Ejipura flyover: Delay again by BBMP

Fourth time tender; Delay in send to Government for approval

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: The BBMP, which has been called for the fourth time for the pending work of the Ejipura flyover, has not submitted the tender to the government for approval despite being told four times by the transport minister.

 Tenders were invited for the fourth time on March 1 for the pending work of Ejipura flyover. Technical bids were opened on 17th and negotiations were held with the sole bidder. It has been retained as unfinished. However, on the same occasion, the High Density Corridor tender, which was called on March 17 and costing ₹270 crore, was approved on March 23 and the work orders was also given.

 In 2017, the work of the Ejipura flyover started and the case was taken up in the High Court due to the delay of the contractor. The lease was canceled on March 9, 2022. The High Court warned the BBMP that it should call for tenders again in three months and start the work. Even so, BBMP has not yet completed the tender process of BBMP.

The government had instructed to cancel the tender process as the bid was higher than the stipulated amount. Then a fresh tender was called. Two contractors had bid. One of them was not qualified. A request has been made to reduce the amount recorded by him. After they agree to it, it is sent to the government. From there the work will be started after getting the approval. As this is an ongoing work, the Election Code of Conduct will not stand in the way," BBMP officials had told in March. However, despite the beginning of June, the file has not been submitted to the government.

 The local people are in distress as the pending work of Ejipura flyover is not completed. We also protested with MLA Ramalingareddy. Now he is a minister. Rajendra Babu, president of Koramangala ST Bed Residents' Welfare Association, demanded that the work be completed soon.

 Scrutiny: 

'Tender scrutiny is going of the pending work of Ejipura flyover is going on' said BBMP Engineer in Chief Prahlad.

Told to Chief Commissioner but no action: Ramalingareddy

 The tender for the pending work of Ejipura flyover has been called for the fourth time and all the technical processes have been completed. I told Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath and Engineer in Chief Prahlad four times to send it to the government for final approval. They are still counting time," said Transport Minister Ramalingareddy.

 The BJP government did not continue the pending work of the Ejipur flyover because of its hatred towards us. We have promised to continue this work as soon as our government comes and finish it in 12 months. But, BBMP officials are not responding to this. Action will be taken against them. He said that the tender will be approved and the work will be started immediately.

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Finally decision to clear the Chikkabanavara lake pollution

Due to the stench of Chikkabanavara lake, residents are suffering; dirty water is coming out

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: The municipality has started work to free the locals from the foul smell of Chikkabanavara Lake, which has been a site of sewage for many years in an area of more than a hundred acres. It has decided to provide a temporary solution by disposing of dirty water.

 Due to the stench coming out of the Chikkabanavara lake, which is full of all kinds of pollution including dirt, waste, and sewage water, the people of the surrounding layouts and villages are finding it difficult to breathe. Although the citizens have been demanding to resolve this for five or six years, the lake has not been cleaned.

 Bangalore Development Authority was entrusted to develop the Chikkabanavara Lake which is under the Minor Irrigation Department. BDA has not done any work except putting up a board and some fence related to the lake. Since the lake is big, did not intend to spend much.

 The people of Chikkabanavara, Dasappanapallya, Ganigarahalli, Someshettihalli, Keregudda village including dozens of newly constructed barangays are smelling bad from the lake and the mosquito and vermin infestation is very high.

Chikkabanavara lake is a very smelly dirty place with sewage and garbage. We have requested many times to clean it. However, the municipal councilors and people's representatives have not paid attention to this. Our life is miserable here," said Ramanna of Kereguddahalli.

 Sewage water is flowing from many areas around the lake, including the revenue layouts. It is difficult to find its source, and measures are being taken to remove the waste water and prevent it from flowing again. Sewerage work is being done by BWSSB, and the route is being changed so that it does not reach the lake,' said Dasarahalli assembly constituency MLA S. Muniraju said.

 As there is a lot of problem for the locals, the work is being started immediately. The work will be started soon by the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Corporation (KRIDL).

Request for CSR grant

 Chikkabanavara Lake is more than hundred acres in area and needs several crores for comprehensive development. For five or six years, the people here have been suffering from stench and mosquito plague. So, first we are discharging the dirty water. Later, MP Sadananda Gowda and MLA's Development Fund will provide ₹50 lakh each to carry out the work. Besides, thought to get money from a couple of organizations under the CSR fund and do comprehensive development work MLA S. Muniraju said.

 Step by step development...

 For the comprehensive development of Chikkabanavara Lake, a lot of crores of money is required. However, there is not so much money in the municipality. We have submitted a request to the government for more funding. The lake will be developed in a phased manner depending on the availability of funds. The lake has become so polluted that the local people cannot live in the vicinity due to stench. Thus, out of the ₹ 1 crore allocated by the municipality, in the first phase we will put out the sewage water and prevent the sewage water from flowing back into the lake. Chikkabanavara Municipal Chief Officer H.A. Kumar said.

Chikkabanavara Lake area

 Survey No;Area; encroachment 

 Chikkabanavara – 3; 67A 38G; 39G

 Kereguddahalli-22; 26A 32G; 2A 6G

 Someshettihalli-73; 3A 21G; 4G

 Ganigarahalli-11; 4A 14G; 7G

 Ganigarahalli-15; 2A 30g; 9g

 Total- 105 acres 15 gunta

 Encroachment- 3 acres 25 gunta

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Bengaluru Junctions: Pollution Prevention, Citizen-Environment Friendly place

In 25 junctions of the city, there is no fence for the movement of people, resting place also

BBMP: Junction will be the resting place

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: Although a comprehensive solution to the problem of traffic congestion at the city's junctions is yet to be found, the beautification of those junctions has begun. 25 junctions will be equipped with stone pavements, electric lights and fountains.

The map of the junctions, which were boring with dust, garbage, broken stone and fence, will change. Apart from enjoying the beauty of the junctions, there will also be an opportunity to relax for a while in the beauty of the fountain.

 The junctions will be beautified and the citizens will be able to relax. Along with wide stone beds, stone chairs are also built here and there. Plants and trees are being preserved and beautified. Also fountains are being created at 23 out of 25 junctions. It provides a pleasant atmosphere to the people and prevents air pollution to a small extent.

Such improvement and development works have been undertaken by the Traffic Engineering Unit (TEC) of BBMP. The development of these junctions will cost ₹23.80 crore. The work of all the junctions is going on and everything will be completed in 10 months. Some of the junctions will soon be available for use by citizens.

The development work in the Townhall, Maurya Circle off Seshadri Road, Hudson Circle, N.R.square is already almost complete.

A lot of development has been carried out using the space between Town Hall and Ravindra Kalakshetra. It is in the final stage. The development of these junctions is different from past, where citizens can avail all kinds of facilities. It is not fenced. Gate will not be installed. There is no single entry and single exit. Designed to have entry and exit from everywhere. In the same way, all the junctions in the city are being built according to the location,' said executive Engineer Jayasimha, of the TEC department.

 The development work of the junctions is going on and the maintenance for two years after its completion has been entrusted to the respective contractors. A staff member is appointed for each junction management, said Pradeep of TEC department.

75 junctions have not been approved!

Although the 'Suraksha 75 Mission 2023' project to develop fountains at 75 junctions to make the city's junctions safe for pedestrians and control air pollution, has not received permission from the government. Then Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai launched the project. It was also proposed in the BBMP budget. The project needs to get permission from the government. After that, the tender should be called and the work should start. Zone-wise junctions have already been identified for the project at a cost of ₹150 crore, the highest number of which is 13 in the eastern zone, followed by 12 each in Mahadevpur-south zone and 11 in the eastern zone.

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Which are junctions? How much does it cost?

 Junction; cost

 Hudson Circle; ₹2.44 crore

 N.R. Square; ₹2.69 crore

 Town Hall; ₹96.46 lakh

 Brigade Road; ₹73.13 lakh

 Mayo Hall; ₹1.76 crore

 K.H. Circle; ₹1.74 crore

 Ashoka Pillar; ₹1.36 crore

 Dairy Circle; ₹55.50 lakh

 Hudson Police Park; ₹77.50 lakh

 Karle; ₹52.97 lakh

 Gubbi Totadappa Chhatra Road; ₹59.41 lakh

 MTR Gate; ₹61.57 lakh

 Circle Maramma; ₹58.93 lakh

 Methodist Church; ₹87.95 lakh

 Golf course; ₹1.08 crore

 Upparapet; ₹68.77 lakh

 Sumanahalli; ₹40.63 lakh

 Madhavan Park; ₹31.01 lakh

 BEL; ₹30.93 lakh

 Hebbal; ₹41.85 lakh

 Cantonment; ₹97.12 lakh

 Jnanabharati; ₹47.85 lakh

 Guttahalli; ₹1.71 crore

 Dommalur; ₹84.94 lakh

 Suranjan Das; ₹32.18 lakh

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Capital Bengaluru not-equipped for crisis management

BBMP: Rajakaluve Encroachment not cleared since February; The silt has not been cleared and the concrete wall has not been constructed

Reconstructed, removal of  Rajakaluve encroachment on halt

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ 

BENGALURU: 45 minutes of rain has revealed that Bengaluru city is not yet ready to handle the woes caused by rain.

 The assurances given by the Chief Minister, Ministers, MLAs and BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath as  when 'East Bengaluru was submerged' due to heavy rains have not been fulfilled.

 It was said that road drainage, cleaning of shoulder drains, removal of encroachment on Rajakaluve, removal of silt from canals and construction of concrete walls will be done in warfoot. However, the BBMP data itself says that since February till now, not a single operation to clear Rajakaluve has taken place. Further, water seeping into houses in other areas of the city, including Mahalakshmi Layout, shows that the ₹1,500 crore silt clearance and construction of concrete walls is still in progress.

 BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath's promise that precautionary measures will be taken to prevent any hardship to the citizens during the rainy season in the city has turned out to be false. All the staff of the department, including the Chief Engineer of the Rajakaluve Division, were exempted from the election work. However, things did not work as expected.

 Rajakaluve encroachment remains at 784 places under BBMP. Last time there was a lot of damage due to heavy rain in Mahadevpur zone. Encroachment remains in 305 places in this zone. According to the latest statistics of BBMP, there are 124 encroachments in Dasarahalli zone, 86 in Bommanahalli, 79 in Yalahanka and 103 in East zone.

The state government has specially released about ₹1,750 crore for the reconstruction of the Rajakaluve. The Chief Engineer of the Rajakalive (SWD) Division is saying that the work costing ₹1,500 crore is going on to avoid problems in the rainy season where it is most necessary. However, Jagadish Reddy of Mahadevpur complains that it is not seen in reality.

Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath says that the progress of Rajakaluve encroachment clearance and reconstruction project has not been reviewed due to election work.

 The construction of the sluice gates awaiting government approval

 Although the state government approved the plan to install 'sluice gate' for 148 lakes in the Amrita Urban Development Project last November, the permission to start the work has not yet been received.

 Government had agreed to spend ₹36.85 crore to construct 'sluice gates' for 102 lakes. The tender process was completed and sent for government approval. No consent has been received so far. Thus, even this time it will not be possible to reduce the rate of water flowing from the lakes.

The work of installing tubu in 10 lakes had already started. It is happening. However, after getting permission from the government for the installation of pipes in 102 lakes, an order will have to be issued," said Vijayakumar Haridas, Chief Engineer of the BBMP Lakes Department.

Rajakaluve encroachment statistics

•  2,951: Total encroachment Case
•  784:Total balance
•  118:Cases in court

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Rajakaluve Encroachment: more and more Found

Encroachment increased in BBMP's Mahadevapura zone; Difficulty again in the rainy season!

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್‌

Bengaluru: Day by day, more and more cases of encroachment of the Rajakaluve are being discovered in the BBMP area, causing hardship to the people during the rainy season. As there is no sign of the encroachment clearance operation being completed before the rainy season, there is concern again.

Even though the BBMP claims that Rajakaluve encroachments are being vacated, there are still 784 encroachment cases pending for eviction. Not a single case of eviction has been conducted after February 21 this year. From January to February 21, encroachments were cleared in only 88 areas.

The chief commissioner of BBMP Tushar Girinath and the engineers of Rajkaluve Division said that the encroachment clearance operation will be completed before the rainy season. But according to the figures given by him, no eviction operation took place this year. As emergency works have to be carried out, the staff of the Royal Canal Department were also freed from election work.

'We are conducting an operation to clear Rajakaluve encroachment. While removing one, another is being discovered. Hence, the numbers are increasing again,' says Basavaraja Kabade, Chief Engineer of Rajkaluwe Division.

Engineers have given more emphasis to the work of constructing a barrier to the Rajakaluve than clearing the encroachment. About ₹1,500 crore is being spent for this. Engineers are not giving the details of where construction is being done and how much is being constructed.

Even the 'concrete' reconstruction work of the Rajakaluve will not be completed for another year. However, the rains in early May have revealed that the water in the canal is not flowing smoothly during the rainy season. Before the rainy season starts, the work to remove the obstructions in Rajakaluve has to be done in another month. There is no hope that the BBMP will function in such a warlike situation. Environmental expert Nagesh Aras expressed concern that the people are suffering.

20 places Rajakaluve route changed

Rajakaluve route itself has been replaced at 20 places in the western zone of BBMP. The BBMP data itself states that the original Rajakaluve flow has been changed and a new route has been made.

Creation of a new Rajakaluve?

There are no canals in the records of the revenue department. However, in some areas canals are required and need to be constructed. Therefore, wherever there is an imperative to construct a canal, there is a thought of seizing the land and giving TDR," said BBMP Commissioner Tushar Girinath.

There should be a buffer zone for the presence of royal canals. However, as of now there is no buffer zone around the creation or expansion of canals that the BBMP is going to create. This is because they are not in the revenue records. Thus, BBMP is creating a new canal in order to save the huge buildings. Environmentalists are alleging that TDR has been given to benefit the 'big people'.

Clearance not complete: Tushar Girinath

"Operation for encroachment clearance of Rajakaluve under BBMP is going on. Inspection and review of works has not been done recently. Will be done soon. It is true that during the encroachment eviction operation more cases of encroachment were also detected. Everything will be cleared," said BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath.

Rajakaluve encroachment clearance is not yet complete. Barrier works are also going on for Rajakaluve. As of now, it will not be completed by the time of monsoon. He said that measures have been taken to ensure that rain water flows smoothly.

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Lake storage capacity decreased by 35%

35 percent decline in lake storage capacity

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್ 

Bengaluru: The water capacity of lakes in the city is declining under the guise of development. The storage capacity of the lakes to retain water has reduced by 35%, eliminating the risk of flooding during the rainy season.

 Expensive 'high-tech facilities' such as increasing the level of lakes, gardens for ornamental plants, exercise equipment, gazebos, stone carving sites etc. are being done. As a result, 2,316 acres of water in 190 lakes of Bangalore has been destroyed.

 In recent years, when it rains in the city, the lakes are overflowing and there is a flood situation. The main reason for this is low water storage capacity. Besides being filled with waste and silt, the water area is being reduced for beautification during the development of lakes. Thus, out of 190 lakes in the city, 62 lakh square meters of water area is missing.

 The lakes in the area, which were 'pre-flooded' during the heavy rains last year, have lost the maximum storage capacity. 615 acres of 51 lakes in Mahadevpur zone have no storage capacity. The next place is Bommanahalli zone. 476 acres of water in 43 lakes have been destroyed. People in both these zones were devastated by the floods.

 Even a small lake is being spent four hundred crores, walking track, jogging track, cycle path are being drained and soil is being poured. The question of whether such a development is necessary is given as an excuse that the locals want it.

Beautification works are being done in more lakes than what should be done to save biodiversity and increase water capacity. Crores are being spent for this. However, due to such unnecessary work of covering the water storage capacity with soil, the locals are not aware of the problem in the near future. According to experts, even the citizens who want 'high-tech facilities' in the lake should know that if the water in the lake does not stop, water will enter the houses in Bangalore, which is a concrete city.

 Like an ornament to the Dead body!

 It is enough to do things like saving the lakes according to biodiversity. However, Ramprasad of Friends of Lakes expressed regret that in the name of development, unnecessary works have been carried out and are being carried out in the name of beautification of lakes under BBMP.

 The walking tracks in the lakes are being unnecessarily widened and are being made into gardens with mexigrass and ornamental plants. J.P. Mattikere. As a park, Challakere is being renamed as Sangollirayanna park and the existence of the lake is being removed. He complained that there is a rumor that something can be done if it is a park.

 'Development work like DPR'

 As per the approved Detailed Project Report (DPR) under the BBMP, the development of the lakes is ongoing. The DPR submitted to the Lake Conservation and Development Authority contains all kinds of information. Similarly, building, equipment, island, walkway will be constructed," said Vijayakumar Haridas, chief engineer of BBMP Lakes Department.

6,618 acres 12 Gunte: Total area of 190 lakes

4,302 acres 8 Gunte: Extent of water storage

261 acres 21 Gunte: 19 Area of unutilized lakes

1.78 crore square meters: Total water catchment area of 190 lakes

1.16 crore square meters: Current storage area

4.46 crore cubic meters (44,657 million litres/ 1.56 tmc): Storage capacity of 190 lakes

2.90 crore cubic meters (29,007 million litres/ 1.02 tmc): Current storage capacity

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Jayanagar: A record victory by a narrow margin

Vote from home – postal votes hold BJP; 16 votes win to C.K. Ramamurthy

Kere Manjunath ಕೆರೆ ಮಂಜುನಾಥ್

Bengaluru: BJP has won the prestigious Jayanagar assembly constituency by a margin of 16 votes. This is the smallest margin of victory in Bengaluru City district since redistricting, setting a record.

 Congress's Dinesh Gundurao won by a margin of 105 votes in Gandhinagar assembly constituency, which was the smallest margin recorded. But by midnight on Saturday, that record was shared by BJP from Jayanagar assembly constituency.

 The counting of votes for Jayanagar Assembly Constituency was held at SSMRV PU College, Jayanagar. When the counting of the voting machines was over, Soumya Reddy of the Congress had got 57,591 votes. BJP's C.K. Ramamurthy got 57,297 votes. When the Congress was leading by 294 votes, the BJP resorted to a recount of postal votes.

 The counting of postal ballots which includes 'votes from home' was already over. About 30 votes were rejected out of them. Agents of BJP requested the election watchers to look into this. MP Tejaswi Surya also came to the place. On this occasion, Congress leader Ramalingareddy was also there and insisted that the rejected votes should not be reconsidered or recounted.

 There were a total of 750 postal votes. There were also votes cast from home. Out of that 30 votes were rejected during counting because the official did not seal them. This is the fault of the officials, not the voters. As a rule these were urged to be checked. The officials took action accordingly, said Somashekar, BJP candidate's agent.

When the rejected votes are counted as normal, the BJP has a lead of 17 votes. Congress candidate Soumya Reddy alleged that one of those votes was rigged. It was thrown out. In the end, BJP's C.K. Ramamurthy was leading by 16 votes. As the results were announced, Ramalingareddy demanded that the Congress candidate, who was ahead by the old 160 votes, be declared the winner. D.K. Shivakumar, MP D.K. Suresh, BJP's R. As Ashoka and MP Tejashwi Surya arrived at the venue, a tense atmosphere was created.

 This farce started from 3.30 pm on Saturday and continued till midnight. District Election Officer Tushar Girinath came to the place and reviewed the process of recounting of votes held three times. After proving that everything was in order, the Election Officer declared BJP's Ramamurthy won by 16 votes and distributed the certificate.

 Finally, out of 750 votes, 500 votes went to the BJP and 190 votes to the Congress. The rest was distributed among other parties. Thus, in the end Ramamurthy got 57,797 votes including EVM votes, while Soumya Reddy got 57,781 votes. BJP won by the narrowest margin.

 BJP gained again: 

BJP's Vijayakumar, who had lost against Ramalingareddy twice in Jayanagar assembly constituency, had won twice in Jayanagar since 2008 after the constituency was redistributed. After his death in 2018, Ramalinga Reddy's daughter Soumya Reddy won with JDS alliance. This time BJP tried to regain this constituency. The narrowest margin of victory was recorded in a hotly contested field. Along with this, BBMP's former corporator C.K. Ramamurthy has entered the Legislative Assembly for the first time.

 Everything as a rule:

 Ramalingareddy first came inside the room of the counting center and shouted. Officials recorded the recount of each vote, BJP's C.K. Ramamurthy said.

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