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LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’ Businessmen Panel (BMP) has asked the...

These trees identified by K-Ride are located on both government land belonging to South Western Railway and private properties. 

The BBMP is rolling out pelican crossings across the city. Currently, an estimated 40-45 signals have been installed, of which 31 are completely operational. In the pilot mode, however, the civic body is not planning a large-scale expansion of these signals due to fund crunches. ​

However, the census will be in a different avatar, deviating a bit from the full-fledged process as directed by the Karnataka High Court in 2019. According to the officials from the forest department of the BBMP, the census will focus on the number of trees in the city and will document only five parameters - girth, unique tree ID, species name, GPS location, and photograph - of each tree.

A frequent visitor to Sankey Tank, Vishwas Murthy, expressed his surprise by stating, “I regularly walk near Sankey Bund Road. However, I am surprised to see that the creepers on Sankey’s boundary net are drying up. When there is water in Sankey Lake and trees around, I wonder why the Sankey bund creepers are drying up. Is it because they are being removed or due to poor maintenance?” ​

Piyusha Negi, a resident on Harris Road, said, “I really feel sad for the current state of the junction. Walking near the Bore Bank junction is an assault on the senses. The stench is overpowering, and the sight is distressing. Despite our recent interaction with a BBMP contractor who directed the pourakarmikas to clear the debris, this remains a short-term fix. Regular and thorough cleaning is the need of the hour.”

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) had awarded a tender to a commercial company to manage bus stops at various locations. Consequently, the organisation erected the stainless-steel structure at the Cunningham bus stop on August 21.

A two-wheeler rider fell from his vehicle while negotiating potholes at the Tannery Road Junction a few days ago. The rider was admitted to a hospital for treatment of the injuries sustained thereafter. ​

SAS was introduced way back in 2000 and has continued for the last 23 years. Now, there is pressure on BBMP to increase the property tax but no decision has been made yet. Earlier, Shivakumar had said that he was one of the key players in the Krishna government to introduce SAS in Bengaluru. But, during other interactions, he expressed apprehensions over the foolproof tax collection via SAS and gave examples as to how people cheat in SAS.

Within a week of its installation, a Rs 10 lakh stainless-steel bus shelter on Cunnigham Road in Bengaluru has been stolen by miscreants. A complaint