I agree with Srinidhi. I jst noted few weeks back Koramangala Canara Bank busstop suddenly lost its waiting benches which were really good (granite ones). I dont think public were never informed the intention/schedules/goal of such removal. To date, I dont see any progress. So common man is suffering (as usual).

In general, the BBMP(any normal govt. organization) never notifies public any of such work , specifically which causes inconvience to public. I checked their website as well, but in vain.

All bus stops are yet to be transferred to BMTC.

The bus stop at Domlur now has a large panel with map & displays route nos. of buses that halt there. Here, they have not replaced the old bus shelters, but only added the side panel for the map /route nos. I did take some pictures to post online, but somehow, they got corrupted - will try again.

I did notice many bus shelters being erected in place of the old ones (eg. in front of Corpn office). I'm not sure these are being done scientifically at all since the design for these new shelters are similar (ie. they occupy large parts of sidewalks). The only addition is the free standing panel with map & bus route nos.

So, it is confounding to understand - why on earth is it necessary to replace the old ones in entirity when locations are adjacent the old ones ? All that is needed is the additional panel, like the job done at domlur bus stop.

This is the 8th cross, Koramangala (which takes off from near Canara Bank and ends at the Kripanidhi College jn). On the footpath on the left is the existing string of Sodium vapour lamp street-lights providing more than adequate lighting for the road. And, lo and behold, now comes a fresh string of street-lghts on the opposite footpath. The poles are taller, and the lamps may be a grade or two higher than Sodium vapour, to provide for brighter lighting with a better spread. But, was it required? Not quite in my opinion. If the BBMP has excess money, why doesn't it put it better use? For instance to clear these footpaths.

And, equally interesting, as pointed out by a resident, is the fact that this was amongst the many roads done up totally under the IT/ BT corridor improvement scheme just a few years back. In the process, ducts had been laid along the footpaths for running all fresh cabling. All the same, the new set of street-lights are apparently going to be powered through cabling strung across the poles.

"Yaara Appana Mane Gantu?" - when are the tax payers going to be raising the question?
 

 They consume more power and Installation is costly, still why are we going for these..?

Ill informed idiots drive these decisions. Mostly these bozos are the councillors themselves or their trusted sidekick. It wont even be backed up by any best practices of following of norm but on the basis of adivse from a self proclaimed expert of 1960's generation from the local RWA. This is why there are rule books, like IRC etc which need to be followed blindly by these people. If intelligence is needed they should go and put it in the rule book and not implement by themselves so they dont cause damage in the name of doing good.