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BBMP has deployed a oxygen levels As part of its experiment, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has deployed a small machine, called water displacer, with the hope to increase dissolved oxygen (DO) levels at Ulsoor lake. The technology -- which was dispatched from Chennai -- is expected to reduce the growth of algae and improve the aquatic life in the 120-acre lake. On Monday, the container-type machine was lowered into the water body, which was once known for dead fish and foul s...

Citizens do the work, BBMP trashes it all Citizens do the work, BBMP trashes it all ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Jan 27, 2021, 06:00 IST Kasturinagar residents unhappy with waste collection centre at spot below flyover they cleaned At one point, the vacant space below Benniganahalli Flyover was known for being a dumping yard for garbage. When all the pleas of Kasturinagar residents fell on deaf ears, they took matter into their own hands and cleaned up the space in 2017 a...

Karnataka is gearing up for the second phase of the vaccination, and the list of Covid-19 beneficiaries will be out soon. While the first list included the frontline workers, the second list will have personnel from BBMP, police and revenue officials.

BBMP marshals, volunteers organise walkathon to spread awareness about covid With covid fatigue setting in and many becoming callous about wearing masks, a mask-up walkathon was conducted on Tuesday t.

Bye bye bye-laws Highlights Building block: Where are the stricter rules? No progress on draft bye-laws that were supposed to stop illegal constructions in city as councillors are unable to see eye to eye The draft BBMP) about two years ago, are gathering dust. Presented as a solution for stopping illegal constructions and adopting environment-friendly buildings in the city, the exercise of updating the bye-laws, which was last revised in 2003, fell apart after it met opposition in the counci...

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is doing everything to better the city’s rankings in the Swachh Survekshan, the annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation, among cities in the country.

VOTE The vaccinations were held in Ballari with a 32 per cent target achievement; Dharwad-35 per cent and Gadag-39 per cent and nil in all other districts. Overall, 1.86 lakh frontline workers in Karnataka have been vaccinated so far against the target of 3.3 lakh with 56 per cent achievement goal. Overall, there were nine AEFI cases, though no severe or serious AEFI reported from anywhere in the state on Sunday. On Monday, BBMP is planning to vaccinate 18,217 frontline workers at 206 sites. 5...

Bengalureans complain about BBMPs Saahaya 2.0 app Bengalureans complain about BBMPs Saahaya 2.0 app ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Jan 25, 2021, 11:13 IST BBMPs Sahaaya 2.0 platform is of no use as complaints get closed without getting attended to A robust civic complaint redressal system appears to be a pipedream for a majority of Bengalureans, who do not have any political influence in the city. Despite Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMPs) tall claims, a lot of complaints...

At Kundalahalli, underpass project is stuck in a jam At Kundalahalli, underpass project is stuck in a jam ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Jan 25, 2021, 06:00 IST BBMP forgets to acquire land, resulting in no progress for the last one year The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMPs) initial enthusiasm to start a project does not last till the work is complete. One such example is the state of Kundalahalli junction, where the road is half dug to build an underpass but there is ...

Education on the go: BBMP to turn buses into schools The civic agency will procure 10 buses from the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to use them as mobile school buses. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service BENGALURU: With the pandemic resulting in increasing number of school dropouts, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to conduct bridge courses to bring them back into schools. The civic agency will procure 10 buses from the Benga...