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🚉 Visvesvaraya terminal is finally opening

Bengaluru May 24, 2022

After more than 14 months of its completion, the South Western Railway has decided to run train services at the Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal in Byappanahalli.

🚍 The city’s passive public transport

Bengaluru May 23, 2022

Despite the considerable rise in traffic and count of private vehicles in Bengaluru, the size of our public transport fleet has not changed since 2011.

🏗️ A possible end in sight?

Bengaluru May 23, 2022

After all the missed deadlines and delays, the BBMP finally says that the construction of an underpass at Kundalahalli will end in the next two weeks.

💧 Scarcities in access to water

Bengaluru May 20, 2022

Several families living in Bengaluru slums have to buy water in pots due to their lack of access to water. One family said that they buy 20 pots of water for ₹2 each.

🌊 Buckling down on flood relief

Bengaluru May 19, 2022

Yesterday, CM Basavaraj Bommai said that the city will complete its work on its stormwater drains and until then, ₹25,000 will be given as aid to those with flooded houses.

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