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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 8 (ANI): The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is all set to revamp and beautify 12 major junctions in the city, said an official statement on Monday.

According to the health department, at present the 20,000 to 28,000 people are getting vaccinated and majority of them are people above the age of 60 years.

He said many businessmen on Avenue Road have requested to keep the surface of the road one foot lower than the shops to avoid rainwater entering the shops during the monsoon. “I have directed the contractor to keep this in mind while concreting the road,” he said.

Updated Mar 06, 2021 | 13:19 IST The BBMP is planning to open 300 new centres for COVID-19 vaccination. Of these, 150 would be at private hospitals. Bengaluru: 300 new vaccination centres to be opened&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspAP With the vaccination process gradually gaining pace, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Bengaluru has decided to open 300 new centres, of which 150 would be in private hospitals. The centres would open starting Monday, the commi...

Ease of living: Bengaluru is No. 1 Ease of living: Bengaluru is No. 1 ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Mar 5, 2021, 06:00 IST The traffic scene at MG Road on a weekend and a diligent citizen contributing to a black spot, one of the many that keep cropping up Weather and the people make our city a beautiful place to live, but can we say the same about the garbage management and traffic? Bengaluru has emerged on top of the Ease of Living Index 2020 and the Municipal Performance I...

BENGALURU: The incumbent chiefs of local administration may be overwhelmed with the latest ranking Bengalureans have given the city, but the turnaround from the 58th position in 2018 and getting enough citizens to vote werent easy tasks for their predecessors. IAS officers Hephsiba Rani Korlapati and BH Anil Kumar - former MD of Bengaluru Smart City Limited and ex-BBMP commissioner, respectively - are credited for the citys performance. Voting (citizens feedback) for the rankings announced on ...

The leaning tower of paisa The leaning tower of paisa ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Mar 2, 2021, 06:00 IST Anything goes to When the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP) decides to ban hoardings and banners, as per the Karnataka High Court order, many agencies seem to find ways of going around it. People seem to find ways to disobey the order to keep footpaths for pedestrians only. After Bangalore Mirror had highlighted how an expensive TenderSURE footpath was being d...

In June, 2019, the High Court of Karnataka had directed BBMP to install CCTV cameras around all lakes to keep a vigil and prevent miscreants from indulging in illegal activities such as encroaching or damaging the water body.

Cable guys digging graves for roads, say residents Cable guys digging graves for roads, say residents ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Mar 1, 2021, 06:00 IST Contractors getting newly-laid roads dug up to put OFCs without proper permits Residents of Kasavanahalli, KPC Layout, Tulasi Layout in the Mahadevapura zone are worried about the health of the recently asphalted roads. And rightly so, because no road in Bengaluru is safe from the threat of being all dug up again. With th...

This ‘lake’ will get a toy train, come what may ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Feb 28, 2021, 06:00 IST The KTCDA had rejected BBMP’s proposal for building a train track, a train station, a library and allied works in Mathikere Lake The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) appears to have made up its mind to build a toy train facility and vintage-style railway station in JP Park. Despite the Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority (KTCDA) rejecting the BBMP L...