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Upon further inquiry with the garbage picking staff, it was found that the BBMP has not been paying these collectors in the area for the past 7-8 months. The BBMP opined that because of the rains, they were not getting the contractors.

As per Palike’s plan, desilting would be carried out at roadside drains and cow traps in underpasses. In some cases, BBMP will be adding hinges to gratings as the workers have to remove the grating to clean them.

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has called for...

Following the ban, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) ramped up the vigil. Between July 1, 2022, and June 21, 2023, BBMP claims to have collected over Rs 13 crore in fines and seized 60,000 kg of banned plastic items over the last year.

A senior police official told BM, “We have been focusing on enforcement and creating awareness and that is one of the major reasons why we wanted AI cameras in the city to capture violations so that our policemen concentrate more on maintaining smooth traffic.”

Lake activists say the incident was unfortunate as the lake has a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) installed to treat sewage. The BBMP had also established an STP at Kundalahalli Lake after it was rejuvenated in 2016. They say that the STPs installed by the civic agency are not transparent with their water quality data.

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP), has expressed its...

The civic body's anti-encroachment drive was halted during the Assembly elections.

BBMP’s town planning division officials said they stopped issuing building plan approvals for only bigger projects like ground plus four floors and above from June 5.

Experts tend to agree that as of now, the underpasses are not safe as they haven’t been constructed properly. Civil engineering expert MN Sreehari told BM, “When there is a design fault in them, they cannot be deemed safe. The fault needs to be rectified. The slope in underpasses is deep, leading to waterlogging and difficulty in draining the water. To maintain an adequate slope, extra length needs to be given on either side but that will ramp up costs. The ideal slope should be of 1...