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Do-Good Mafia Desperate times require equally frantic measures. And yet, my suggestions are all too simple. If you are fed up with the system you live in, it’s time you change. Stop offering bribes. Only do what is legally valid. Avoid every wrongdoing. Easy peasy? Then you are just the right candidate to change India. And we need your tribe to increase.
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just be on paper. You will see the work on ground. If we vote such selfless people, they will ensure all the public funds are utilised the right way.
There is enough money in the system to set right every problem we are facing Defeat the today. Only, all that mafiosi by money is largely becoming a do-good mafia being diverted into personal pockets of yourself. What the water mafia, nail better way to mafia, property mafia safeguard To buck the prevailing and so on. It’s time self-centred trend, you yourself and for the ‘Do-Good everyone need to think of the Mafia’ to take birth area you live in. Work around you. and end all of this. Your time towards fixing the We have the strength starts now. streetlights, the and the power to do garbage mess, the it. All we need is the increasing commercialisation, right intent for the public the crime and traffic incidents, good. Will you, dear reader, be and so on. More importantly, that change maker in your you need to ensure that neighbourhood? politicians get elected on merit and not on money, caste or party power. If our politicians are non-corrupt and crack the P.S: The next time, you blame whip, much can be achieved the system, remember that you through government officials. didn’t do what was asked of There will be no faking of bills. The development work will not you. So stop complaining.
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‘KCDC will be shifted’ Last month, there was a snap visit by BBMP Commissioner Manjunatha Prasad. He promised to asphalt the Akruthi Silverline Road in Sector 2 from his own funds. He asked the forest department to fix the non-functional leaf shredder in the nursery near KCDC. He promised to remove encroachments in and around Somasundrapalya Lake, including the clearance of debris from KCDC. He confirmed that funds have been released for the completion of bio-filters in KCDC to contain the stench. He also said he has pushed for de-centralised processing of waste to ensure lesser intake at KCDC. The encroachment of Ayyappa temple will also be removed soon. And finally, he said, “KCDC will be shifted, but it will take time.”
Hoarding menace continues Not sure when our politicians will wake up. Visual pollution is not good for anyone. People will only curse them when they see such life-size promotions. And these kind of hoardings are present at every other junction in HSR Layout. We received innumerable complaints in the Residents Watch Whatsapp group. People have not just aired their views. Some have even raised a complaint online (http://bbmp.sahaaya.in). “Just for birthday wishes, there were too many hoardings,” says K Rastogi. Are MLA Satish Reddy and corporator Gurumurthy Reddy reading this? It’s about time they realised that these hoardings will only antagonise people and that’s not good for the upcoming elections. Please take note and warn your party workers, supporters and well wishers to desist from it.
‘HSR Layout in a mess and no one is bothered’ Residents are complaining that online complaints are closed by BBMP officials without resolving them, be it potholes or garbage dumping. “Ward officials seem to have forgotten their duties,” says resident Kavitha Reddy. “The other day, when I went to the BBMP office, other than trying to give lame excuses, Mr Venkatesh (assistant executive engineer) did nothing. Government officials get paid by taxpayers. They are public servants and issues that are pending for many months do not seem to bother these officials. Instead, they show their arrogance and try to prove that debris is not their problem when I complained about garbage strewn around Agara Lake. BBMP is suffering garbage mafia and incompetent and corrupt officials and city/lakes/storm water drains are all getting filled with debris and BBMP officials do not act upon complaints. No money is the standard excuse and money gets spent on not so relevant infrastructure. KCDC is sinking money. Illegal constructions, encroachments and illegal banners are wiping out BBMP revenues. The ward engineer has not acted on a single encroachment or building violation and we wonder why?” Agrees another resident Bhakta: “On the issue of encroachments, jungle law is prevalent in HSR. BBMP is either a party or a helpless or a hapless observer.” Complaints against BBMP engineer Venkatesh are piling up. Will he shape up? 6 June 2017 RESIDENTSWATCH.IN
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NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS
Go green this summer Residents like Lalithamba BV are cautioning people against using plastic or paper cups for hot drinks like tea, coffee and milk. And Vijaynagar scientist Shivkumar has a wonderful idea for the season. “This summer, please keep a bowl filled with water on your terrace or in the garden. You will be surprised by the visitors.” He’s talking ofcourse about starving birds making your home their pit stop. Another idea he gives you is the use of coconut husk or tender coconut shells as hanging pots for your plants. “The coir fibre in the husk of coconut holds moisture for longer lengths of time and keeps the plant healthy,” he says. “The husk is also a good organic base material to support plant growth.”
Sports complex coming up in HSR
The park behind NH Narayana hospital will soon be home to a sports complex. The land belongs to the Department of Youth Residents are complaining that the cops are asking for money to solve problems and even have Empowerment & Sports. “The project of Rs 5 crore for taking up the project in the 18th a rate card for it. “They ask for money to solve Main fenced park has been sent to the Govt your genuine complaints like some threatening issues, road fights, accident issues and just about of India for approval,” says resident HM everything,” says Shrinivas Deshmukh. “That's why Javali. The residents pray that the approval happens sooner rather than later. It’s in India people feel safer to go to dons than the already been several years since the land police. Maybe, the police should put their rate was granted to the department. Other than card upfront: Shoe theft Rs 1000, bike theft Rs clearing the ground to make way for local 2000 and so on. The police have crossed all the limits.” Echoed another resident D Saha: “This isn't sporting events, nothing much has been done in this regard. something new. I have heard of this before. A friend of mine complained about laptop theft. Flooding issue in Sector 3 Police came, liked his shoes, and also charged MLA Satish Reddy visited 17th C Main and money for their visit.” the 18th Main fenced park to understand Herbal Garden 2.0? the flooding issues plaguing the area. The Many months ago, a herbal garden came up in the residents living on 17th A Main, 17th B median park on 19th Main. But only half the Main and 17th C Main are facing this water stretch was used for it. MLA Satish Reddy who inundation issue during heavy rains. The inaugurated it promised that the other half will be MLA instructed Assistant Executive Engineer taken up soon, but it’s been more than eight Venkatesh to take up the drainage and months, and nothing has happened yet. We urge desilting work on top priority and provide him to fulfil his promise and ensure that a herbal relief within 40 days. The problem wasn’t garden comes up right behind the Sai Baba resolved when we went to press, but we Temple, to prevent the illegal temple from hope the MLA keeps his promise this time. encroaching the rest of the space. If this is not “When it rains, the in-flow of Somasundradone, it gives scope for the temple to expand its palya lake water gushes into Sector 3 from acreage and the residents don’t want that to Sector 2 through the 19th Main and on to happen. It may be recalled that the temple 25th Cross via 17th A Main, making it hell authorities did make an unsuccessful attempt to for residents every time it rains heavily,” expand the building length, but were soon says resident activist HM Javali. “No prevented from doing it when active residents concrete action has been taken so far. Lets called up the authorities concerned. close the inflow on 19th Main immediately.”
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TRAFFIC
HSR traffic inspector transferred
100 CCTV cameras Residents want Rao Ganesh reinstated for HSR residents
By SAFIYA SAYEED
When you don’t do a good job, you are branded bad. But when you do a good job, you are transferred. That’s how the system works in India today and HSR Layout is no By OUR FEATURE WRITER exception. Some months ago, HSR traffic inspector Rao Ganesh Janardhan was about to be transferred because of some political interference. Fervent calls and WhatsApp messages from residents and letters from local resident welfare associations and Residents Watch prevented his transfer from taking place. Last month, it happened again. But this time, the Director General’s office transferred Rao to Sampangiramnagar police station as inspector (law & order) at the behest of the Home ministry. Rao has served HSR for one year and three months when the average tenure of a good officer is atleast three years in Bangalore. His abrupt transfer despite the goodwill he carries among HSR residents speaks volumes of political interference. Usually, a person stays put at a station for up to five years if the public are with him. The residents are not taking this lying down. They are petitioning local politicians to intervene in the matter. However, the new posting is a step up for Rao Ganesh. From managing traffic to tackling crime could be quite discomforting to a beginner, but we are sure he will do a mighty good job of that too. We wish him all the luck. A real batsman Rao Ganesh was recently honoured at the Namma Bengaluru Awards for being one of the best government officials in the city. To Rao’s credit is the effective traffic remodelling of crucial junctions in HSR: McDonald’s, Cool joint and Bescom circle. Not to mention, the way he 10 June 2017 RESIDENTSWATCH.IN
handled a head-on accident case at the junction of 22nd Cross and 19th Main. He made the junction one-way, so people don’t take the converging point for granted and tread cautiously instead. In addition, his drive to evict footpath encroachers for pedestrian access in HSR was much appreciated by many residents. Common sense and a feel for the public at large is behind every move of the traffic inspector. Such a winnable quality is hard to come by.
[ [ EXTENSION REQUESTED Will public will prevail remains to be seen because such goodwill among citizens for a government official is rare. Will the home minister bow before citizens?
Now also in Koramangala
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Multi Cuisine Restaurant Sarjapur Road, Opp RGA Tech Park, near Decathlon
* Latte, 27th Main, HSR Layout *Dommasandra, Sarjapur Road, next to RMC
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HSR news through pictures A workshop on women's safety was conducted by Kaagaz and B.Pac at the Shakuntala Devi International Institute of Management Sciences.
One house was burgled in Sector 3 when the family was out of town. A lot of jewellery and cash was stolen. One word of advice: Keep all your precious belongings in a bank locker. Another two wheeler was stolen from the portico when the owner carelessly left the key in the bike. If you invite a thief, he will step in to do the job.
The walls at the end of 24th Main junction near the power station wore a new look. Residents painted them to prevent people from turning it into an open air urinal. And the strategy worked. Kudos to the members of Hasiru Mithra.
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STUDY
HSR and its surroundings throw up quite a mix of schools and colleges. Here is a select list of them that you could try out before handpicking that one institution which suits your child the best. Best of luck.
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% 4218-3430, 97401-88900
SCHOOLS FUTURE NEST
STEPPING STONES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL
LAWRENCE SCHOOL
17/A, 26th Cross, 26th Main, Sector 2 % 6533-3399 58/1, 17th Cross, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 2572-3839, 2572-7335
L-84/A, 14th B Cross, 4th Main Sector 6 % 96221-51234
9th Main, 6th Sector % 25722777, 98457-60764
BETHANY JUNIOR SCHOOL
2337, 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3198
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL
CA 28, 11th Cross, 22nd Main, Near BMTC Depot-1st Sector % 2572-9281, 2572-9282
BANGALORE SCHOOL OF SPEECH & DRAMA
529, 16th A Cross, 3rd Main, 6th Sector % 2572-0735
EDVENTURE ACADEMY
1156, 23rd Main, Sector 2 % 95910-80874, 9945343475. For the disabled.
GNAN SRISHTI SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
19th Main Road, 17th Cross, Sector 1 % 98453-19944, 2572-2002
RAVINDRA BHARATHI GLOBAL SCHOOL
29/1, Somasunderpalya, Sector 2 % 73537-77383
SRI CHAITANYA TECHNO SCHOOL
27th Cross, Sector 2 % 88610-04640
NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
32/P2, 17th B Main, Sector 4 % 2572-9406/08/10
FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CA # 33, Sector 4 % 25729825, 2572-9826, 3200-2581
COLLEGES
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY (NIFT)
CA Site No 21, 16th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 9448993608, 2255-2550/51
SHAKUNTALA DEVI INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
32/P3, 17th Main Road, 11th Cross, 4th Sector % 9844790111/ 90333, 2572-4791/92
PRESCHOOLS TRIO TOTS
82, 16th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4, HSR Layout % 4061-1222, 95919-98844
ROOTS MONTESSORI
1136, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 96636-58888
RISE AND SHINE
29, 18th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 7, Behind McDonald’s % 77605-04167
FLORETZ ACADEMY
408, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 4213-4819
OXFORD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
YOUR KIDS ‘R’ OUR KIDS
GREATER BANGALORE EDUCATION OF MANAGEMENT
CAMBRIDGE CHAMPS
39 MCHS, Sector 4, Opp BDA No 32, 19th Main, 17th B Cross, Complex % 4083-7999 4th Sector JSS PUBLIC SCHOOL 3026-6301/16/35/51/91 % OI PLAYSCHOOL 4/A, 14th main 6th Sector 1496, 19th Main, Sector 1 OXFORD COLLEGE % 2297-0133 OF ENGINEERING % 98866-89000 VIBGYOR HIGH Hosur Road, Bommanahalli CUDDLES Royal Placid Layout, Harlur Road % 3021-9601, 3021-9602 No 79 & 84, 16th Cross, 14th Extension % 96115-69253/54 3021-9701 Main, Sector 4 % 99801-99028 ILMA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
No 112-113, 8th Cross, Mangammanapalya Main Road, Sector 7
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No 90/85/2/2, Sector 1, 21st A Main, 17th Cross % 2258-0477
1, MCHS Colony, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 2572-5565
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SUPRA MONTESSORI
431A, 25th A Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 99863-61430
ACE MONTESSORI
Sector 1 % 96633-73111
KIDS PARADISE
938, 24th A Cross, 16th A Main, Sector 3 % 2572-7874
APPY KIDZ CARE
753, 22nd Cross, 19th A Main, Sector 2 % 88802-93997, 96861-83087
KIDZEE
2316, 16th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 94490-65321 l 493, 16th B cross, 4th Main, Sector 6 % 99009-57367 l
BUDDING KIDZ
COGITARE
KIDS VILLE ACADEMY
PRAVAHYA ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE
No 9, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 90666-47247 No 527, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 98451-88088
SRI SRI RAVISHANKAR BAL MANDIR
Sector 1, near Bank of Baroda
GOLDEN ARCH
363, 23rd Cross, 13th Main Sector 7 % 2572-2077
CHERUBS MONTESSORI
EURO KIDS
BRIGHT KID
KIDDY BLOOM
TIME KIDS
PODAR JUMBO KIDS
2578, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4953-5512
1385, 25th Main, 26th Cross, Sector 2 % 98807-54481, 6570-2145
KARA 4 KIDS
64, IAS Officer’s Colony, 15th Cross, 4th Sector % 2572-6344
BACHPAN...A PLAY SCHOOL
1495/A, 20th Main, 8th Cross, Sector 1 % 6531-4177, 99000-94177
SERRA INTERNATIONAL
#83, 16th cross, 14th main, Sector 4 % 6570-1770, 96207-89992
NAKSHATRA
1484, 20th Main, 11th Cross, Sector 1 % 93421-67266 1154, 6th Main, 19th A Cross, Sector 7 % 99004-22324 No 667, 9th Main, Sector 7 % 84949-42779
SESAME STREET
5A, Block 5, MCHS Colony, Sector 6 % 96321-05522
DRIVING SCHOOLS MARUTI DRIVING SCHOOL
21st Cr, 8th Mn, Sector 1 % 88840-17222
MINI DRIVING SCHOOL
No 18/1, 1st Floor, Opp Devi Temple, 24th Main Road, 25th A Cross % 6567-8811
MILLENIUM MOTOR SCHOOL 821, 8th B Main Road, 21st No 29/1, 24th Main, Agara Cross, Sector 7 % 93791-57547 % 98865-68138
BUBBLY BUNNIES
1090, 8th Main, 19th Cross, Sector 7 % 3241-7727/7728
I-PLAY I-LEARN
93, 14th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 90082-29306
GYAN
266-67, 15th Cross, 18th Main, Sector 4 % 98805-48393, 89714-91568
L 150, 5th Main, Sector 6 % 4610-9933
APTECH
No 88, Ground Floor, 17th Cross % 6012-7000
CHANGE INSTITUTE
No 91, 17th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 97391-83608
173, 9th Main, Sector 7 POORVI TUTORING CENTER % 98450-34342, 98459-14110 No 72, 16th Cross, 14th A Main, Sector 4 % 96202-02528 PRATHAMA MONTESSORI 1504, 19th Main, 11th Cross, WISE VISION ACADEMY Sector 1 % 98860-92800, 1032, 24th Main, Sector 1, 6571-8399 % 6569-0105
SHISHUKUL INDO KIDS
1009, 8th Main, 7th Sector % 6536-0614, 93421-27782
229, 6th Cross, Sector 5 % 99001-78940
FOREIGN LANGUAGES INSTITUTE
Sierrra Cartel, 91, 17th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 4953-7981, 98863-73048
EDGE TUTORIALS
No 876, 6th Main, Sector 7 %76769-56051
THE IMPACT IAS ACADEMY
No 91, 17th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 90350-74443, 97420-67910
INTELLI SOURCE
No 76, 12th Main, 18th Cross, Sector 7 % 98867-90852 ADVERTISE WITH US
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No 58, 1st Floor, MG Palya, Sector 3 % 2572-0055
TUTORIALS CHEFS@WORK CULINARY SCHOOL
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WATER WOES
Create Your Underground Lake 100 CCTV cameras
And it’s almost free of cost. Get started now and save your household
for HSR residents
By SHIVAKUMAR AR
Recharging ground water is a one time investment. And the results are a lifetime of profit that does not need any replacement or maintenance. You do it today, influence all tomorrow and if you are lucky, you By your OURneighbours FEATURE WRITER will have pure water sparkling in your own well. Rainwater from roof tops of buildings, roads, payments, playgrounds and many such surfaces flow out of our city. Most of us neglect this precious water and may even consider this a nuisance. However, you can make simple interventions in your house premises and create your own underground lake. The Process Divert rainwater into an existing old well, even if it is dry. Make sure the rainwater is filtered to avoid debris to enter the well. No well? Not to worry. You can create a cement ring well. Cement ring wells can be built by digging the ground (circular shape of 3 or 4 ft diameter) to the required depth (minimum 10 feet) followed by inserting precast cement rings to avoid caving in of the adjoining soil. Fill up the remaining excavated pit around the rings with jelly and crushed stones. Do not fill anything inside the cement rings. Rainwater may be allowed directly into the well for ground water recharge. Ground water recharging can also be done through check bunds, infiltration trenches and infiltration galleries. The rainwater from the well passes through many layers of soil and will reach the water table to create large underground lakes. This way, we are giving back water to mother earth.
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Why This Is Important Any city cannot depend on rivers or dams alone for water supply. There has to be better planning. About 50 per cent of it can come from dams and rivers, 20 per cent from rain water harvesting (RWH), 20 per cent from recharged borewells and 10 per cent should be recycled water. This is the only way we can sustain our supply. Shivakumar AR is a scientist at the Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology at the Indian Institute of Science. You can reach him at: rainmanskumar@gmail.com
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Revival of Somasundrapalya Lake 100 CCTV cameras for HSR residents By ZAHID H JAVALI
BBMP grants Rs 4 crore, residents looking for corporates to pitch in the rest
The process to revive Somasundrapalya Lake has begun. BBMP commissioner Manjunatha Prasad has granted Rs 4 crore for its revival. The residents spearheaded by Lalithamba BV, Kamesh Rastogi, Rajesh Kumar and By OUR FEATURE WRITER Kavitha Reddy are keeping up the pressure to ensure this happens as planned. It may be recalled that MLA Satish Reddy and MP Kupendra Reddy promised to revive the lake from their funds, but nothing happened except the clearing of the debris around the lake. The battle is far from over. The lake needs additional funds to complete the project. The residents petitioned corporate titan Kiran Mazumdar Shaw of Biocon for support. But the request didn’t find favour because she was already occupied with reviving a few other lakes. “The fight for the revival of the lake has gone on for many years now,” says Kavitha Reddy. “Finally, the BBMP has completed the survey of the lake. It is giving back the lake land that was encroached by BBMP itself through the KCDC (Karnataka Compost Development Corporation).” The BBMP Commissioner visited the lake last month. “Even though this is a BDA lake yet to be handed over to BBMP, the commissioner said they will still go ahead and revive the 16.29 acre lake with the intervention of the Lake Development Authority,” informs Kavitha. Towards this end, the BBMP Lakes team has with LDA officials. A tender for the lake revival is expected soon. This is a big turnaround story. Not long ago, the lake and the lakebed was a dumping ground for all kinds of debris. In addition, the adjoining KCDC encroached the lake and poisoned it by letting its effluents into it. Today, the contamination has come to a halt and efforts are being made to revive the water body and its surroundings. “The residents have run a sustained campaign, as
this is the only lung space for over 20000 people living around the lake,” says resident Lalithamba BV. “The lake revival will also prevent the ground water contamination by the waste water from the KCDC and increase the ground water levels which the locality is deprived of.” The lake rejuvenation is estimated to cost around Rs 6 crore. The residents are petitioning corporates like BEL, IBM and Wipro to pitch in with their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) funds and speed up the revival process.
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WATER BODIES
WHAT CAUSES LAKE POLLUTION?
Why are the lakes in Somasundrapalya, Agara and Bellandur polluted? Who is accountable? And this goes for all the other lakes in Bangalore. The Karnataka government has now set up the Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority (KLCDA) whose primary job is to oversee conservation of water bodies. But there are many agencies in the city that are supposed to handle specific issues related to pollution. There is a problem, though. With multiple bodies looking after different systems, there is no accountability on any of them. When the crisis hits, they blame each other and get away, while the lakes emit fire and froth (Bellandur and Varthur lakes are famous for this). Here is an explanation of which agency is responsible for what problem, if a lake in involved.
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Raw sewage from houses Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is the reason for the domestic sewage in Bengaluru’s lakes. Bengaluru is not fully covered with a sewerage network and sewage treatment facilities. A lot of apartments and layouts especially on the outskirts of the city are left with no option but to let their sewage into stormwater drains or lakes. In some areas, old underground sewerage networks have collapsed and connectivity is lost. The restoration work is slow. The result: Raw sewage enters lakes and pollutes them. Partly treated sewage from BWSSB sewage treatment plants BWSSB has many Sewage Treatment Plants in the city,
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but they are not operated in the right manner. What’s worse is that the treated sewage does not meet the required parameters. These STPs don’t have power back-up, are poorly maintained and are shut down during power cuts.
feeding wetlands are encroached. This situation stops the lake from getting rainwater. All lakes do not have an upstream wetland. BDA, BBMP, KSPCB and LDA who can take action are responsible for aggravating this situation.
Poorly treated sewage from the STPs of large apartments Many apartments have under-designed STPs. There is no foolproof Consent for Establishment and Operations (CFE-CFO) process in place. Some apartments operate STPs that use unproven technology, which don’t work reliably or consistently. The other problems? Poor operation of apartment STPs due to lack of trained operators, poor maintenance by untrained vendors, ageing defects going undetected due to a lack of proper monitoring and adequate budgeting. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) needs to take care of these situations through a proper approval mechanism and timely inspections.
Industrial effluents Authorities allow unauthorised industries to operate within residential and commercial zones. There is no policy to account for total pollution load. This leads to indiscriminate approvals for all kinds of industries. The industries are allowed to operate without suitable Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs). The result? Industrial pollutants reach the lakes without a checkpoint. KSPCB and BBMP are supposed to prevent this from happening.
Raw sewage gets diluted by treated sewage Treated sewage from apartment STPs needs only tertiary treatment to remove nitrates and phosphates. But raw sewage needs primary and secondary treatment first, and then tertiary treatment. But there is no separate logistical arrangement for both types of sewage. Therefore, they are directly dumped into rainwater drains, which reaches the lakes unhindered. The diluted sewage is not easy to treat. BWSSB, KSPCB, BBMP and BDA (Bangalore Development Authority) facilitate this wrongdoing by providing the infrastructure and letting the violations happen without penalising the culprits.
Drains clogged with garbage create a huge amount of leachate BBMP does not have logistics to handle all types of waste. People are forced to dump solid waste in drains. Hawkers and the BBMP staff sometimes dump garbage, paper cups, coconut shells and vegetable waste into drains. The BBMP can control this situation. The amount of pollution and its repercussions are not assessed properly for the entire lifecycle of the business and for any kind of waste produced. No business is forced to declare its logistics channels for handling its pollution of all types. KSPCB and BBMP are the agencies that can put processes in place, prevent this and penalise the guilty. Thus, all the power to control pollution in lakes lies with the agencies that operate in Bangalore. The failure of these agencies has resulted in the present situation where lakes catch fire and are dumped with garbage.
NP content in domestic sewage of all types No STP belonging to either BWSSB or large apartments has the capacity to treat Nitrates and Phosphates. KSPCB is not fining these apartments for not treating the sewage in the right way. And we are talking about raw sewage, partially treated sewage and fully treated sewage.
Note: Facts from a table on accountability for lakes, shared by Nagesh Aras, a citizen living near Bellandur, have been used in this story.
Wetlands are not functional Wetlands are developed into layouts and buildings or let to dry out completely. Drains
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CIVIC CRISIS
Quick fix online Use BBMP data to know why your ward has garbage problem
The city government, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has put out details of solid waste management (SWM) microplan for Bengaluru’s wards. With this public data, you can understand what is working with garbage collection and clearance and what is not, and engage with fellow citizens and officials to resolve it. Pic: Shree DN
How to access the information Go to the homepage of the BBMP website: bbmp.gov.in. Choose the language and go to the department section on http://bbmp.gov.in/en/web/guest/home. Select the Solid Waste Management section. Go to the download section. Select your zone and then select your ward. You will now be able to see the key map for your ward, block maps, datasheets and all the details related to daily garbage collection in your ward.
[ [ TOWARDS GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY Check the waste collection microplan for HSR Layout here: https://tinyurl.com/hsrgarbage.
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How to make use of the database There are two sets of data for every auto block: 1) Block Map 2) Demographic Datasheet for the ward. The Block Map has details of auto numbers, garbage package and the geographical information of streets covered under a particular block. The demographic sheet has the details like the number of households, pushcarts, auto tippers, compactors and sweepers (pourakarmikas) allocated to your ward. What’s more, you can check the key map attached at the end of each ward. Check the block name applicable to your area. Then download the map file and datasheet for that particular block. Check if the details on ground match the
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data given in the system. For example, you could find the auto number mentioned in the block data sheet, from the section Primary vehicles - auto tipper. Then you can compare it with the auto that comes to your place. The discrepancies could be reported to BBMP. An auto block in a microplan covers 750 homes and commercial areas falling within the area. There will be a certain number of sweepers, auto tippers, compactors and pushcarts deputed to the entire ward, on the basis of which BBMP will pay the contractor. These details are now public and open to public scrutiny. BBMP revamps SWM section on website The Solid Waste Management section on the BBMP website has undergone a revamp, with detailed rules and regulations, a complete solid waste management plan for the city, detailed segregation guidelines and posters, frequently asked questions and an option to share your story, along with ward-wise microplan data. Sarfaraz Khan, Joint Commissioner of Solid Waste Management in BBMP says the intention is to bring in transparency and make everybody fall in line, including officials, contractors and civic workers. He says there have been allegations of fake employees working as pourakarmikas in some wards. Therefore, the BBMP is doing Aadhaar verification of civic workers to avoid duplication while recruiting them, making payment and providing facilities.
the website, except for 13 wards that did not share the data. “People can complain if the civic worker fails to do his duty on a particular day,” says Khan. “Citizen reporting is very important in fixing garbage issues. With the formation of ward committees, I hope citizens will actively report about the issues,” he said. BBMP IT department helped with GIS mapping of the auto blocks, while ward officials were given a form to fill the information for the ward. Sources said that the data that is made public now was the first-level data obtained from ward officials, and is open to citizen scrutiny. Shuchi Mitras, Master Trainers and citizens in every ward can go through the details and flag the health inspectors and higher officials if there are discrepancies in the data. The complaints can be lodged at Joint Commissioner’s office in each zone of the BBMP. This exercise is expected to streamline the already existing system of waste collection in the wards of BBMP limits, with citizen involvement. © Oorvani Foundation/Open Media Initiative. Also available online at citizenmatters.in
TRANSPARENCY ONLINE
With the online map, you can check many issues with the microplan data from BBMP. Is vehicleFoundation/Open that picks garbage from your area ©the Oorvani Media authorised? Does your wardonline have the Initiative. Also available at same number of pourakarmikas working everyday, citizenmatters.in as mentioned in the data? Is the waste from commercial areas in your area going by the People can complain to the zonal joint right vehicle? Is the waste from a nearby commissioner multiunit apartment going to the right What can citizens do with this data? Khan person? Are all the vehicles allotted to your says people can call the concerned Joint ward on the road? How many houses does Commissioner of the zone or the ward your block have? engineer and complain if there are discrepancies. Details of most wards are uploaded on RESIDENTSWATCH.IN
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FOOD
HSR is a melting pot of world cuisines. Make the most of its eclectic facade. Dig into the best that casual, formal and street food has to offer. Here are select listings from the many eateries around. Indulge!
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GROCERIES
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2336, 17th Cross, Sector 1 % 97439-91530
SAFA SUPER MARKET
Shop No 1, BDA Complex % 96864-47864
AISHWARYA SUPERMARKET
801, 19th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 2572-2099/199
MK RETAIL
485, NIFT, 27th Main, 17th Cross % 4213-4646
AJFAN DATES ‘N’ NUTS
191, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 70220-22107
M K AHMED SUPER MARKET
• No 58/59, Behind BDA Complex, 17th Cross, 12th Main Road, Sector 6 % 2572-7822 • 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2572-9924
SOBHA SUPER MARKET
190, 9th Main Road, 14th Cross, Sector 6 % 2572-1026
ORGANIC FOOD THE ECO STORE
1018, 13th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0132
CELEBRATE WELLNESS
19th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-0882
GRAND SUPER MARKET
24 MANTRA ORGANIC FARM SHOP
MULTIPLEX HYPER BAZAAR
ORGANIC MANDYA
1695, 19th Main, Sector 2, % 2572-7373, 99000-27373
2624, CPWD Quarters, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-0277
FOOD PALACE SUPERMARKET
1322, Venkatesh Mansion, 24th Main Road, 2nd Sector % 2572-7999
1379, 25th Main, Sector 2 % 70229-70935 No 41, 14th Mn, Sector 7 % 4851-0605
ORIGREEN
EZZEE BUY SUPERMARKET
5/2, Yellukunte Village % 4212-8047
STAR MARKET
VGR Essor Building, 6th Main, Sector 6
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22nd Mn, 22nd Cr % 88671-64415
SUBWAY
Near BDA Complex, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-9999
LEON GRILL
No 17, 18th Cross, Sector 3 % 2572-2900
FIVE STAR CHICKEN
37/38, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 95382-00612
PIZZA HUT
14th Main Road, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 2572-0305
DOMINO’S PIZZA
1573, Sector 1 % 6870-3740
PIZZA HUT EXPRESS
2633, 27th Main Road,13th Cross, 1st Sector % 3377-3300
US PIZZA
4, 64/65, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 3247-5722, 98450-81882
NAMDHARI’S FRESH
24th Mn, Sector 1 % 4955-5348 THE PIZZERIA 402, 1/1, HSR Club Road, Sector 2 % 87470-00082
FAST FOOD BBQ SQUARE
Vistar Arcade, 24th Cross, 18th Main, 14th Cross, Sector 3 % 80640-05777
FOOD BASKET
734, 15th A Main, 22nd Cross, HSR Club Road, Sector 3 % 73377-33513
2318, Sector 1 % 90193-43939
NORTHAM’S PIZZA.PITA
1085, 23rd Cr, 24th Mn, Sector 2 KFC 30, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 99408-12726 % 93434-33330
NILGIRIS SUPERMARKET
176/243, 9th Main, 4th Sector % 6536-6536
FAASO’S
INDIAN PARATHA FACTORY
1780, 19th Main Sector 1 % 91085-29166
DAKSHIN COFFEE HOUSE
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Ground Floor, 5th Main Sector 6 % 87470-15906
MCDONALDS
1, BDA Complex, 14th Main Road, Sector 7 % 6600-0666
BAKERS & ICE CREAM PARLOURS CORNER HOUSE *
1666, 27th Main, Sector 2
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1001, 9th Main, Sector 7
% 72592-41707, 80225-85077
% 98805-94010
CHEF BAKER’S
FOOD
KANTI SWEETS l
806, 19th Main, Sector 2
% 2572-6125 9th Main Sector 7 % 93439-51507 l
KC DAS
1174/2, 17th Cross, 5th Main, Sector 7 l 14th Main, Opp BDA Complex l
PATVILLE PATISSERIE
697/795, 26th Main,11st Cross, Sector 1 % 4212-3000
PABRAI’S NATURELLE ICE CREAM
964, MR Complex, 27th Main Sector 1 % 95350-06187
JUST BAKE
445, 5th Main, 16th A Cross, 6th Sector % 6500-0106 l 27th Main, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 % 6888-8050 l
SWENSENS
28, Opp BDA Complex, Sector 4 % 97382-63244
THE FRENCH LOAF
2317, Opp NIFT, 27th Main % 3221-7208
CARNIVAL CAKES
1018, 13th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 99167-54689
AMMA’S PASTRIES
218, Sector 6, Empire hotel Road % 95906-07750
THE RIGHT MOO
1664, 27th Main, near VLCC Sector 2 % 6595-0099
POLAR BEAR
647, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4219-7575
SHREE MITHAI
590, 15th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 2572-7337
SWEET CHARIOT
1174, 5th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-5998
CREAM & FUDGE
780, Ground Floor, 19th Main Sector 1 % 98456-95601
SHUBH SWEETS & CHATS
2623, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6583-0980
FLAVOURS 24
VASUDEV ADIGA’S
69, 19th Main, near Rashtrakutas Sector 4 % 6573-6757
154, 9th Main, Sector 6 % 98446-72400
1177, Sai Optimus Gold, 5th Main, Sector 7 % 84949-12611
FROZEN BITES
1131, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 97317-79985
PINDI
15, 3rd Floor, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 6 % 91083-72053
CREAM STONE
89, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 80645-68822
ADYAR ANANDA BHAVAN
27, Ground Floor, BDA Complex % 2572-5399/6399
INDIAN
BANGALORE AGARWAL BHAVAN
Sector 6 % 93799-12345, 97437-32517
SAMAIKYA
450, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-6616
HOTEL JUNIOR KAPPANNA
PUNJABI TADKA
9th Main, Sector 6 % 80416-33030
2733, 27th Main, 16th Cross, Sector 1 % 96117-65699
SILBATTI
THE MOGHUL’S
RASHTRAKUTAS
KABAB MASTI
171, 19th Main Road, Sector 4 % 90360-26099 85/6, 19th Main, 15th Cross, Sector 1 % 8884495599/59955
CHINNASWAMY NAIDU BIRIYANI
242, 9th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 95387-23326
HOWRAH BRIDGE
No 78, 11th Main, Sector 6 % 98865-60881
HYDERABAD BIRYAANI HOME
2627, 1st Flr, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 90086-62266, 6599-5599
EMPIRE RESTAURANT
169/A/170, Sector 6 % 4041-4141
MOTI MAHAL DELUX
No 331, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 4091-4854
PURNABRAMHA
19th Main Road, Sector 4 % 6888-8911
WAZWAN
4, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 6 % 4337-0000
MEERA’S BEEGARA OOTA
519, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 2258-0009, 99168-74081
HELLOO DELHI
17, 18th Main, Sector 3 % 6535-1717/1818
ARASUVAI ARASU MADHURAM
1st Floor, 5th Main, Sector 6 % 2572-3543
447, 17th Cross, 17th Main, Sector 4 % 4965-3326 1565, Masti Square, Sector 1 Service Road % 77605-38668
BANGALIANA
2633, 27th Main,13th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-2839
MAST KALANDAR
3, 1st Floor, Sector4 % 3192-5500, 6569-5279
DA CITY CAFE
191, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 96200-54343
TAWA GHAR KA
355/2, 14 B Cross, 5th Main Sector 6 % 4965-3415
CRUNKZ
1190, 24th Main, 22nd Cross Sector 2 % 4965-2961
ZZUNGRY
1463, 5th Main, 17th Cross Sector 7 % 90660-22621
T&U
2610, 27th Main, Near NIFT % 6547-0565
ZERO MILE PUNJAB
5th Floor, L167, Outer Ring Road Sector 6 % 90364-27497
PETOO
177, 9th Main, near Corner House Sector 7 % 4965-2814
SUBBAMMA
492, Ground floor, 24th Main Sector 2 % 91485-33339
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KOHINOOR
FOOD
BIRYANI ZONE
1548, 19th Main % 96864-09911
THE PUNJABI RASOI
1082, 18th Cross, 3rd Sector % 2572-3043
MULTI CUISINE
No 426, Sector 1, 27th Main % 4213-4863
SWATHI SPICE N ICE
145, 1st Floor, Sector 5 % 2550-7575, 99000-13406/07
KUMARAKOM
23, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 6500-0118
MISHMASH
NANDA’S
NIRVANA
KABAB MASTI
2321, 17th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0091
253, Ground Floor, 5th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 6533-1212
FAMILIAR FOOD
27th Main, Sector 1 % 4952-4012
MUGHAL TREAT
1563, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 4210-7444, 96208-60013
KITCHEN ON TABLE
Biryani Zone building, 3rd Floor, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 94800-24750
SUNSET TERRACE LOUNGE
1558, 19th Main, Outer Ring Rd % 4209-0505
1565, Masti Square, 1st Sector % 77605-38668
HUNGREE BELLY
15th Cross Road, Sector 4 % 4965-3402
BROADWAY
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RAYAAN’S
329, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 2258-0454
TOMATINA
2631, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4242-0606
MUGHAL GARDEN
944, 5th Main Road, Sector 7 % 2572-9482
AMBUR STAR BIRYANI
Behind BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 2572-0796
SWATHI SIGNATURE
145, Sector 5 % 99000-31444
2802, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 OLIVE 14th Main, Sector 7, near BDA % 4512-8598 Complex T % 88920-29574
PARIKA
Twin Tulips, 1086/A, 18th Cross 14th Mn, Sector 3 % 4965-3159
CINNAMON
78, 11th Main, 14th Cross Sector 6 % 4120-1897
SOUTH INN
1158, 5th Main, 20th Cross, 7th Sector % 2572-0213
CHINESE
GONGURA’S
SICHUAN
KITCHEN AFFAIRS
MUSTARD FOOD COURT
LUO HAN
ATITHI
EARTH PLATE
NEW DELICACY
253, Ground Floor, 5th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 6533-1212 251/A, 19th Main, 17th Cross, 4th Sector % 4965-3074 219/2, 1st Floor, 9th Main, 15th A Cross, Sector 6 % 4965-2709
ANJAPPAR
25/26, Sector 6, BDA Complex % 2572-2207
7/38, 14th Main, Near BDA Cmpx Sector 7 % 89041-33998 46, 18th Main, Sector-3 % 6575-4854 1, Above McDonalds, 14th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 2572-4114
PEPPER
Sector 4 % 6400-5777
STOP & EAT
DEVIL GOES VEG
NOODLE DOODLE
KEETOS
NOSTALGIA
KUTTANADU
GRILL N HOG
THE LITTLE CHEF
1197/1, 22nd A Cross, Sector 3, HSR Club Road % 96116-37724 27th Main, Sector 1 % 96862-23357
433, 1st Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 98803-18181 64/65, Husna Sahar Arcade, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4212-2048
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No 89, 17th Cross Road, Sector 4 % 6500-0368 819, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-5528
90, 27th Main % 4212-0507, 80959-83146 2733, 16th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6435-0423
1552, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 3232-0077/88 666, 27th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 1 % 6450-5304
735, 15th Main, HSR Club Road, Sector 3 % 88610-73260
WANGS KITCHEN
2137, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 3925-3925
DRAGON’S KITCHEN
764/1, Vishal Towers, 19th Main, Sector 2 % 6444-8888
CONTINENTAL FISH & FRIES
1677, 27th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 98801-16229
EUROPEAN THE EURO KITCHEN
27th Mn, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 % 6888-8050
FOOD
1562, Mantri Sarovar, Sector 1, Agara % 2572-6660 646, 12th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0999
CHAAI RESTO
24th Main, Opp Ganapati temple Sector 1 % 92062-41905
WHAT’S IN THE NAME
HERE & NOW
28, Opp BDA Complex, 14th Main Sector 4 % 99169-33000
MYLAPORE CAFE
13, AB Square,14th Main, Sector 5 % 4217-2421 1216, Ground Floor, 14th Main Sector 3 % 99403-40396
251,19th Main Rd,, Sector 4
HWEALTH CAFE
837, 27th Main, 11th Cross, Sector 1 % 4210-5050
ESPRESSO CAFE
1172, 24th Mn, 25th Cr, Sector 2 % 95386-15678
CAFE MONDO
* Outer Ring Road * 27th Mn * 17th Cross * 14th Main
No 111, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 99455-03908
% 99457-02486
KRISPY KREME
659, 22nd Cross, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 81051-00311 2617, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4953-4335
CAFE COFFEE DAY
LATTE
PAPPU CHAIWALLA
ART BLEND CAFE
MCH Society, Opp BDA Complex Sector 4 % 2572-0338
COFFEE SHOPS/CAFES
No 457, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-9596
BAITHAK
27th Main, Sector 1 % 88801-41000
1659, 27th Main Road Sector 2 % 4965-2668
NAPOLI
GOLD BEAN
CHAI POINT
2606, 27th Main, 16th Cross Sector 1 % 4512-8759
GRIGLIATO
GRAPEVINE
CAFE TROUVAILLE
THE DECK
2801, 27th main, Sector 1 % 98452-07846
1085, 18th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 3 % 6723-2402
2606, 27th Main, 16th Cross Sector 1 % 4512-8759 17/J, 18th Cross, Sector 3
1085, 14th Main, 18th Cross Sector 3 % 4512-8707 No 253, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 6533-1212
SWEEGAN’S CAFE
CAFE PASCUCCI
HEADQUARTERS
RE-PUBLIQUE
403, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 6999-0013
CAFE TROUVAILLE
PUBS & BARS
DONT TELL MAMA
No 14, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 6 % 4337-0000
SAFE HOUSE
145, Below Swathi Spice n Ice 1197, 25th B Main, 22nd Cross Sector 5 HOUSE OF COMMONS Sector 2 % 6535-6599 1085, 14th Main, 18th Cross CANOPY FLAVOURS Sector 3 % 4512-8819 241, 17th Cross, 9th Main LIQUID PEARL Sector 6 % 98453-93655 145, Outer Ring Road TEA TRAILS BISTRO Sector 5 % 2550-7575/6676 114/115, 27th Main, Opp VLCC Sector 2 % 4965-2591 CAFE BY THE CORNER
5TH MAIN CAFE
355, 14th B Cross, 5th Main Sector 6 % 98863-35005
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HEALTH
If you are not well, the world isn’t well. But if you are, the world will be such a happy place. Here is a select list of places where you can pamper yourself and get treated when the need arises. Take care of yourself, so you can take care of others.
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SALONS/SPAS VLCC
1660-1661, 27th Main, Sector 2
NB NATURALS BEAUTY
241, 17th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 6 % 6999-3334
TONI & GUY
2607, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-4884
NATURALS
l 3, 2nd Floor, Opp BDA Complex, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 88846-88846 l 331, 1st Floor, Sector 2 % 88846-11122
CHIK MIK BEAUTY PARLOUR
2623, NIFT, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3485
JAWED HABIB
2633, Liss Arcade, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 49535502, 74066-60462
YLG
434, 27th Main % 4213-4462
LAKME SALON
484, 17th Cross, 27th Main,
Sector 2 % 6638-9590 40, 14th Main, 7th Sector % 6066-4444 KIMERA
Bhagyalakshmi Square, 3rd Floor, 17/N, 18th Cross, Sector 3 % 2572-7444
NATURAL TOUCH
No 53/A, Somasundarpalya, Sector 2 % 99720-02319
VISION HEALTH CARE
256, 17th Cross, 5th Main Road, Sector 7 % 99025-65657
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PLUM & SUGAR
2631, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4242-0606
FITNESS CENTRES BOOT CAMP
19th Main, Sector 3 % 99000-69882/27827
SNAP FITNESS
17-T, 1, 17th Cross, 19th Main Road, Sector 3 % 9900003242, 90081-10110
VIVA FIT
433, 3rd Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 94800-10044
GOLD’S GYM
No 2631, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4242-0606
DENTISTS SUNKRIS DENTAL HEALTH CARE
4, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Agara, Sector 1 % 98860-60757, 9945384748, 2258-4910
CONFIDENT DENTAL CARE
2630, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6565-0016
RAGHAV’S
No 1194/2, 22nd Cross, HSR Club Road, Sector 3 % 6577-6644
VASAN DENTAL CARE
1127/A, Sector 7 % 3300-9000
WHITE DENTAL STUDIO
No 51, Behind BDA Complex, 6th Sector % 2572-2355 6454-7070
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HOSPITALS NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL
Opp. HSR Club, Sector 3 % 7111-2300, 7111-2244 (emergency)
VASAN EYE CARE HOSPITAL
1127/A, Sector 7 % 3920-7900
DEVI EYE HOSPITAL
157/A, HSR Outer Ring Road, Sector 5 % 4111-2604
GREENVIEW HOSPITAL
20&21, Kalpa Vruksha, 14th Main, Sector 5 % 6792-7777
SAKRA WORLD HOSPITAL
52/2 & 52/3, Outer Ring Road, Opp Intel % 4969-4969
QUEEN’S HOSPITAL
11/B, 19th Main, 25th Cross, Sector 2 % 2572-6684, 88845-57171 RAINBOW CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
8/5, Marathahalli-KR Puram Outer Ring Road % 4241-2345
LOTUS HOSPITAL
24th Mn, Sector 1 % 4957-2020
CLINICS MATOSHREE KIDNEY STONE CENTRE
281, 5th Main, 15th A Cross Sector 6 % 96202-23336
8AM TO 8PM WOMEN & CHILD CENTER
2nd Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 7111-2300
QI BACK & SPINE CLINIC
14th Mn, Sector 7 % 4851-9081
HEALTH
PET CLINICS
DR GOVIND’S MEDICAL & DIABETES CENTRE
MY PETS CHOICE
AMEYA HEALTHCARE
HERRIOT’S CLINIC & PET SHOP
541, 17th Main, 4th Sector % 2572-5378/6450
41/A, 12th Main, 14th Cross Road, Sector 6 % 98451-18585, 2572-2999
NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY CLINIC
1st Floor, HSR BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 7111-2300
No 541, 3rd A Main, 16th A Cross, Sector 6 % 2572-6989 1, 19th Main, Sector 4 % 2572-4449, 98452-99502
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE INSTITUTE OF CLINICALLY APPLIED HIJAMA THERAPY
No 24, 14th Main, Sector 4, Opp BDA Complex % 4114-5125
HSR DIABETIC CENTRE
1197, 22nd Cross, Sector 3 % 6050-6688
EXCELA MEDICARE
No 1320, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 6555-5655, 97408-51726
PYRAMID MEDITATION
No 536, 23rd Main, Sector 2 % 90356-31723
KITES
NATURE’SMART SKIN & HAIR CLINIC
AANVII HEARING SOLUTIONS
SHATHAYU AYURVEDA
2345, 17th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-6700, 99800-67000
No 440, 28th Main, Sector 1 % 99000-95973
1017, 27th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-1171, 99000-55100
358, 25th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 4228-6600, 98868-22115
EXPRESS CLINICS
244, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 2572-7771
DR BATRA’S
No 419, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3860/61
NATIONWIDE
EARTH AYURVEDA
THE APOLLO CLINIC
PIONEER PHYSIOTHERAPY & PAIN RELIEF CLINIC
1172, 24th Main, 25th Cross, Sector 2 % 6565-0030, 90350-77924 54, 1st Floor, 12th Main Road, HSR Layout % 2572-4235/36
No 143, Sector 5, HSR Ring Road % 6570-0609 No 776, 19th Main, 23rd Cross, Sector 2 % 98449-55866
VAIDYARATNAM
No 2335, 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0020, 81051-64638
SAMATVAM HOLISTIC HEALTH CENTER
No 61, 11th Main, Sector 6 % 2572-1500
KEVA AYURVEDA HEALTH CARE
No 600, 15th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 6547-0744, 80500-56033
ENERGY NESTS
13A, 4th Floor, 14th Main, Sector 5 % 98455-33655
DR SILPA HOMEOPATHY CLINIC
216, near NIFT, 20th Cross, 27th Main Road, Sector 2 % 93430-14711
DR LALITA’S HOMEOPATHIC CLINIC
1694, 1st Floor, 19th Main, Sector 2 % 77607-57025
DIAGNOSTIC LABS BHOOMI DIAGNOSTICS & PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE CENTRE
495, 24th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 2 % 2258-5550/51, 73377-22229
V CURE
1000, BDA Complex, 9th Main, 7th Sector % 2572-5191
SPANDANA
No 816, 27th Main % 6599-1476
EBISU DIAGNOSTICS
17th Cross, 24th Main % 2258-5555, 2258-7777
Organic & Eco-Friendly Products Serving HSR Layout Residents since 2012
A one-stop shop for fresh organic vegetables and fruits, desi cow milk, organic groceries, chemical-free cosmetics, gardening supplies, and gift items
Shop online at www.theecostore.in
# 1018, 13th Cross, 24th Main, HSR Layout, Sector 1, Bangalore 560 102. (Landmark: Next to Shathayu Clinic) Phone: 080–2258-0132, 98456-89551
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SHOP
You don’t have to step out of HSR Layout for shopping. Everything is right here. This comprehensive list will guide you on what is available where. Happy shopping! If there is an error in the listings or you have a new listing to add, email: info@residentswatch.in
APPAREL PLANET FASHION
No 1/A, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0557
LEE/WRANGLER/VANS
No 1514, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-2160
MONTE CARLO
No 2616, Ground Floor, Sector 1, 27th Main, Opp CPWD Quarters % 4207-9711, 99803-80040
JP COLLECTIONS
No 429, 27th Main, Sector 1, % 4208-3366
UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON
423, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4210-9810
PEPE
423, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4725
MOCK ORANGE
2580, 27th Mn, 13th Cr, Sector 1 % 99167-27806
COOL CLUB
No 2580, 27th Mn, 13th Cr, Sector 1% 4953-8922
SHOP
SOCH
SRIRANGAM TEXTILES
PEOPLE
SARIKA SILKS & GARMENTS
SIYARAM’S SHOP
STHREE
No 805, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-1920 No 417, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4124-1622 G3, #665, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 93434-72677
KIDZON
433, 17th Cross, 19th Main, Sector 4 % 95357-00571
ADAM’S AVENUE
No 85/1, 19th Main, Sector 1
CELIO
90, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4202-5266
LEVI’S
No 419, Ground floor, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4209-7964
NEEMAKUMAR DESIGN STUDIO
59/101A, 1st Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 6547-0520
SWADESHI
2629, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6583-1758, 2258-0280, 2258-7502
No 18/4, 9th Main, 17th Cross, 7th Sector % 94488-04632
44, 24th Main Road, Agara, Sector 1 % 2258-7786 5, Ground Floor, 14th main, BDA Complex, Sector 6, % 2597-9593
FAB INDIA
Shop No 8, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 98802-96383, 98867-89178
MILOU
2614, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6888-8919
VIVIDITY
No 2801, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3406
JOCKEY
2607, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-6886
JEWELLERY KUSHALS
2611, SRS Complex, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4958-7930
SAJ
MAHARAJ PARADISE FACTORY OUTLET
SWARAN SANKALP JEWELS
LINEN COLLECTION
SAI HARI’S DESIGNER BOUTIQUE
M P JEWELLERS
FAVOURITE SHOP
THE LABEL
RAJESH JEWELLERS
MOD FASHIONS
UNNATHI
No 11, 31A Main Road, Sector 2 % 99162-55555 No 964/965, 27th Main, Below Pai Intl, Sector 1 % 4213-3122 No 804, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-1919 116, 10th Main, Sector 6 % 2572-6663
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No 4, BDA Complex % 2572-1558
No 804/805, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0474 3, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 78293-11369
35, BDA Complex % 2572-6700
1031, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 4200-5287
249, Shiva Arcade, 19th Main, Sector 4 % 89515-16161
L377, 5th Main, Sector 6 % 2258-3155
ANAND JEWELS
981, 24th Main, 7th Cr Sector 1 % 4204-8727
SHOP
BABY PRODUCTS FIRST CRY
17th Cr, Sector 4 % 2572-4939
BABY OUTLET
1322, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 6537-5557
BORN BABIES
FURNITURE & HOME DÉCOR GLASS WORLD
No 1114, 14th Main, Sector 3 % 6572-2401
BEST LOOKING FURNITURE
1/151, 24th Main % 2258-2025
SRI SAI FURNISHING
No 1069, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0599
1366/552, HSR Club Road, 14th MILAN FURNITURE & Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 3 FURNISHING % 89043-77517 No 12, 27th Main, Sector 1 KIDS GIGGLE % 2258-3999 27th Main Road, Sector 1 SAFA FURNITURES % 99802-64544 28, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, BABIES IN ARMS Sector 6 677, 13th Cross, 27th Main, OPULENCE Sector 1 % 2258-1784 1542, Salasar House, 19th HONEY BUNNY Main, 7th Cross, Sector 1 433, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-1595 % 4213-4071 MY BABY STORE
141, Sector 5, Outer Ring Road % 3353-0534
LITTLE MISS
No 163, 9th Main, Sector 6
LITTLE BOSS
437, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4701/02/03
KIDS CITY
819, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4213-4213
TOTS N TEENS
421, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-0061
SPORTS APPAREL & EQUIPMENT SPORTZ ARENA
7, BDA Complex % 2572-9929
SOFAS & MORE
2802, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4203-5334
M0HSIN FURNITURE
No 1500, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 6453-0011
KIDS FURNITURE WORLD
17th Cross, Sector 4 % 97420-83169
THE INDOOR COLLECTION
27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0228
DÉCOR INDIA
1566, Sector 1 % 4131-3300
EKBOTE FURNITURE
7, First Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 2572-0935
AVIN SPORTS
27th Main, 1st Sector % 4213-4376
BAGS & MORE DARSHAN BAGZONE
819, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 90351-22005
MARK
28/32, Sector 4 % 99160-93401
NIKE
427, Sai Ram Arcade, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-2886, 99161-94134
STEPZ
804-805, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0436
BATA SHOE STORE
2799/2800, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 3256-9268, 98809-86637
REEBOK
423, 27th Main, Sector 1, % 4213-4725
HUSH PUPPIES
2608, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 3256-9265
FRANCO LEONE
345/414, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4217-4446
PUMA STORE
807, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-4047
WATCHES FASTRACK
7 & 8, 27th Main Rd, Sector 1 % 2258-2112
WORLD OF TITAN
7 & 8, 27th Main Rd, Sector 1 % 4204-2467
HELIOS
27th Main, Sector 1 % 4208-8780
WELLBORN FLOORINGS
1572, Service Road, Sector 1 % 4112-6451
OPTICIANS LAWRENCE & MAYO
HERCULES SPORT
Sector 1, 27th Mn % 4218-1695
FOOTWEAR
191, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 2258-3599/3621
HANDICRAFTS & ANTIQUES
VISION SAVERS OPTICS
CENTRAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES EMPORIUM
VISION EXPRESS
MULGUND
BRIGADE OPTICS
44, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 2572-5660 1667, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 96639-60187
87, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4926
810, Ground Floor, Sector 1, 27th Main % 4213-4926 3&4, Sector 2 % 8123806667, 2852-8247
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TITAN EYE PLUS
2795, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-3062
SHIVA VISION CARE
60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 4147-7113
EYE WORLD
419, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-2119
ELECTRONICS & HOME APPLIANCES SANGEETHA MOBILES
422, Vibhu Complex, Sector 1, 27th Main Road % 4213-4989, 74118-52250
ICENTRE
27th Main, Sector 1 1800-3000-0330
A-Z ELECTRONICS (SAMSUNG)
428, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4207-0240
COMPUTER CARE PUROHIT COMPUTERS
Shop No 15, BDA Shopping Complex, Sector 6 % 2572-1166
ORCHIDS NETWORK
No 174, 1st Floor, 9th Main Road, Sector 7 % 2572-7272
CARTRIDGE CRAFT
398, 27th Main Road, 10th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-5545
ACER MALL
UNILET
A S ELECTRONICS
ITOUCH SMARTPHONES RESTORE
174, 9th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-9222/23/24
42, 24th Main, Sector 1, Agara % 6991-7060
UNIVER CELL
No 647, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0219
VENKATESHWARA ENTERPRISES
No 410, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 4167-8088
IFB POINT
410, 24th Mn, Sector 2 % 3011-9221
SAMSUNG
60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 2572-7256
PRESTIGE SMART KITCHEN
15, BDA Complex % 2572-6991, 6590-2721
ADISHWAR ELECTROWORLD
27th Main, Sector 1 % 80880-99511
No 812, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4213-4000
RELIANCE DIGITAL
PAI INTERNATIONAL
18th Cross, Sector 3 % 2572-0652
964, 27th Main, 1st Sector % 2258-1213
SONY CENTER
No 2799, 17th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4184
AUTO SPA
17th Cross, 27th Main, Opp BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 6900-0222
3M CAR CARE
Racerz Inc, 991/992, 5th Cross, Sector 7 % 99805-29298, 92436-05444
PRONTO
436, 17th Cross, Sector 4, % 6999-9124, 4114-5125
TYRE EMPIRE
NEXT
2625, Sector 1, 27th Main % 3247-9266
SOLAR AUTOS
19th Main, Sector 4
KUBERA TVS
Opp. CPWD Complex, Sector 1 % 81471-71831
ANANDA HONDA
No 2318, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 97380-44550
GIFTS & STATIONERY PENFOLDS VENTURES
27th Main, Sector 1 % 98451-18844
174/A, 9th Main Road, 4th Sector % 2572-4864
FANCY CHILLI
CAR CARE
AUTOMOBILES
TYRE KINGDOM
PRATHAM MOTORS
No 1463, 5th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-2229, 4915-6042
2318, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 99000-46919
552, 2nd floor, 14th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 3 % 96110-33334
90/85/2, 21st Cross, 8th Main, Sector 1 % 88840-15222
NINE STAR SUZUKI
PARTY PLANET
55/2, Opp Nagarjuna Apts., Sector 2 % 77956-20275
Hosur Road % 99725-13333
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30 June 2017 RESIDENTSWATCH.IN
RADIATION
Track mobile tower radiation in your area 100 CCTV cameras for HSR residents By GREGORY MENDES
HSR towers are EMF-compliant, says DoT portal
Last month, the Department of Telecom launched the Tarang Sanchar portal. It lets you know if the amount of radiation being emitted by the mobile towers comply with the emission standards. There are three kinds of towers: ground-based, roof top and wall-mounted. In HSR, there are close to 100 rooftop towers and about six ground-based towers. We checked out several towers in HSR Layout and found them to be complaint. However, we were not able to check all of them because there is a limit to how much one can verify per user per day. The portal launch was timed well. It happened soon after the Supreme Court ordered the deactivation of a BSNL mobile tower in Gwalior following a plea by a 42-year-old cancer patient. However, the government maintains that the mobile tower emissions rules in India are ten times more stringent than global norms. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has referred to approximately 25,000 articles published around the world over the last 30 years and declared that “current evidence does not confirm the existence of any health consequences from exposure to low level electromagnetic field”. The telecom website says, “Since the effects on human beings are to be studied over a long period of time, further studies are going on around the world.” The telecom department reiterates that all is well with EMF radiation in India. In its report on the site, it says, “Keeping the precautionary EMF safe exposure limits for the Radio Frequency Field (Base Station Emissions) as 1/10th of the safe limits prescribed by ICNIRP for all areas in India, it eliminates the need for fixing lower limits for specific areas like schools, hospitals, residential premises, children playgrounds and other such areas; a
segregation of which is impractical in densely populated localities.” The jury is out there but concerns are real. Many people have felt changes in their body chemistry although no independent studies can pinpoint the exact reason why they are suffering from cancer and so on. But radiation could be one of the causes.
[ [ PREVENTION IS THE CURE Long term radiation effects are unknown. It’s best to stay away from mobile towers that are too close to where you stay. Staying away is better than being close. RESIDENTSWATCH.IN
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HELP
When you feel helpless and need a helping hand, this is the section you cannot do without. From numbers of civic agencies to conceirge and odd job services, it’s a bit of everything in two pages. Make the most of it. If there is an error in the listings or you have a new listing to add, email: info@residentswatch.in
BBMP (Roads): 89705-83017 (Vinayak) Dial A Rickshaw: 80506-61111, BBMP (Garbage): 98456-00457 92434-04800 (Roopesh) Police control room: 100 BBMP (Advertisements): 99456Fire service station: 101 68835 BBMP (work inspector): Traffic control room: 103 99021-66884 Sanjeevini (accidents): 102, 1062 BBMP (snake catchers): Health helpline: 104 98801-08801, 99169-68959 BBMP Joint Commissioner Private snake catchers: (Bommanahalli): 94806-83433 99803-39880 (Dr Veerabhadraswamy, (Kishen), 99808-55720 (Devaraj jcbhalli@bbmp.gov.in) Shivappa) Hearse van: 94806BBMP Chief Engineer: 9480683495 83438 (Bettegowda) Electrical Division: 94806-85413 HSR Ward corporator: 99458(assistant executive engineer), 90672 (Gurumurthy Reddy) 94806-85340 (executive MG Palya/Somasundrapalya engineer) Street Light BBMP corporator: 94483-88585 Lineman: 91640-09891 (Shobha Jagadish) (Abhishek) BBMP Joint Engineer: 99868Park Development Division: 35425 (Ramesh) 94806-83436 (superintendent) HSR Police Station: 2574-7752 Forest Department 58888, 1912, Hoysala Police Patrol: 2294-3000 94806-85038 (supervisor) HSR Police inspector: 94808BESCOM complaints 58888, 1912, 01626 2258-5287, 94498-44831, Police Commissioner’s office: 94498-40477 (JE), 94498-40476 2294-2222/3322 (AE) KSRTC control room: 2225-5720 BWSSB: 2294-5154, 98454Passport office: 2570-6101 44154, 98454-44039 (AE), BBMP control room: 2222-1188 98452-28559 (inspector), BBMP Grievance Cell: 94806-85700 (assistant engineer), Railway enquiry: 131, 132 98454-44037 (assistant executive BangaloreOne: 2295-5517 engineer) BMTC: 2295-2253 BBMP: 99001-34955 (executive BDA Office (HSR Layout): engineer), 94806-85280 2572-0264, 2572-5932 (assistant executive engineer) Post Office (HSR Layout): BBMP (Horticulture): 2572-0744 District registrar: 94806-83594 BBMP (Health): 2525-3505 Registrar of 98446-29911 (Vinod), 94806Companies: 2553-7449 85280 BBMP (PRO): 2212Registrar (marriage): 2559-5977 8409/2297-5523 Sub Registrar office: 2535-2907
USEFUL NUMBERS
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Ananth Kumar, MP: 2656-8483, 98443-08554 Kupendra Reddy, MP: 99800-55599 Lok Ayukta: 98450-00022 M Satish Reddy, MLA: 94480-51616 Police officials Twitter IDs: @cpblr, @blrcitypolice, @dcpsebcp @ccbbangalore, @crimebangalore HSR Club: 2572-3928 Police Whatsapp No: +919480801000 BBMP Whatsapp No +9480685476 BBMP HSR Ward Whatsapp No: +917022372923 Traffic Whatsapp No: +919480801006, Public Eye (phone app) Traffic Control Room (East Bangalore): 080-22943131 HSR Traffic inspector: 99009-92998 BDA engineers: 94805-89835 (Satish), 94496-49915 (Krishna) Online BBMP Complaints: http://bbmp.sahaaya.in BBMP Chief Conservator of Forests: 94806-85414 (Brijesh Kumar), 2297-5707 CM’s Office: cm.kar@nic.in HSR Club: 99161-10458 (S Somashekar, president), 98451-62692 (Shankaranarayana Reddy, secretary)
HELPLINES Alcoholics Anonymous: 98455-87507 Helping Hand: 2353-5787 Children’s helpline: 1098 Women’s helpline: 1091 Elders helpline: 1090
Carpenters: 88847-28709, 81476-21037, 99458-47344 Painting: 99001-99081, 98803Trees for free: 98454-49703 25969, 87928-23079 Asha Foundation:2354-3333 Plumbing: 98800-04624, Dream A Dream: 6534-9980 97380-08158, 90191-36181 Samarthanam Trust for the Repair works: 1800-42-525252 Disabled: 2572-1444 Borewell service: 98450-14845, Mitra Jyothi (for the blind): 96632-07070 2258-7623/25 Electrical works: 98803-25969, Petcare: 2294-7300 (CUPA), 2860-3986 (PFA), 90366-70771 87928-23079, 2572-0758, 81971-47041, 94800-81117 (Vets Society for Animal Welfare Rainwater harvesting: 2572-3911, and Rural Development) 98457-88308 Swakruta Charitable Trust (for Solar systems: 2572-1355 women entrepreneurs): 98860Key makers: 99722-30096 46987, 2255-5227 Water treatment: 99455-95251 Water testing lab: 2573-1142/81 RESIDENT WELFARE Pan card: 6653-4014 ASSOCIATIONS Mineral water suppliers: 96866SECTOR 1: 98456-35648 13943, 6547-1197, 99804(Muniswamy Reddy, President), 21388, 99861-08869, 94480-67925 (Lakshmikanth, Pest control: 99027-39891, Secretary) 4131-5656, 92411-12071 SECTOR 2: 98459-56053 Water tank cleaners: 96861-49322, (Brig RS Murthy), 98809-87339 98802-16085, 94485-13352 (Chandrashekar) Security services: 3329-8000, SECTOR 3: 98440-23561 3329-8001 (Prof Sadashiva), 98440-89956 Matrimonial services: 3255-7963, (Chandrashekar Reddy) 2255-5227, 98860-46987 SECTOR 4: 99807-13619 Legal services: 99456-88974 (Vijayalakshmi), 99800-08418 Forex services: 96205-42691 (Chandrashekar) Financial services: 4208-3339, SECTOR 5: 88845-72033 (Riyaz 2572-3911 Ahmed), 95357-00255 (Jyothi Private gas agencies: 4917-6006, Prabhu) 99165-12242, 97416-37096, SECTOR 6: 94483-88912 (Raje 6683-0900, 4917-7144, 4960Urs), 91418- 52084 (Deshmukh) 8777, 2573-5807, 4915-3659 SECTOR 7: 98800-91609 Packers & movers: 98455-5000, (Munivenkatappa), 99001-24477 99807-03399, 98440-57216, (Prem Kumar) 93421-55380 FEDERATION OF HSR RWAS: Water suppliers: 96114-37370, 94483-88912 (Raje Urs, 98809-60881, 98454-20534, Chairman), 98453-94608 99016-66688, 2691-2004 (A Ravindran, Secretary) mrhomecare.in: Cleaning, pest control, plumbing, carpentry, electrician: 090220-70070 ODD JOBS Drivers on hire: 8046-8686, Dripler Automatic Watering Care: 92417-74565, 90360-04565, 73535-50077 94499-87140, 98867-07140, Odd jobs: satyaapan.com 6534-3434, 4240-0000, (90350-11316), aurospaces. 3291-9714, 98865-18108, com (Whatsapp 97425-57757): 98458-55386, 74119-78123, Housekeepers, cooks, office boys, 74113-36800 electricians, plumbers, painters, Day & Night Drivers Service: carpenters, pest control, appliance 80888-08876, 6547-4747 repairs and more. Mattress sanitising/upholstery, Mosquito mesh: 94482-64511, carpet cleaning: 87222-72777 99166-68957 HELP
Steel cutlery on rent: 99862-03156, 94480-63776 Areca leaf plates: 88843-93813, 99644-62561
RECREATION BASECAMP ADVENTURES
227, 31st Main, 7th Cross, Sector 1 % 93420-16482
GUBACHEEZ
1491, 20th Main, Sector 1 % 4953-4693
EARDRUMS MUSIC HUB
2628, 1st Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4212-1122
GYAN SRISHTI MUSIC ACADEMY
19th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-2002, 97385-79940
SOULTRENDS PYRAMID MEDITATION CENTRE
No 551, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 99025-88500
KARNATAKA YOUTH CRICKET ACADEMY
58/4, Harlur Road, Zee School campus % 73533-08833
GEETANJALI HARMONICA INST OF MUSIC
20, 2nd Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 81972-91483
SUTRA HUB
% 6533-3399, 99455-18534
NATYAKALA DANCE & MUSIC ACADEMY
2339, 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-2888
INNOVATORS CHESS ACADEMY
579, 15th B Main, 14th Cross Sector 4 % 98863-58313
JK SNOOKER ZONE
No 65, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 9738550555
THRILLOPHILIA
4th Floor, 2628, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4915
JUST BOOKS
2628, 1st Floor, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4212-1122, 72599-74251
DISCOVER KIDS
27, 18th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 7, behind McDonald’s % 98806-50266
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GOVERNANCE
Become a cameras ward committee member 100 CCTV for HSR residents
Here’s a draft you can use to apply for it and better your locality By NISHANT JOSHI May 27 was the last date for the BBMP to set up ward committees in every neighbourhood of Bangalore. This By OUR FEATURE was an order by the WRITER Karnataka High Court based on a petition by Leo F Saldanha of the Environment Support Group in Banashankari. Explicitly, the court ordered the BBMP “to take immediate steps for constitution of the ward committees consisting of public-spirited persons, who will perform their duties and would not assert only their rights. Then only the orders passed by this court would be effective.” If you want dummy receipts to go away and public money spent on ground, this is the way forward. “The court direction now ensures statutory support for citizen monitoring in all civic matters and decisions,” says Saldanha. “The time has come for citizens to reclaim their long-denied statutory right to participate in civic decision making, particularly on matters listed in the 12th Schedule of the Constitution, and in all functions of Ward Committees as mandated in the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act.” Without further ado, here is how the city’s residents can apply to be members of this prestigious committee. We thank resident Kavitha Reddy for sharing the format of the letter below… To, The Commissioner Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) NR Square, Bengaluru 560001 34 June 2017 RESIDENTSWATCH.IN
From, XXXXXX Sub: Nomination for Ward Committee for the Ward No. XXX. Dear Sir, I request you to kindly nominate me as a ward committee member of Ward No. XXX. I am a resident of the ward since ___. Attached please find an extract/ EPIC of the electoral roll of my ward which shows that I am a resident of the ward. As per Section 13H(2)(b) of the KMC (Amdt.) Act of 2011, the Ward Committee members are to be “nominated by the Corporation” but it does not say that corporators are to recommend the names. Therefore I am applying to you. I have been given to understand that the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka while hearing the case WP 24739/2012 related to garbage management and ward committees in April 2017 gave an oral order that not all names should be chosen from the list submitted by the corporators and that other suggestions by citizens should also be considered. I request you to consider my application favourably. Thanking you, Sincerely
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