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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 dug up to put a skywalk, and the BBMP took immediate note to stop work, there are more such developments.
The same agency which had started digging on
Steep rise in consent fee a burden on industry, says KCCI
March 01, 2021
Industry body seeks revision, rationalisation of the 800 to 1,000% rise in fee
The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has said that the revised consent fee to operate under the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) rules has led to an increase of more than eight times in the charge for some medium and large industries.
In a memorandum to Karnataka Environment and Ecology Minister, CP Yogeshwara, during his visit to Mangaluru, the president of KCCI, Isaac Vas, said that the consent fee structure is linked to the capital investment of industries, and various slabs of capital investment are defined.
Good grease! There is sewage in Agara lake
Good grease! There is sewage in Agara lake
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Feb 28, 2021, 06:00 IST
Untreated water has entered
Residents of
Agara and HSR Layout love to go for a walk to the Agara lake. However, they are now worried about sewagae flowing into the 98-acre water body and polluting it. People said the highly contaminated oily and greasy untreated water has entered Agara Lake through the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) Sewage Treatment Plant pipeline.
They blamed the BMBP Lakes Department for not issuing a notice to the BWSSB regarding the pollution.