Before the lockdown, air quality was poor due to emissions from vehicles, dust from the ongoing developmental works and construction of buildings, and emission of smoke from some industries. AQI was between 80 and 110 in February 2021, but it had improved in May to 30 and 60.
Death is casting a dark shadow all over Kengeri
Death is casting a dark shadow all over Kengeri
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: May 13, 2021, 06:00 IST
Due to an overload of dead bodies, the electric crematorium has been working non-stop
Residents cannot open their windows or doors due to the constant smoke and ash from the crematorium; they complain that
BBMP did not do due diligence while selecting its location
Residents of
Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) Colony, Bandepalya and other nearby areas are compelled to keep their windows and doors shut 24x7 to prevent a bad odour, smoke and ash seeping into their homes from an electric
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The surge in the number of active COVID-19 cases in the city has also led to an increase in the quantum of sanitary and biomedical waste that is generated.
According to rough estimates, from an average 40 to 45 tonnes per day, over the past few weeks, it had increased by another 25 tonnes a day.
BBMP’s Special Commissioner (Solid Waste Management) D. Randeep told
The Hindu that the civic body had floated short-term tender to handle the biomedical waste now being generated, especially from the various COVID-19 Care Centres (CCCs) and electric crematoria. The civic body will be opening the tenders next week.
ActionAid consolidated and analysed lake sample collection findings by KSPCB for a 24-month period
A report on the quality of water in 106 lakes in Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts published by non-government organisation ActionAid India found that the water in none of the lakes sampled was fit for drinking or bathing.
ActionAid consolidated and analysed lake sample collection findings by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for a 24-month period between January 2019 and December 2020.
The data was consolidated on the basis of Water Quality Index (WQI) under different classes. Most of the lakes fell either in Class ‘D’ category, which is fit for propagation of wildlife and fisheries, and others in ‘E’ category, where the water can only be used for irrigation and industrial cooling purposes.
It’s time to douse the fire
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Apr 9, 2021, 06:00 IST
Vacant sites around apartments are a favourite dumping zone and miscreants burn the
waste at night, thus causing trouble to residents
Hundreds of people residing at apartments around Kudlu Doddakere on Hosa Road in the Bommanahalli zone have been struggling to cope with the
frequent burning of waste dumped at
vacant spots.
“Burning of waste has become a routine for miscreants and the smoke emanating from it is a health hazard for us, especially senior citizens and children,’’ said Rashmi, a resident of Purva Skywood.