Palik

Bengaluru's lakes are drying up due to high temperatures, a natural phenomenon activists say offers a crucial opportunity for restoration. This summer drying allows for waste removal and desilting, essential for ecological balance and groundwater recharge before the monsoon. Experts warn against artificial water maintenance, which can harm natural cycles and soil quality.

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara palike chief commissioner Tushar Giri Nath on Tuesday said that the civic body will complete its pothole-filling exercise by November 19. He said the palike was unable to meet the previous deadline due to bad weather condition.

Pulled up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2020 for damaging the pristine environment and waterbodies around its waste processing plant at Lingadheeranahalli in Banashankari 6th Stage, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara palike (BBMP) is at it again.

The recent rain-related flooding in several parts of the city has put Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara palike under intense pressure to crack down on stormwater drain encroachments.

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara palike has collected Rs 1.6 crore in fines from manufacturers, retailers and users of single-use plastic since 2019. The government drafted the ban on plastic in October 2015, but the order came into effect in March 2016.

Bruhat Bengaluru M ahanagara palike (BBMP) which will stop collection of wet waste from bulk generators -- residential apartments with 20 units or more and commercial complexes-- has decided to incentivize the scheme of self-composting.

There are nearly 2 lakh buildings which are either unauthorised or have deviated from sanctioned plans in the city, according to the latest data provided by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara palike (BBMP) as part of its ongoing survey on illegal buildings.

Are you fed up of potholes in the city? Just click a photo of one with your smartphone and upload it on the BBMP website. The online portal to address this issue will be rolled out by the palike on November 1.

Every year the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara palike sets itself a target to collect property tax.And ever year, it comes woefully short of the target.

Pedestrians and two-wheeler riders squeezing themselves through the narrow service road even as fruits and vegetable vendors struggling to sell their produce. This is an everyday scene at Vijayanagar bus stand in West Bengaluru, where the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara palike (BBMP) is constructing the palike Bazaar.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara palike (BBMP) said 19 lakes encroached by government agencies, including Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), are in disuse. This means, these waterbodies are beyond rejuvenation and cannot be reclaimed.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara palike (BBMP) chief commissioner’s recent order to hold ward committee meetings (WCM) regularly notwithstanding, several nodal officers in various zones have failed to convene the meeting, leaving the activists and residents fuming.