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504 km of illegal cables removed in Bengaluru: DyCM | Deccan Herald - Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald
504 km of illegal cables removed in Bengaluru: DyCM | Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald
Refusing to stop the crackdown on illegal optical fibre cables in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday revealed that the Bruhat ...
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Convinced Bengaluru looks cleaner after removing banners: BBMP passes new ad bylaws - The News Minute
The News Minute
Convinced Bengaluru looks cleaner after removing banners: BBMP passes new ad bylaws
The News Minute
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has finally passed its much awaited 'Outdoor Signage and Public Messaging' bylaws after being pulled up by the Karnataka High Court over its lax approach with regard to flexes. The draft policy was in the ...
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Unauthorised, unattended cables a menace despite recent drive - The Hindu
The Hindu
Unauthorised, unattended cables a menace despite recent drive
The Hindu
“There are cables lying on the trees and on the footpath. Now that it is raining, there is a risk of these cables falling from above,” he said. According to M.R. Venkatesh, chief engineer (OFC), BBMP, the ideal way to deal with this issue will be to ...
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A walk to celebrate Naidu Farm Road - Bangalore Mirror
Bangalore Mirror
A walk to celebrate Naidu Farm Road
Bangalore Mirror
Ananth Nag Raja, resident of Sai Enclave says that the issue remained unresolved as the road falls between the jurisdiction of BBMP and Panchayat. “Nobody wanted to take the initiative to start clearing it up so we started on our own two months ago but ...
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BBMP wants to ban ad boards for good - Bangalore Mirror
Bangalore Mirror
BBMP wants to ban ad boards for good
Bangalore Mirror
However, it has already stated that all advertisements in the city will be banned for a period of one year. As part of the move, it started a drive to remove boards across footpaths, storm water drains, flyovers and underpasses within the BBMP limits ...
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Thanks to 67-yr-old, this tree is home to a garden - Bangalore Mirror
Bangalore Mirror
Thanks to 67-yr-old, this tree is home to a garden
Bangalore Mirror
I would plant saplings and the next day would find them uprooted due to vehicles moving on the footpath or people walking over them. Despite repeated warnings too, people would throw the garbage near it. I did not mind picking it up as long as the tree ...
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Mayor leads massive post-Varamahalakshmi cleanup - Deccan Herald
Deccan Herald
Mayor leads massive post-Varamahalakshmi cleanup
Deccan Herald
Before the Mayor's visit, BBMP officials tried to forcibly evict the footpath vendors which caused a minor clash between them and the vendors. After the inspection, the Mayor said: “There's a lot of garbage after a festival. I've directed the officials ...
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Mayor leads massive post-Varamahalakshmi cleanup - Deccan Herald
Mayor leads massive post-Varamahalakshmi cleanup
Deccan Herald
Before the Mayor's visit, BBMP officials tried to forcibly evict the footpath vendors which caused a minor clash between them and the vendors. After the inspection, the Mayor said: “There's a lot of garbage after a festival. I've directed the officials ...
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BBMP to fine fest vendors dumping garbage in drains - Deccan Chronicle
Deccan Chronicle
BBMP to fine fest vendors dumping garbage in drains
Deccan Chronicle
Every year, as the festival season begins with the Varamahalakshmi Puja, and goes on till Deepavali, street vendors set up stalls on footpaths on almost all main roads across the city. On the day of the festival, after completing their business, they ...
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Buy at this illegal market, get a traffic jam free - The New Indian Express
The New Indian Express
Buy at this illegal market, get a traffic jam free
The New Indian Express
Residents, commuters face inconvenience as stretch of Jayamahal Road turns into a market every now and then; BBMP says it has not given permission for vendors to set up stalls; cops say they are helpl ...
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Bellandur rises to ease traffic - Bangalore Mirror
Bangalore Mirror
Bellandur rises to ease traffic
Bangalore Mirror
On August 18, BBMP, along with the corporator and Joint Commissioner (JC) Mahadevpura, conducted an encroachment drive and removed the street vendors off the footpaths. Only a differently-abled vendor with a BBMP permit has been allowed to remain ...
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Footpath Encroachment - TIMESOFINDIA (satire) (press release) (blog)
TIMESOFINDIA (satire) (press release) (blog)
Footpath Encroachment
TIMESOFINDIA (satire) (press release) (blog)
He has even placed chairs, tables and fixed big umbrellas on the BBMP footpath serving food on the footpath area. Moreover, he has also kept a bunch of gas cylinders on the footpath which may lead to hazardous any time to the pedestrians on the street.
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Footpath Encroachment - TIMESOFINDIA (satire) (press release) (blog)
TIMESOFINDIA (satire) (press release) (blog)
Footpath Encroachment
TIMESOFINDIA (satire) (press release) (blog)
He has even placed chairs, tables and fixed big umbrellas on the BBMP footpath serving food on the footpath area. Moreover, he has also kept a bunch of gas cylinders on the footpath which may lead to hazardous any time to the pedestrians on the street.
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Karisandra ward: A civic black hole - Deccan Chronicle
Deccan Chronicle
Karisandra ward: A civic black hole
Deccan Chronicle
The narrow lanes sometimes get jam packed since there is hardly any space for parking and with the coming up of new commercial outlets, the area remains congested all day long. “Often the cars are parked on the footpath,” Siddaiah commented. The BBMP ...
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B'luru residents stage protest against BBMP for segregating, dumping waste on main road - The News Minute
The News Minute
B'luru residents stage protest against BBMP for segregating, dumping waste on main road
The News Minute
The residents also complained about how the garbage contractors park their vehicles on pavements making it difficult for pedestrians to use the footpaths. “Yesterday morning, just before the protest, Health Inspector Naveen had the area cleaned up for ...
Garbage menace: Kaggadasapura residents form human chainDeccan Chronicle
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Garbage menace: Kaggadasapura residents form human chain - Deccan Chronicle
Deccan Chronicle
Garbage menace: Kaggadasapura residents form human chain
Deccan Chronicle
Over 500 residents of the area formed a human chain for over three hours early on Saturday morning.
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