As BBMP expedites whitetopping in Bengaluru, citizens say no to project
2 weeks ago

As BBMP expedites whitetopping in Bengaluru, citizens say no to project

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has begun work on white-topping a total of 157 km of road in the city in phases. They oppose the project for various reasons, including terming it ‘wasteful expenditure’, demanded public consultation, and in one instance have even launched a campaign #Whitetopping Beda on social media. Explaining their opposition to whitetopping of the road, Vignan Gowda, a resident of the area, said that just five years ago, the civic body, in coordination with the Directorate of Urban Land Transport, laid a good road and redid footpaths at a cost of ₹13 crore. He demanded that the civic body immediately withdraw the work order for white-topping these roads, terming the project ‘wasteful expenditure’, as they have been recently asphalted. Residents of Devarabeesanahalli, where the key Sakra Hospital Road, is being whitetopped and partially closed for the work, demanded that the civic body hold public consultations before taking up the work.

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Bengaluru's MG Road, Brigade Road buried in 15MT of trash after New Year's eve, BBMP workers clean up in 4 hours
1 week ago

Bengaluru's MG Road, Brigade Road buried in 15MT of trash after New Year's eve, BBMP workers clean up in 4 hours

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru's Central Business District, including popular streets like MG Road, Brigade Road, Church Street, Residency Road, and others, was left in a heap of 15 metric tons of waste after the New Year celebrations. While many have praised the hard work of the municipal authorities and pourakarmikas, with one user saying, "Great job, hats off to the BBMP workers! Others …

Bengaluru civic body plans 10-km expressway from Banashankari to NICE road: Report
1 month ago

Bengaluru civic body plans 10-km expressway from Banashankari to NICE road: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is moving forward with plans to address mounting traffic congestion on Kanakapura Road by proposing a 10-km expressway connecting Banashankari to NICE Road. In a letter to BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath, Shivakumar highlighted the severe traffic issues faced by commuters and suggested utilizing the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board’s pipeline road for the …

Complete white-topping work on BVK Iyengar Road by December 15: BBMP chief commissioner
1 month ago

Complete white-topping work on BVK Iyengar Road by December 15: BBMP chief commissioner

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath instructed Palike officials to complete white-topping work on BVK Iyengar Road before December 15. He told reporters during his inspection of West Zone that the 190-metre long white-topping work on BVK Iyengar Road, from Chickpet Junction to Sultanpet Junction, had been inspected and work on one side was complete. He instructed officials to complete …

First phase of white-topping work launched in Bengaluru with projects worth ₹200 crore
5 months, 3 weeks ago

First phase of white-topping work launched in Bengaluru with projects worth ₹200 crore

The Hindu  

Despite the controversy surrounding the white-topping project, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Launching the first phase of the project under the flagship ‘Brand Bengaluru’ initiative, Mr. Shivakumar said, “We are embarking on a transformative journey to build 157 km of white-topped roads in Bengaluru, at a cost of ₹1,800 crore. “White-topping involves the replacement of traditional asphalt roads with concrete, …

Watch: Bengaluru residents overtake BBMP, clean accident-prone road; DK Shivakumar reacts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: Bengaluru residents overtake BBMP, clean accident-prone road; DK Shivakumar reacts

Hindustan Times  

Residents and schools in Balagere took an unprecedented initiative this past Sunday, foregoing their usual break to address the pressing safety concerns along the Kadubeesanahalli to Varthur road stretch. Faced with frequent two-wheeler skids and severe traffic congestion, residents armed themselves with work gloves and began clearing a nearly three km stretch of accumulated silt. Faced with frequent two-wheeler skids …

Civic work on R.T. Nagar main road in Bengaluru affects businesses, motorists, residents
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Civic work on R.T. Nagar main road in Bengaluru affects businesses, motorists, residents

The Hindu  

April 24, 2024 02:31 pm | Updated May 01, 2024 09:45 pm IST - Bengaluru The ongoing white-topping by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and drainage work undertaken by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board have rendered the R.T. Nagar main road a muddy mess, causing inconvenience to residents, businesses, and commuters. Syed Saleem, the owner of a small …

White-topping works in CBD to commence after April 26; many term it a strategic move
8 months, 4 weeks ago

White-topping works in CBD to commence after April 26; many term it a strategic move

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike will only be commencing white-topping works in the Central Business District areas, including the busy M.G. “We have received the necessary nod from the government, but the full fledged work will start only after April 26,” he said. Former BBMP councillor Abdul Wajid from the Congress said the allocation for white-topping in Bengaluru core area …

What is white topping of Bengaluru roads all about?
11 months ago

What is white topping of Bengaluru roads all about?

The Hindu  

The State Cabinet last week approved ₹1200 crore action plan for white topping of roads in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike limits. As on 2019, various roads in the CBD area, including Church Street, Richmond Road, Residency Road, Commissariat Road, Museum Road, Nrupatunga Road, and Kempegowda Road, have undergone various renovations under the TenderSure project. As part of Phase 3 …

Karnataka Cabinet approves ₹1,200 crore action plan for white-topping roads in Bengaluru
11 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Cabinet approves ₹1,200 crore action plan for white-topping roads in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The State Cabinet has approved ₹1200 crore action plan for white topping of roads in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike limits. For flyovers The Cabinet meeting held on Thursday, February 1, has approved ₹263 crore for construction of flyover at IOC junction and construction of an additional two-lane road over bridge at Baiyappanhalli Railway level crossing, Law and Parliamentary Affairs …

BBMP to resume white-topping, but citizens ask what about water crisis
11 months, 2 weeks ago

BBMP to resume white-topping, but citizens ask what about water crisis

The Hindu  

With an allocation of ₹2,000 crore spread across 120 diverse initiatives, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has rekindled the flame of development after a long lull. According to details provided by the BBMP, the civic body is planning white-topping of 45 roads of which 35 are in the core areas, including M.G. Ashish Verma, convenor of Sustainable Transportation Lab at …

A workable, sustainable mobility agenda for 2024 for Bengaluru
1 year ago

A workable, sustainable mobility agenda for 2024 for Bengaluru

The Hindu  

A brand new year is upon us, and yet, Bengaluru’s mobility agenda remains chaotic and clueless as ever. It should put together a comprehensive mobility plan, with accountability from all the delivery agencies including the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Bangalore Development Authority and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike,” he elaborates. If the BMLTA comes in as a regulator, it has …

Nearly a year on, BBMP yet to complete asphalting 400-metre stretch in Bengaluru
1 year, 6 months ago

Nearly a year on, BBMP yet to complete asphalting 400-metre stretch in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Bengaluru Nearly a year on after it took up work to relay a 400-metre stretch of road - 11th cross, Chinnappanahalli - used by at least 2,000 residents daily, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike hasn’t been able to complete the work, even as it has abruptly halted the work mid-way. In August 2022, the BBMP took up the road work but …

Karnataka elections are back, but no end to white-topping mess in Bengaluru
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka elections are back, but no end to white-topping mess in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Bengaluru The State is gearing up for a new government, but for residents and motorists in many parts of the city, it is their same old struggle with road closures and deviations to facilitate the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s project of white-topping the city roads. BJP continues project In March 2022, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai informed the Legislative Council the …

Bengaluru sees a slew of civil work ahead of elections
1 year, 11 months ago

Bengaluru sees a slew of civil work ahead of elections

The Hindu  

Almost every road and pavement in Bengaluru is currently dug up, as civil work is going on in nearly all localities simultaneously. A blast of civil work, months before Assembly elections, seems to be the strategy of not only ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, but MLAs cutting across party lines in the city. Three year’s work in a year Chief Minister …

WATCH: Road peels off in Karnataka's Gulbarga as man picks it apart
2 years, 1 month ago

WATCH: Road peels off in Karnataka's Gulbarga as man picks it apart

Hindustan Times  

A Karnataka man has alleged sub-standard work by government contractors who built a road connecting a village in Gulbarga district. In a video shared online - similar to those claiming shoddy work in other states too - the man - reportedly a worker of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, whose lawmaker represents that particular area - bends down and peels …

After several delays, Bengaluru civic body sets October 31 deadline for completion of key projects
2 years, 2 months ago

After several delays, Bengaluru civic body sets October 31 deadline for completion of key projects

The Hindu  

After missing several deadlines over many years, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has now set October 31 as the date by which the work on five key projects will be completed, ahead of the festival season and the Global Investors Meet. In a release, BBMP Chief Engineer said, “Further to the directions, and in view of the upcoming festival season …

Three engineers get civic body notice over shoddy road work
2 years, 6 months ago

Three engineers get civic body notice over shoddy road work

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru The BBMP had relaid the Mariyappanapalya Main Road on Bangalore University campus which Modi took to reach an event at Dr BR Ambedkar School of Economics on June 20. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, the city’s civic body, on Friday issued a show-cause notice to three of its engineers for the substandard quality of asphalting roads ahead of Prime …

BBMP gives nod to cut open white-topped ORR for metro work
2 years, 11 months ago

BBMP gives nod to cut open white-topped ORR for metro work

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has given permission to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. to cut open the white-topped Outer Ring Road to facilitate the construction of the airport metro line. “The BMRCL has said that the piers for elevated corridors will come up on the road median, and need around six metres of land along the stretch to build …

BMRCL to cut open white-topped ORR wherever median is narrow
3 years, 4 months ago

BMRCL to cut open white-topped ORR wherever median is narrow

The Hindu  

After enduring traffic snarls for years, motorists are finally enjoying the ‘smooth ride’ on the newly white-topped Outer Ring Road from Kasturi Nagar to Hebbal. But it will be temporary: the expensive concrete road project implemented by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike is facing a threat from the planned Namma Metro project that will link the city to Kempegowda International …

CM pulls up civic agencies for failing to finish pending road work during lockdown
3 years, 6 months ago

CM pulls up civic agencies for failing to finish pending road work during lockdown

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Even as Bengaluru went into a lockdown, the Karnataka government allowed civic works and the industries remain functional in a bid to ensure pending civic works in the city are completed during the period. However, a review meeting conducted by Karnataka chief minister last week revealed that most of the civic projects in the city are behind schedule. HT …

What Bengaluru wants this New Year
5 years ago

What Bengaluru wants this New Year

The Hindu  

As the city welcomes a new year and a new decade, Bengalureans are hoping for some big and small changes: from the completion of big infrastructure projects to the protection of the city’s environment. Citizen participation in the revival processes, which has reaped rich results in the cases of Puttenahalli and Kaikondarahalli lakes, could also help bring back the city’s …

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