessary. The report read, “It is found that skywalks were […]
Dr Muthuraj Junction underpass to open soon
In some good news for commuters travelling between Mysuru Road and Bannerghatta Road, the underpass at Dr Muthuraj Junction will be inaugurated shortly. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has completed the project and expects to open it for public by July 31. K T Nagaraj, chief engineer, Project Central, BBMP, said: “The underpass is […]
Self-financed ITPL-Kadugodi road project on hold
Two years on, the proposal for a self-financed road development project between ITPL and Kadugodi is still in the cold storage. Two years ago, United Way Bengaluru, an NGO, had proposed the project to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to carry out road works between ITPL and the BESCOM Station in Kadugodi, Mahadevapura. United […]