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No crematorium at Mavallipura landfill No crematorium at Mavallipura landfill ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: May 20, 2021, 06:00 IST BBMP suspends work on Air Force Station The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has suspended work of converting Mavallipura landfill into a open cremation ground for covid-19 victims. The civic body changed its stance after the plan faced strong opposition from various quarters including a request from the Air Force Station. There was also a petition filed in the High Court against using the landfill as crematorium. “We have dropped the p...

Numb and number Ambulances constantly zipping by and mass-scale cremations are causing an emotional reaction amongst the nearby residents Due to the unprecedented number of covid cremations being carried out near villages, the nearby residents are now complaining of a feeling of unease and fear. Many say that they are scared to see so many covid bodies passing in ambulances via their village and then being cremated. With city crematoria unable to manage covid cremations, the Revenue Department had set up makeshift crematoria at Giddenahalli and Mavallipura. Boards have been put up all alo...

Note to BBMP: Drop plan to cremate dead in landfill Note to BBMP: Drop plan to cremate dead in landfill Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Apr 30, 2021, 06:00 IST Pyres keep burning late into the night at TR Mills crematorium. Families say it is due to rise in the number of covid fatalities Environmentalists express shock at plan to create temporary crematorium at Mavallipura, say it will not only become a health hazard, but is disrespectful too W ith a severe shortage of crematorium space, the Revenue Department has set up a temporary crematorium at Mavallipura near Yelahanka where 40 bodie...

Bengaluru ranks high on Ease of Living Index Updated: Updated: But, governance issues exposed by low Municipal Performance Index Share Article AAA While the criteria in 2018 focused on governance parameters, criteria for 2020 includes several questions on individual choices and priorities by citizens.   | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K But, governance issues exposed by low Municipal Performance Index Bengaluru being adjudged the most liveable large city in the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020, a meteoric improvement from 58th position in 2018, was met with puzzlement by many experts and opposi...

Updated: Activists, student community in shock Share Article AAA File photo of Disha A. Ravi, who has been a prominent voice on environmental issues in the city for nearly three years.   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Activists, student community in shock Disha A. Ravi, 22, who was arrested by the Delhi police in connection with the Greta Thunberg ‘toolkit’ case on Saturday, has been a prominent young voice on environmental issues in the city for nearly three years. In 2019, Ms. Disha, then a student of Mount Carmel College, was one of the co-founders of Fridays For Future (FFF), I...