Heaps of leaves lie unattended, spoil beauty of park

May 19th, 2011

Just walk into the mini-forest ‘D’ park in JP Nagar 3rd phase and you will be welcomed not by greenery but by huge heaps of leaves dumped right in the middle and corners.Now these huge heaps of leaves are becoming an eyesore to the visitors.

Residents allege that even after many complaints, the BBMP is not bothered to take any steps.

Those who visit this park for a walk or come here to spend some time are surprised at its condition. “Hundreds of people visit this park daily either in the morning or in evening. It is located in a posh locality but still its condition is so bad,” said Geetha Krishna, a regular walker.

The park is quite spacious with huge shady trees and benches for the visitors to relax.Visitors say many parts of Bangalore do not even have parks, but here the situation is different. “Even though we have a wide park it is not well maintained,” said a resident Venugopal.

Even the lights are missing. The park gets light from the nearby streetlight. “We face problems walking in the evening,” said a resident.

Apart from dumping the leaves, sometimes the BBMP cleaners also burn them. This emanates smoke in the park which troubles the visitors. “We come here to have some fresh air but because of the burning leaves, we are forced to inhale the smoke,” said Murrali Mohan, a regular walker.

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Half the city drowns, other half dry

May 12th, 2011

After a lull, the city came under a heavy downpour on Saturday afternoon. Along came misery in the form of traffic jams, water logging, trees falling — the list was long despite the meteorological department recording only a trace of rain till 5.30pm.

Ten trees were uprooted on a single afternoon — five in Indiranagar and another five across Jayanagar and JP Nagar areas. Though some parts of East Bangalore witnessed heavy downpour, it was the strong wind which uprooted trees in nearby areas. A tree near Sai Baba temple was completely uprooted. Jeevan Bima Nagar and HAL areas were water-logged due to silt in the drains.

Although it poured in HSR Layout on Saturday, the damage in the area was an after-effect of the previous showers in the city. “There is water-logging on the stretch from Silk Board to Hanuman temple. Gutters are not cleaned, leading to a stink,” said resident G S Krishnamurthy. Asthlakshmi Layout suffered the effect of blocked drains.

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Time till Dec 31 to install RWH

April 28th, 2011

Good news for those who are yet to install rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems at their homes or buildings as the BWSSB has come out with a new deadline: December 31, 2011.Within the deadline,

one has to get installed rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems in existing buildings on sital area of 2,400 sq ft and above. Be it residential, commercial or industrial buildings, RWH is mandatory for all.

If not installed, the BWSSB may disconnect water and sanitary connections to such properties. After disconnection, if the owner complies with the rule, connection will be restored.

Also, the BWSSB has plans to install RWH units for those who do not adopt it before the said deadline and collect the amount through their monthly water bills.

For all new buildings constructed on sital area measuring 1,200 sq ft and above, RWH is compulsory and it should be incorporated in the building plan itself.

An amendment to the BWSSB Act seeking disconnection for non-compliance has been approved in principle and in about a week’s time, a notification will be issued. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) officials with the Urban Development Minister S Suresh Kumar.

Rainwater harvesting has been made mandatory in the city following an amendment to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Bill 2009.

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JP Nagar residents risk life and limb

April 15th, 2011

Pipeline work that has been halted for testing purposes is causing major troubles for the JP Nagar residents.

BWSSSB’s incomplete pipeline project is causing immense suffering to the residents of JP Nagar 8th & 9th Phase, Bengaluru.

After digging up and blocking the main road connecting Kanakpura Road Bannerghatta Road and , work has stopped on this BWSSB project, which started over 4 months ago.

Construction equipment was moved away from the site many weeks ago leaving the work incomplete, and the road now bears a deserted look, there is no sign of any activity happening at the site.

This project has resulted blocking the only entry and exit paths for the residents. It has become a daily struggle to reach the nearest tarred road. The bus service that was running in the area has since been diverted and no auto ply on the route either.

Mountains of mud have been left piled on the roadside causing breathing and dust related allergies to the residents. It is hard to open doors or windows of homes in what once used to be a clean and picturesque locality. No alternate internal roads or signage has been made for vehicles coming to these areas.

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South Bangalore in the dark again

April 14th, 2011

Unscheduled power cuts continue to affect South Bangaloreans. On Wednesday, residents of Jayanagar, J P Nagar and Kanakapura Road were left high and dry for long hours.

Mukund N, a resident of Jayanagar 4 T Block, said there were power interruptions on Tuesday five to six times in just one hour. There is some problem in the grid. Sometimes it is for 15 minutes, sometimes for over half an hour. There is erratic supply throughout the city.

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6-7 power cuts a day in Bangalore, residents lose cool

April 13th, 2011

Unscheduled power cuts are all set to send your schedule haywire. Here is why: fault in 220 KV transmission line and increase in load. On the other hand, inflow into Linganamakki hydel reservoirs, where maximum power is generated up to 18 million units (mu) per day, has stopped.

Result: South Bangalore has been facing power cuts six to seven times every day for a week now. “The interruptions are so unscheduled that even the food we store in the refrigerator is getting stale. For the past one week, we have been facing power outages for more than six times a day,” said Shruthi Udupa, a resident of JP Nagar.

Residents of Bangalore North, East and parts of West Bangalore faced power interruptions from 12.30am to 5.30am on Monday after a circuit transformer at Torekadanahalli, 100km from Bangalore where Cauvery water is pumped, tripped.

Naturally, with such power interruptions, percentage of water storage in Linganamakki is only 41% and in Supa hydel reservoir, storage is 30%.

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Several parts of the city will face power disruption on Wednesday due to maintenance work. The schedule and affected areas are as follows:

Between 10am and 2pm

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Cops move to ease traffic flow boomerangs

April 8th, 2011

The Jayanagar traffic police opened the stretch of 33rd Cross between 9th and 11 Main, in Jayanagar 4th block for two-way traffic movement recently. But instead of improving the traffic flow, it is causing chaos at the junction of 11 Main, 33rd Cross, as there is no traffic signal lights. Due to this, minor accidents take place every other day.

Now it has become one of the busiest junctions of Jayanagar. The situation is worse in the evening, when the vehicles from all four sides get jammed. As this road connects with 4th T block and 4th block, and other southern areas of Jayanagar, the traffic flow is going up,” says Rama Prasad, resident.

People park their vehicles haphazardly on the roadside and as a result the vehicles end up taking more space than required. “People who visit nearby shops, park their vehicles on both sides of the road leading to traffic chaos at the end of 11th Main,” says Hari Prasad, a passer-by.

There is no traffic signal at this junction. Residents say absence of policeman compounds the problem. Elderly people who frequently use this junction are facing problems in crossing the road, especially during peak traffic hours.

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NAT lab in Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital

April 1st, 2011

Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital recently got a nucleic acid testing (NAT) laboratory. With this facility, patients are assured of safe blood transfusion as all donated blood will be tested for infections such as HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, and other deadly diseases. In conventional tests like ELISA, such infections may go undetected.
The NAT laboratory was inaugurated on Monday and will be operational in a week’s time.
Additional chief secretary K Jairaj; principal secretary I M Vittala Murthy; secretary of health and family welfare Dr E V Ramana Reddy; director medical education Dr A Aruna; dean cum director Dr O S  Siddappa; medical superintendent Dr H Satish Chandra and Dr Siddiq M. Ahmed, graced the occasion.

The laboratory was set up in coordination with Novartis.
Speaking on the occasion, director of medical education A R Aruna said, “The laboratory will function on a pilot basis during the first year. The facility can be used by private hospitals and other blood banks too by sending the blood samples. But they will be charged.”

The service will be free for those living below the poverty line. But a nominal price will be charged for those above the poverty line

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Want to make quick bucks? Make sure BBMP hires you

April 1st, 2011

Want to earn lakhs every month without much toil? Get hold of a contract from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to maintain parks. The civic body is spending crores of rupees every year for garden maintenance, but none of it is showing at the ground level.

Residents of J P Nagar I Phase began conducting an audit every month before filing an RTI application to expose corrupt officials who are bleeding the exchequer in collusion with contractors. They sought details of funding and payments. Their efforts resulted in a saving of Rs 10 lakh in less than 10 months in their ward number 128.

“We were forced to conduct an audit on our own and file an RTI after repeated queries to the BBMP’s horticulture superintendent (south), the zonal commissioner and our corporator went unanswered. We decided that no matter how difficult it would be, we will stop misuse of people’s money,” said Sheshadri Iyer, a resident of the area.

According to the documents obtained by J P Nagar I Phase Residents Welfare Association, the BBMP had outsourced maintenance and security of six Laxman Rau boulevard parks, named G, H, I, J, K and L. It was paying Rs 8.60 lakh annually for maintenance and Rs 4.32 lakh for security.

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