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State of paralysis in HSR
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he civic authorities and local politicians in HSR Layout are largely behaving like they are in deep sleep from which they will never wake up. Innumerable cries from the residents on various issues are not being attended to by the civic officials, be it BESCOM, BBMP, BWSSB, GAIL or the forest department. This state of zero conscience is unpalatable. Only when the residents raise their voice a few decibels higher, hit the streets and threaten punitive action, do the authorities oblige. Even then, the result is far from satisfactory. A ‘pothole pooje’ by the residents will make the BBMP sit up and do a shoddy job on that stretch. A drain is cleaned on one street but the next street continues to remain blocked. Garbage collection is regular one one day and irregular the next. There are no set timings for the collection. In addition, the garbage contractor has the gall to ask every resident to pay Rs 500 every month when he is supposed to charge nothing. When the residents in Sector 3 protested against this last month, the MLA himself intervened and promised that nothing will be charged. The time has come for every resident to know his rights. If you have followed all the building bylaws and built a house with proper setbacks, but your neighbor doesn’t, it’s your right to ask him to do the same. If he does not, you can raise hell. Remember, no illegality can occur if the immediate neighbours don’t endorse it. And this goes for noise pollution, commercialisation, tree cutting and building bylaw violations, among other things. If the culprit is a high and mighty individual, complain to the highest authorities, even going right up to the BBMP commissioner, police commissioner, chief minister and governor. All the email IDs and phone numbers are available on google. Just take a minute to find them and do your bit. Nobody is too powerful to do anything illegal. Sooner or later, justice will reign supreme. And the violators will have to stand down. It’s the law of nature. Until next month, keep your activism flag, high and flying. ‘Like’ us on Facebook to stay updated on HSR Layout: https://www.facebook.com/ResidentsWatch
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Wassup HSR?
NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS BUILDING BYLAW VIOLATIONS GALORE
HSR Layout is increasingly becoming a hub for illegal buildings galore. Take the 21st Cross Road in Sector 3. There are atleast half a dozen buildings with ground + four floors. And there are some more buildings on 20th Cross Road. This story of violation repeats itself across HSR. What is the local MLA, corporator and BBMP Joint Commissioner doing? Nothing at all. When this question was raised in the Residents Watch Whatsapp group where they are part of it, they remained silent on the subject. Clearly, they are the culprits and need to be made accountable for all the mess in HSR. The fact that the maximum encroachments of lakes and storm water drains were found in Bommanahalli constituency (HSR is part of this) clearly shows the extent of violations and their
connivance. Nothing can happen without their approval, direct or indirect. It’s about time they shaped up before justice strikes where it hurts the most. “Most of the upcoming houses has multiple floors without parking and that’s a major harassment for neighbours,” says resident Mohammed Moyeen of Sector 1. “Not only residences, but also new office complexes in HSR,” adds Lakshmi V. “Those who sincerely follow setbacks are idiots and those who don’t, merrily get away with multi-storied buildings. I have my sincere doubts if they even pay any taxes. If at all they pay, it maybe peanuts,” feels resident RS Hiremath. “I have raised complaints many times with BBMP on this matter,” says resident activist Kavitha Reddy. “I can’t keep hitting the streets and make BBMP remove
encroachments every time or take the issue to the minister to get all of these resolved. Resident Welfare Associations are useless when it comes to these issues. My only hope is to keep calling BBMP until they act. I will also write to the BBMP Commissioner now.”
RESIDENTS FOIL ATTEMPTED THEFT
Recently, at around 3am, a couple of residents in Sector 4 did the unthinkable. An HSR resident holidaying in Andamans was alerted of an intrusion by the backdoor sensor installed in his HSR home. He immediately alerted his neighbours. “We went after the thieves who were armed with rods and sickles,” recalls resident and cricket coach Fazal Khalil. “The police came and apprehended one guy and one of them escaped. It was an absolute nightmare. The whole thing went on for over three hours. Safety to residents is the most important issue. Other things seem irrelevant after this episode.” The residents did not stop at that. Eight families from this road (16th Cross) have hired their own security guards to take care of their street at night. “Please try and take a cue from this and if you have like-minded neighbours, do the same. It costs us about Rs 3000 per family per month. The cost will come down if more families join in. We were inspired by another street in Sector 4 that is doing this from before: 14th cross in Sector 4.”
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Delighting The Younger Ones: BDA complex now boasts of a children’s play area and two colourful fountains. Welcome relief to families with kids.
GARBAGE SEGREGATION BLUES
The other day, resident Kavitha Reddy came across quite a character on her segregation awareness drive in Sector 1 as part of Hasiru Mithra. “The resident throws garbage from the first floor because the auto guy said it’s mixed waste. I went and explained to her about the garbage situation in Bangalore and said if your fully segregated waste is not collected, give me a call. If the vehicle is not regular, give BBMP a call. She says ‘why should I do all that when I pay Swacch Bharat Cess’. I told her that the Swacch Bharat money does not reach the states and her owner pays the tax, not her. She says dogs are a problem. I told her to keep the garbage in bins. The lady gets upset and says I don’t want to talk and leaves. This is the educated class.” ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
Wassup HSR? COP TROUBLE?
When in trouble, don’t call your local police station. There is no guarantee of help coming your way promptly. Call 100 instead. The nearest police patrol vehicle will reach you. And if that doesn’t solve your problem, particularly when filing First Information Reports (FIRs), contact the higher-ups. A list of all the names and phone numbers of senior police officials can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/cops7867
GARBAGE MESS
Idols of gods thrown along with garbage on 26th Cross Road in Sector 7
HSR residents are asking several questions these days. When will the state government and BBMP get their act together? When will the garbage mafia realise that it is digging its own grave and the grave of their children and grand children? They are right. It’s time to wake up the bureaucrats, government officials and netas. It’s time they act now, before it’s too late. If scientific composting in all the public parks of Bangalore and every ward is made mandatory, much can be achieved. Similarly, there has to be a way to tackle mixed waste too. You cannot live in Utopia and expect that everyone will segregate. Worldwide, segregation stands at 50% - and even that is a best case scenario. Ofcourse, some areas like HSR can be 100%. So we have to be pragmatic and have a multi-pronged approach to the issue for Bangalore and Karnataka in general.
RESIDENTS DEMAND DEMOLITION OF SAIBABA TEMPLE AND NANDINI COOL JOINT
The cry is getting hoarser among residents to take down Nandini Cool Joint and Saibaba temple that came up illegally in a median park in Sector 3. Not only are these a traffic nuisance but also a grave issue of encroachment in a public space. When residents objected to the temple’s initial construction more than three years ago, MLA Satish Reddy threatened communal violence and hushed them down. Recently, when the temple authorities tried to extend the temple, residents objected again and the construction was stopped midway. With such votebank politics in play, can anything be achieved out of this? Asks resident Somrup Pal: “Why did BBMP provide electricity to the temple fully knowing that it is illegal? The BBMP should demolish the Saibaba
Nandini Cool Joint
temple and Cool Joint. The public can’t be called upon to come with weapons to attack.” Agrees Kavitha Reddy: “Get the temple and eatery demolished as they are a traffic mess too.”
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Wassup HSR? TREE CUTTING SPREE
New constructions are as it is illegal, but what is irking residents further is the indiscriminate cutting of full-fledged trees in HSR Layout. “It is one of the main reasons for rising temperatures,” says resident activist Dr Shanthi T. “In Indiranagar, someone cut a tree by bribing someone. The citizens marched to the police station and didn’t leave until an FIR was filed against the culprit. What are we doing in HSR?” The HSR Federation of RWAs has issued a letter to the police and BBMP forest officials to immediately respond to complaints from residents. “People coming across tree cutting can lodge a police complaint thereafter supported by 5-10 residents in writing from that area so as to get the weight behind their complaint,” says Federation secretary Dr Ravindran. Let the RWAs also file cases to make the cases stronger, say residents. “Even on encroachments, we need action from RWAs informing BBMP,” says Kavitha Reddy. “Encroachments are also a serious issue and we cannot ignore it anymore!” We at Residents Watch believe that the all the resident welfare associations (RWAs) should petition the authorities on several issues - systematic and timely garbage collection and management; removal of footpath encroachments; a traffic signal at Cool Joint junction; indiscriminate tree cutting and visual pollution by illegal advertisement fliers, banners and signboards; installing ‘silent zone’ boards in residential areas, and shutting down offices working out of residential areas. Despite the hue and cry from
civic activists and the notice by the federation, rampant cutting continues in HSR. Only recently, it was Amber Home Interiors on HSR Club Road. They flattened two trees to ensure that their building façade view isn’t obstructed. How can such environment-unfriendly act make them great skyline beauticians? We suggest that residents boycott them for their crime and BBMP punish them for their impunity. “In other areas, people have been penalised for cutting trees. Don’t know why HSR is so lax despite complaints,” asks resident Lakshmi V. We urge Joint Commissioner Muniraju and MLA Satish Reddy to crack the whip and stop this immediately.
ARE RWAS REALLY EFFECTIVE?
There is much talk about inefficient resident welfare associations. But when there is an efficient RWA, do the authorities listen? Says Sector 2 RWA secretary Chandrashekar: “We have given several comprehensive memorandums to the BBMP Joint Commissioner and discussed these with the engineers and corporator in detail. A copy of the memorandum was also sent to the BBMP Commissioner. Letters have also been given to the other civic agencies like the police, BESCOM and BWSSB on a regular basis. In the last two years, more than 10 letters have been given to BBMP on various issues. There has been very little response from the BBMP senior management to put systems in place.”
ILLEGAL ROAD CUTTINGS
Whenever you spot a road being dug up, do what resident Kamesh Rastogi does. “I called the health inspector who got me to speak to the assistant executive engineer about the illegal digging by Airtel guys in front of ShopOn and Aakruti Silverline on 24th Main in Sector 2,” he says. “The digging was stopped after the digging supervisor showed me a BBMP approval letter that was dated April 2015 and was meant for Somasundrapalya.” All of this goes to show one thing. Whenever someone is digging the road or cutting a tree, it is largely illegal. Ask for the permission letter and check the dates and the location assigned. If not, call the BBMP engineer and lodge a complaint on BBMP.sahaya.in. If all of us do our bit, HSR will be safer because the operators and BBMP staff will know that they can’t get away with their responsibilities. It’s the time to remain vigilant, proactive, responsive and caring.
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‘KILL BILL’ CAMPAIGN CONTINUES
The other day, HSR activists were happy to notice that all the banners at Begur Road junction were removed by the BBMP Joint Commissioner Muniraju. More of this work, please. We need prompt and efficient officers to set right the many wrongs in Bommanahalli constituency where HSR is just a tiny part. “Likewise, we want all posters of politicians and shop inaugurations removed,” prays Kavitha Reddy. Adds Fazal Khalil: “I think the poster guys have realised that I don’t allow anyone to stick or nail any pole, especially trees, around my house. Almost the entire 16th Cross around my house are free from bills being nailed to the trees. I have been doing this for a very long time. I
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think we as citizens should take them on once in a while.” Adds Lalithamba BV: “As citizens, whenever we pass by such posters, we must make an attempt to remove them. Also, call the phone numbers and advice them not to stick.” For Fazal Khaleel, it’s a continuing campaign that can never stop as newer players keep surfacing all the time. “Recently, I called up this school called Bachpan who have indiscriminately put up boards outside our gates. I called and spoke to the owner of the school. I threatened to lodge a police complaint against the school and make her a party to it. She apologised and promised to not repeat it. I also warned her that I would start an anti-Bachpan campaign on social media.”
SENIOR CITIZEN CARDS, ANYONE?
If you require Senior Citizen cards issued by the Karnataka government that will entitle you to many benefits, you can get in touch with Kavitha Reddy. She has already submitted over 50 applications so far and will continue to submit fresh ones every month as part of her social drive. “Those who have not registered as voters can register online or visit the ward office or submit the form in my office,” she says. Call her at 98453-98118.
Hairbrained Act: These re-modelled storm water drains in HSR Layout have one major issue. There is no inlet for the overflowing water on the road to seep into the drain. How can the authorities be so brainless? Can they rectify this immediately, please?
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Wassup HSR? FEEDER BUSES, SKEWED ROUTING
Feeder buses in HSR had 5% occupancy. Therefore, they were discontinued. But the real reason for their failure was the lack of proper route maps, believe residents. “I think the problem with feeder buses was that they were going to silk board each time,” feels resident Shashidhara K. “It takes forever to do a U-turn at Silk Board during peak hours, so their schedule never worked.” HSR Federation’s Ravindran disagrees. “It’s not the schedule; there were few takers. I travelled four times from sector 1 to HSR Club. The whole bus belonged to me for Rs 7. After three weeks, the buses turned back from Sector 6 signal but nothing changed.” Lalithamba BV says, “I also feel we need to publicise the route and schedule, like how we did for vehicle-free day. It must be available during peak hours both in the mornings and evenings.” The argument continues.
AUTOMATED TIMERS FOR STREETLIGHTS
Concerned green activist and resident Shashidhara K has noticed that street lights are on at 10am at many locations in HSR. “The only solution to this are automated timers in every street that turn off on a pre-defined schedule,” he says. Right now, the residents have to use the manual switch on every street to switch them on and off.
HSR BECOMING A TOXIC DUMPING GROUND
The other day, BBMP health inspector Mahesh and resident Dr Shanthi T found biomedical waste being dumped along with general waste in HSR Layout. “We found out that it is from Apollo Hospital on Bannerghatta Road,” she says. “It took till 3pm to get the proofs.” We need more vigilance and stiffer fines for violators, please.
LABOUR CAMP CLEARED OPPOSITE FREEDOM SCHOOL
Following an eviction to make way for a tree park, the labour camp behind Subramanya temple in Sector 3 moved to Sector 4 near Freedom International School some months ago. The residents were assured that these people from Raichur will go back to their homes soon a few months ago. Late last month, the assurances came good, much to the relief of residents. “It was a civic issue,” says resident Fazal Khalil. “The place was like a pigsty. Men and children urinating near the school and animals all over the place.” We thank the authorities and the politicians who made this happen. It’s a people’s victory.
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MLA interacts with HSR residents on Whatsapp Amidst arguments and counter arguments, work happens Recently, when the rains wrecked havoc in HSR, Residents Watch editor Zahid Javali requested both MLA Satish Reddy and BBMP Joint Commissioner Muniraju to take complete responsibility and stop giving empty assurances. “We don’t want ad hoc measures and knee jerk reactions,” said Javali. “We want permanent solutions to long pending problems. Visible things happen before and after elections. But the real test is now.” Here are some snippets from it… Zahid Javali (ZJ): The pictures of civic collapse in HSR are proof enough. And the reports I am getting from residents about official apathy are further proof. MLA: Shall I send 10 years before pictures of HSR Layout… it was looking like a lake… We worked hard for HSR because I have great respect for residents. Simply don’t blame every one.
The crux of the matter
Kavitha Reddy (KR): Your message is more like shouting down and not resolutions. Accepting and acknowledging that there is a problem is the first step to working towards a solution. Here are some hard facts of HSR… 1. Most roads in HSR have not been asphalted for over eight years. 2. Storm water drains are not getting cleared. 3. Unauthorised PGs and commercialisation even in residential areas is a reality. 4. Apathy of the administration is a reality. 5. Forget building violations, encroachments are a reality. 6. No public toilets in HSR. 7. Pavement encroachment on commercial roads. Asking for a functioning system cannot be wrong. 10 years ago, there were also fewer people in HSR. The issue is that the work and administration is not matching the volume and the demand. 10 or 20 ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
years is indeed an irrelevant point to raise because the issues are current.” ZJ: I agree Kavitha. We want concrete plans with a deadline. We want long pending complaints resolved. And we have nobody else to blame.
Pointing fingers galore
MLA: I am working on ground, not in WhatsApp Mr Zahid. Don’t blame simply, Mr Zahid. I request everybody to message me directly if they have any issues in HSR. I have my office in BDA complex. My number is 9448051616. I am ready to work with everybody. MLA: Mr Zahid and Kavitha. We are working very hard but I can’t satisfy you both because you people are not mentally with us to work. So Zahid, you are not interested about my work. I can’t satisfy you. So better exit us (from this group). ZJ: Dear sir. All the complaints in this group were from different people. Exiting the group is an excuse to not being accountable. If you still wish to exit, please do. We cannot force you to do your job. We can only request. The rest is up to you. We will continue to highlight the issues of HSR without fear or favour.
MLA: Don’t blackmail me, Mr Zahid. You only added me. If you are not satisfied with my work, please exit me. ZJ: You are our Chief guest in this group. I want you to be there sir. I am happy that you engage with Residents and are responsive. Let’s work together and create wonders.
And finally...
Four hours later, the MLA was back in the group posting selfies of himself at the BBMP control room fielding phone complaints. The same midnight, he posted pictures of himself with Joint Commissioner wading in the waters on the flooded streets of Bommanahalli. The irony of it all? Most of the flooding happened in Bommanahalli, thanks to encroached storm water drains and lake/tank beds. Who is responsible? The officials and the politicians, ofcourse. But the people are as much at fault here. Why should they grease palms or use their influence to build on storm water drains and lakebeds? And ignorance of the law is no excuse. So it’s better to be safe than sorry. The next time, you are out buying property or building a house, remember that it can be demolished if it violates the law of the land. September 2016|11
Green thumb
Rent eco-friendly utensils for functions Hasiru Mithra’s latest green initiative
By our feature writer
A To place an order for steel cutlery, call any one of the following co-founders: Lalitha (94480-63776), Kavitha (98453-98118), Kamesh (99862-03156) by 1pm if you want to rent stuff for the next day. You can also send an email: hasirumithra@gmail.com
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fter successfully conducting a slew of campaigns on various eco-friendly measures in HSR Layout, the Hasiru Mithra members have come up with “HM Cutlery”, a not-for-profit initiative for customers to use reusable stainless steel utensils for office and family get-togethers. Take that to mean, renting reusable utensils at a negligible cost. “Your adoption and acceptance of this initiative will encourage others to follow you in protecting the environment,” says co-founder and HSR resident Kamesh Rastogi. “Please start using it and share with your community and friends to adopt it for birthdays, anniversaries and get-togethers.” To the users, it makes perfect financial sense. You get to use stuff that costs much lesser to rent than to buy disposables, some of whom are non-biodegradable to boot. On rent are lunch and dinner plates, bowls, spoons, water and coffee glasses. You can buy single items or as a set (1 plate, 1 bowl, 1 spoon, 1 water glass and 1 coffee glass). The benefits far outweigh the actual cost of the item and you get to be the green ambassador as well. A stainless steel plate costs Rs 85, but you get it for just Rs 2 on rent. There is no door delivery, though. “You are requested to collect the utensils from our office by 5pm,” says Kamesh. “Fill a form, pay a security deposit, and collect the utensils. After the event, you are requested to clean the utensils and return them to our office by 10am.” ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
Public transport
Fresh routes for feeder buses
Residents come up with two options for BMTC to choose from By our feature writer
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fter the success of ‘No Vehicle Day’ last year, the BMTC introduced feeder buses across HSR Layout. But many of the best suggestions from the residents went unheard, leading to its failure. But residents want the feeder service to work and here are two routes that they have proposed to the BMTC. We hope the authorities put on their thinking cap, and implement the two routes suggested by residents.
Single-route
ResidentSpeak • It will not be commercially feasible if the regular BMTC buses are run as feeders; better to run mini-buses instead, like the low-floor mini feeder buses by Delhi Metro. Later, they can be replaced by electric buses. • The buses should be free for pass holders. For the others, it should be a fixed cost like Rs 10 or Rs 20, regardless of the distance or number of stops between origin and destination. ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
One is a single-route single-bus option proposed by residents BV Lalithamba and Vijay Padiyar. The other is a multi-route multi-bus option proposed by resident Kavitha Reddy. The single route is outlined in the graphic on this page.
Multi-route
Route 1: Starting Point: BDA Complex Interconnecting junctions: 17th Cross – 5th Main (Sweet Chariot) – Hosapalya Main Road – MG Palya Main Road – 24th Main (Somasundrapalya Junction) – 27th Main – NIFT – HSR Police Station – Agara Bus Stop – Service Road – 19th Main, Nandas – Nandini Cool Joint Junction – BDA Complex Route 2: Starting Point: 27th Main (Somasundrapalya Junction) Interconnecting junctions: 24th Main – 22th Cross (Club Road) – 14th Main – 17th Cross – Nandini Cool Joint Junction – NIFT – HSR Police Station – Agara Bus Stop – Service Road – Mantri Sarovar – BDA Complex Route 3: Start Point: BDA Complex Via: Nandini Cool Joint Junction – 19th Main (Bus Depot) – 7th Cross – Agara Junction – 27th Main – NIFT – 27th Main (Somasundrapalya Junction) – MG Palya Main Road – Hosapalya Main Road – 5th Main (Sweet Chariot) – 17th Cross – BDA Complex September 2016|13
FoodiesDelight HSR is a foodie’s haven. From North and South Indian food to Continental, European and Chinese is a melting pot of some of the world’s cuisines. The thrill is to also go and find small joints that serve great food.
GROCERIES }} SAFA SUPER MARKET
Shop No 1, BDA Complex % 6561-4275, 96864-47864
}} MK RETAIL
485, NIFT, 27th Main, 17th Cross % 4213-4646
}} 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
}} GRAND SUPER MARKET
1695, 19th Main, Sector 2, % 2572-7373, 99000-27373
}} MULTIPLEX HYPER BAZAAR
2624, CPWD Quarters, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-0277
}} FOOD PALACE SUPERMARKET
1322, Venkatesh Mansion, 24th Main Road, 2nd Sector % 2572-7999
}} NILGIRIS SUPERMARKET
176/243, 9th Main, 4th Sector % 6536-6536
}} EZZEE BUY SUPERMARKET
5/2, Yellukunte Village % 4212-8047
}} FOOD BASKET
734, 15th A Main, 22nd Cross, HSR Club Road, Sector 3 % 73377-33513
}} STAR MARKET
VGR Essor Building, 6th Main, Sector 6
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}} MORE
2336, 17th Cross, Sector 1 % 97439-91530
}} AISHWARYA SUPERMARKET
801, 19th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 2572-2099/199
}} AJFAN DATES ‘N’ NUTS
191, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 70220-22107
}} DRY FRUIT HOUSE
17th Cross, 19th Main Sector 4
Sector 3 % 80640-05777 }} WOW
24th Main, Sector 2 % 98450-79835
}} DUNKIN’ DONUTS & MORE
1081, 14th Main Road, Sector 4 % 6595-7777
}} CAKES N BAKES
355/1, 14th B Cross, Sector 6 % 9206099666, 92060-99888
}} ROYAL SUPER MARKET
}} SAAHIB
}} ORGANIC FARM SHOP
}} CHICK BLAST
}} ORGANIC MANDYA
}} FAASO’S
2, 19th Main, 27th Cross, Sector 2 % 6571-9555 1379, 25th Main, Sector 2 % 70229-70935 Keva Ayurveda, No 600, 14th Main, 15th Cross, Sector 4 % 97422-45456
}} ORIGREEN
No 1085, 23rd Main, 4th Cross, Sector 2 % 99408-12726
}} RAYALASEEMA HOME FOODS
No 192, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 78293-15659
}} ECO STORE
1th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0132
}} MEAT JOINT
53/3, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 99642-99933
}} CEREAL FRESH
1190, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 99727-56401
FAST FOOD }} BBQ SQUARE
Vistar Arcade, 24th Cross, 18th Main, 14th Cross,
837, 27th Mn, 11th Cross, Sector 1 % 88845-09999 1249, Vittal Square, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 70223-76131 2318, Sector 1 % 90193-43939
}} NORTHAM’S PIZZA.PITA
22nd Main, 22nd Cross % 88671-64415
}} SUBWAY
Near BDA Complex, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-5009
}} GOLI
484, 17th Cross, 27th Main Road, Sector 2 % 9720-50039
}} FIVE STAR CHICKEN
37/38, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 97390-09388
}} PIZZA HUT
14th Main Road, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 2572-0305
}} DOMINO’S PIZZA
1573, Sector 1 % 6870-3740, 6888-6888, 4444-8888
}} PIZZA HUT EXPRESS
2633, 27th Main Road,13th Cross, 1st Sector % 3377-3300
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FoodiesDelight }} US PIZZA
4, 64/65, GF, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6000-0600
}} KFC
30, Opp BDA Shopping Complex, 14th Main Road % 2572-2530
}} MCDONALDS
1, BDA Complex, 14th Main Road, Sector 7 % 2572-4353
BAKERS & CONFECTIONERS }} CORNER HOUSE
1666, TKC Enclave, 27th Main Road, Sector 2 % 9449417141, 72592-41707
}} KANTI SWEETS
l 806, 19th Main Road, Sector 2 % 2572-6125 l 9th Main, Sector 7
}} K C DAS l
1174/2, 17th Cross, 5th
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Main, Sector 7 % 2572-9028 l 14th Main, Opp BDA Complex }} PATVILLE PATISSERIE
697/795, 26th Main,11st Cross, Sector 1 % 4212-3000
Sector 4 % 80953-86999 }} THE FRENCH LOAF
2317, Opp NIFT, 27th Main % 4934-1742
}} CARNIVAL CAKES
1018, 13th Cross, 24th Main, No 1307/1, GRS Plaza, 24th Sector 1 % 99167-54689 Main, Sector 2 % 90353-81632 }} AMMA’S PASTRIES }} CALVINS 218, Sector 6, Empire hotel 3, 17th Cross, Sector 7, Road % 95906-07750 % 4965-2625 }} DIVINA }} JUST BAKE 253, Opp Star Market,17th Cross, 445, 5th Main, 16th A Cross, Sector 6 % 97400-25477 6th Sector % 6500-0106 }} CHOCOLAT }} DOUGHRIGAMI 402/1/1, 22nd Cross, 25th Main, 1197/3, 22nd Cross, 25th Main, Sector 2 % 88612-34090 Sector 2 % 96111-62447 }} BOMBAY KULFI }} JUST BAKE 1634, 22nd Cross, 26th Main, 27th Main, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 Sector 2 % 90362-23737 % 6888-8050 }} POLAR BEAR }} SWENSENS 647, 13th Cross, 27th Main, 28, Opp BDA Complex, Sector 1 % 4219-7575 }} MITHAI MALL
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FoodiesDelight }} SHREE MITHAI
}} WAZWAN
}} SWEET CHARIOT
}} BEEGARAOOTA
590, 15th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 2572-7337 1174, 5th Main, 7th Sector % 2572-5998
}} SHUBH SWEETS & CHATS
2623, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6583-0980
INDIAN }} SAMAIKYA
450, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-6616
}} AMMIS BIRYANI
1st Floor, Royal Arcade, Sector 6 % 2571-7777
}} BIRYANI ZONE
1548, 19th Main % 96864-09911
}} PUNJABI RASOI
1082, 18th Cross, 3rd Sector % 2572-3043
}} RASHTRAKUTAS
85/6, 19th Main, 1 5th Cross, Sector 1 % 88844-95599/59955
}} PINDI
15, 3rd Floor, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 6 % 91083-72053
}} CHINNASWAMY NAIDU BIRIYANI
242, 9th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 95387-23326
}} HOWRAH BRIDGE
No 78, 11th Main, Sector 6 % 98865-60881
}} HYDERABAD BIRYANI
2627, 1st Flr, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 9008662266, 6599-5599
}} EMPIRE RESTAURANT
169/A/170, Sector 6 % 2572-0878, 4041-4141
}} MOTI MAHAL DELUX
No 331, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 4091-4854
}} PURNABRAMHA MAHARASHTRIAN RESTAURANT
19th Main Road, Sector 4 % 6888-8911
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4, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 6 % 4337-0000
519, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 2258-0009, 99168-74081
}} HELLOO DELHI
17, 18th Main, Sector 3 % 6535-1717/1818
}} GHALIB
1694, 19th Main, Sector 2 % 4095-0092/97
}} CHAYAKKADA
No 450, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-0441, 81979-39437
}} VASUDEV ADIGA’S
1177, Sai Optimus Gold, 5th Main, Sector 7 % 2272-4457/58
}} SRI KRISHNA SAGAR
No 809/A, Sector 1, 27th Main % 2258-1133
}} ADYAR ANANDA BHAVAN
27, Ground Floor, BDA Complex % 2572-5399/6399
}} BANGALORE AGARWAL BHAVAN
Sector 6 % 93799-12345, 97437-32517
}} PUNJABI TADKA
2733, 27th Main, 16th Cross, Sector 1 % 96117-65699
}} THE MOGHUL’S
447, 17th Cross, 17th Main, Sector 4 % 88926-91164
}} KABAB MASTI
1565, Masti Square, Sector 1 Service Road % 77605-38668
MULTI CUISINE }} MISHMASH
2321, 17th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0091
}} MUSTARD FOOD COURT
46, 18th Main, Sector-3 % 6575-4854
}} EARTH PLATE
1, Above McDonalds, 14th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 2572-4114
}} PEPPER
Sector 3 % 80640-05777
}} CINNAMON
78, Ground Floor, Right Wing, 11th Main, 14th Cross % 4965-3564
}} KEETOS
819, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-5528
}} DONER KEBABZ
2738, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 80699-90171
}} NIRVANA
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
}} PEPPY TONGUE
154, 9th Main, Sector 6 % 84950-88555
}} KITCHEN ON TABLE
}} BANGALIANA
Biryani Zone building, 3rd Floor, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 94800-24750
}} IT’S MY MEAL
}} SUNSET TERRACE LOUNGE
2633, 27th Main,13th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-2839 526/A, Ganesh Complex, 19th Main, Sector 3 % 96321-00235
}} TANDOOR SHACK
1098, Sector 3 % 3232-5031
}} MAST KALANDAR
3, 1st Floor, Sector4 % 3192-5500, 6569-5279
253, Ground Floor, 5th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 6533-1212
}} AMBARI ROYALE
1502, 19th Main, Sector 1, Near Bus Depot % 81977-22229
}} GYPSY KITCHEN
1722, 19th Main, 27th Cross, Sector 2 % 4965-3433
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}} FISHERMAN HUT
}} KABAB MASTI
}} KITCHEN AFFAIRS
}} KOHINOOR
}} ATITHI
}} TOMATINA
1779, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 4965-3005 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
}} STOP & EAT
1197/1, 22nd A Cross, Sector 3, HSR Club Road % 96116-37724
1565, Masti Square, 1st Sector % 77605-38668 No 426, Sector 1, 27th Main % 4213-4863 2631, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4242-0606
}} MUGHAL GARDEN
944, 5th Main Road, Sector 7, % 2572-9482
}} TANDOORI CHOPSUEY
435, 27th Main, 1st Floor, Sector 1 % 98866-98866
}} NOODLE DOODLE
}} AMBUR STAR BIRYANI
}} NOSTALGIA
}} SWATHI SIGNATURE
27th Main, Sector 1 % 96862-23357 433, 1st Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 98803-18181
}} GRILL N HOG
64/65, Husna Sahar Arcade, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4212-2048
Behind BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 2572-0796
145, Sector 5 % 9900013444, 99000-31444
}} OLIVE
14th Main, Sector 7, near BDA Complex T % 88920-29574
CONTINENTAL }} FISH & FRIES
1677, 27th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 98801-16229
EUROPEAN }} THE EURO KITCHEN
27th Mn, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 % 6888-8050
}} GRIGLIATO RESTAURANT
1562, Mantri Sarovar, Sector 1, Agara % 2572-6660
}} NAPOLI ITALIAN BISTRO
646, 12th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0999
COFFEE SHOPS }} LATTE
No 111, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 99455-03908
}} GOLD BEAN
No 457, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-9596
}} SHER KHAN
}} SOUTH INN
}} TEA & YOU
}} KUTTANADU
CHINESE
}} HWEALTH CAFE
150/2, 24th Main Road, 8th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-9000/3000
90, 27th Main % 4212-0507, 80959-83146
}} THE LITTLE CHEF
2733, 16th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6435-0423
}} RAYAAN’S
329, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 2258-0454
}} BLUE HOUSE
2795, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6562-9315
}} SWATHI SPICE N ICE
145, 1st Floor, Sector 5 % 2550-7575, 99000-13406/07
}} KUMARAKOM
23, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 6500-0118
}} NANDA’S
1558, 19th Main, Outer Ring Rd % 4209-0505
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1158, 5th Main, 20th Cross, 7th Sector % 2572-0213
}} SICHUAN
1552, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 3232-0077/88
}} NEW DELICACY
735, 15th Main, HSR Club Road, Sector 3 % 88610-73260
}} LUO HAN
666, 27th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 1 % 6450-5304, 99861-92288
}} WANGS KITCHEN
2137, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 3925-3925
}} DRAGON’S KITCHEN
764/1, Vishal Towers, 19th Main, Sector 2 % 6444-8888
2610, 1st Floor, 27th Main Sector 1 % 6547-0565, 85535-63892 837, 27th Main, 11th Cross, Sector 1 % 4210-5050
}} 19TH MAIN CAFE
1702, 19th Main, Sector 2 % 4146-6800
}} ESPRESSO CAFE
1172, 24th Mn, 25th Cr, Sector 2 % 95386-15678
}} ART BLEND CAFE
659, 22nd Cross, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 81051-00311
}} CAFE MONDO
2617, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4953-4335
}} GLORIA JEAN’S COFFEES
MCH Society, Sector 4, % 2572-0338
AMERICAN
PUBS & LOUNGE BARS
}} GREASY SPOON
}} THE TOUCH CLUB
815, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 90080-07155
1085, 18th Cross, 4th Main, Sector 3 % 6723-2401/02 September 2016|17
Cover story
Flood zone maps to aid home buyers
A resident’s proposal to the government that will identify encroachments in a jiffy
A Google Earth image from 2000 that shows a realistic view of elevation and valley in Kodichikkanahalli area
By Dr Ajaya S Bharadwaja
I
t is a pity that even the tech-savvy professional of an IT firm is unable to figure out whether the location of the property he is planning to buy is an encroachment of a lakebed or a storm water drain. And this is after spending months on research and consultation with real estate experts and lawyers. On the contrary, we hear officials saying everyone must refer to age-old village maps before buying any property. Where did we go wrong? In the US, that is highly prone to flooding disasters, the scene is different. For housing loan and construction purposes, it is mandatory to obtain a certificate that indicates if the location for
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construction is within or outside the flood zone. The entire nation is divided into 500 years’ flood plain, 100 years’ floodplain and no floodplain. Depending on the zone the construction falls into, the flood insurance is mandated and the premium is fixed. A similar project to detect encroachments is quite doable in Bangalore. Are we capable? Yes. We have already carried out even better projects. BBMP has GIS maps with individual PIDs (Property IDs) for tax collection purposes. In this case, they have mapped each and every land parcel. This is quite a time-consuming and tedious job. Coming up with flood-zoning maps is far simpler compared to this. Zoning maps will surely help in checking encroachment, corruption, confusion, cheating and eventually, unwanted ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
incidents like building demolitions. What do we have now? The hard copies of the BDA’s Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) is of no use. The CDP is a comprehensive map of land use and land cover of an area, but many of the existing issues don’t figure in the map. Also, we can’t locate the property using the coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the property. The zoning can be checked by going to the Drushti section of BDA’s website. However, this section is largely offline. Is this fool-proof? Absolutely not. The valley zones that are supposed to indicate flood zones in the CDP map are based on old, village maps. In reality, many drains and lakes are already encroached and the topography of the land has changed immensely. The CDP doesn’t account for the realities caused by corruption and compulsion prevalent in the property sector. A realistic view of flooding zones What we need is a realistic view of the land and flooding-prone zones. We require a GIS map for all the villages coming under the boundary of interest. A geo-referenced and mosaicked image of the villages can be used to digitise all the relevant facets of the land in question. They can also be used to classify land into different zones like government land, Rajakaluve, lake bed, civic amenity and so on. A zone where the construction is deemed legal may be created for easy understanding by the common man. Extreme care must be taken to ensure the accuracy of the maps. Once prepared, the existing GIS map of individual land parcels can be overlaid on this. Finally, the combined map can be overlaid on the satellite imagery for better visualisation. The transparency level of each layer must be allowed to be set by the user so that he can see the layers beneath. Once the project goes Live, the user should be able to locate the property by navigating to the location by visual references. By entering the latitude and longitude of the property, he can go to the site’s location using a smartphone. If the property searched is falling within the zone where the ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
construction is legal, the user can proceed to the next step of purchasing property. As this mapping project would be carried out and approved by the government, officials or representatives will not be able to give any excuses on errors and other glitches. Do we have the expertise? Very much. The government nodal agency for Remote Sensing and GIS, KSRSAC (Karnataka State Remote Sensing Application Centre) has proved its credentials beyond doubt, by successfully carrying out projects like LRIS (Land Resource Information System). Remote sensing centres of many states were waiting for the outcome of this project to carry out similar projects in their respective states. KSRSAC has set a precedent in many such projects, which were far more complicated than the one we are talking about. The budget and time consumed to complete the project would surely be less compared to the project of mapping individual land parcels. @ Oorvani Foundation/Open Media Initiative. Also available online at citizenmatters.in (Page 22: New group formed to protect home buyers) Dr Ajaya S Bharadwaja is a Remote Sensing and GIS specialist from Bangalore, who has done his Ph.D on the topic ‘Bangalore city flood risk assessment and management using Remote September 2016 |19
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Small things can make a big impact in life. Just when you need the name of a helpline for children, women or senior citizens, you need to have a book like Residents Watch at hand. This section strives to equip you with everything you would need to make your life easier to live. This list will forever be finetuned to suit the growing needs of residents.
USEFUL NUMBERS Dial A Rickshaw: 80506-61111, 92434-04800 Police control room: 100 Fire service station: 101 Traffic control room: 103 Sanjeevini (accidents): 102, 1062 Madiwala traffic: 94808-01824 (inspector), 98860-56307 (sub-inspector) Health helpline: 104 BBMP Joint Commissioner (Bommanahalli): 94806-83433 (Muniraju) BBMP Chief Engineer: 9480683438 (Bettegowda) HSR Ward corporator: 9945890672 (Gurumurthy Reddy) MG Palya/Somasundrapalya corporator: 94483-88585 (Shobha Jagadish) BBMP Joint Engineer: 9986835425 (Ramesh) HSR Police Station: 2574-7752 Hoysala Police Patrol: 2294-3000 HSR Police inspector: 9480801626 (Victor Simon) Police Commissioner’s office: 2294-2222/3322 KSRTC control room: 2225-5720 Passport office: 2570-6101 BBMP control room: 2222-1188 BBMP Grievance Cell: 94806-85700 Railway enquiry: 131, 132 EasyAuto: 98441-12233 BangaloreOne: 2295-5517 BBMP: 99001-34955 (executive engineer), 94806-85280 (assistant executive engineer) BBMP (Horticulture): 94806-83594 BBMP (Health):
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99023-47688 (Mahesh), 9480685280 BBMP (PRO): 22128409/2297-5523 BBMP (Roads): 89705-83017 (Vinayak) BBMP (Garbage): 98456-00457 (Roopesh) BBMP (Advertisements): 9945668835 BBMP (work inspector): 99021-66884, Dog Squad, 2297-5585, 9964046121 (John Raj) 2297-5585 BBMP (snake catchers): 98801-08801, 99169-68959 Private snake catchers: 99803-39880 (Kishen), 99808-55720 (Devaraj Shivappa) Hearse van: 9480683495 Electrical Division: 94806-85413 (assistant executive engineer), 94806-85340 (executive engineer) Street Light BBMP contractors: 95352-61265 (Yogesh Reddy) Park Development Division: 94806-83436 (superintendent) Forest Department 58888, 1912, 94806-85038 (supervisor) BESCOM complaints 58888, 1912, 2258-5287, 94498-44831, 94498-40477 (JE), 94498-40476 (AE) BWSSB: 2294-5154, 9845444154, 98454-44039 (AE), 98452-28559 (inspector), (assistant engineer), 98454-44037 (assistant executive engineer) BMTC: 2295-2253 BDA Office (HSR Layout): 2572-0264, 2572-5932 Post Office (HSR Layout): 2572-0744 District registrar:
2525-3505 Registrar of Companies: 2553-7449 Registrar (marriage): 2559-5977 Sub Registrar office: 2535-2907, 2561-4548 Ananth Kumar, MP: 2656-8483, 98443-08554 Kupendra Reddy, MP:99800-55599 Lok Ayukta: 98450-00022 M Satish Reddy, MLA: 94480-51616 MLA’s PA: 97396-71804 (Harish) Police commissioner Twitter ID: @cpblr HSR Club: 2572-3928 HSR Layout Youth Association: 89515-75805 Police Whatsapp No: +919480801000 BBMP Whatsapp No +9480685476 BBMP HSR Ward Whatsapp No: +917022372923 Traffic Whatsapp No: +919480801006 (MA Saleem, Addl Traffic Police Commr) Traffic Control Room (East Bangalore): 080-22943131 HSR Traffic inspector: 9480801824 (Vasu), 99009-92998 (Rao Ganesh) 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) ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
AreaEssentials HELPLINES Alcoholics Anonymous: 98455-87507 Helping Hand: 2353-5787 Children’s helpline: 1098 Women’s helpline: 1091 Elders helpline: 1090 Trees for free: 98454-49703 Asha Foundation:2354-3333 Dream A Dream: 6534-9980 Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled: 2572-1444 Mitra Jyothi (for the blind): 2258-7623/25 Petcare: 2294-7300 (CUPA), 2860-3986 (PFA), 90366-70771 (Vets Society for Animal Welfare and Rural Development) Swakruta Charitable Trust (for women entrepreneurs): 9886046987, 2255-5227
RESIDENT WELFARE ASSOCIATIONS SECTOR 1: 98456-35648 (Muniswamy Reddy, President), 94480-67925 (Lakshmikanth, Secretary) SECTOR 2: 98459-56053 (Brig RS Murthy), 98809-87339 (Chandrashekar) SECTOR 3: 98440-23561 (Prof Sadashiva), 98440-89956 (Chandrashekar Reddy) SECTOR 4: 99807-13619 (Vijayalakshmi), 99800-08418 (Chandrashekar) SECTOR 5: 88845-72033 (Riyaz Ahmed), 95357-00255 (Jyothi Prabhu) SECTOR 6: 94483-88912 (Raje Urs), 91418- 52084 (Deshmukh) SECTOR 7: 98800-91609 (Munivenkatappa), 99001-24477 (Prem Kumar) FEDERATION OF HSR RWAS: 94483-88912 (Raje Urs, Chairman), 98453-94608 (A Ravindran, Secretary),
ODD JOBS Dripler Automatic Watering Care: 73535-50077 ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
Odd jobs: satyaapan.com (90350-11316), aurospaces. com (Whatsapp 97425-57757): Housekeepers, cooks, office boys, electricians, plumbers, painters, carpenters, pest control, appliance repairs and more. Mosquito mesh: 94482-64511, 99166-68957 Carpenters: 88847-28709, 81476-21037 Painting: 99001-99081, 9880325969, 87928-23079 Plumbing: 98800-04624, 97380-08158, 90191-36181 Repair works: 1800-42-525252 Borewell service: 98450-14845, 96632-07070 Electrical works: 98803-25969, 87928-23079, 2572-0758, 81971-47041, 94800-81117 Rainwater harvesting: 2572-3911, 98457-88308 Solar systems: 2572-1355 Key makers: 99722-30096 Water treatment: 99455-95251 Water testing lab: 2573-1142/81 Pan card: 6653-4014 Mineral water suppliers: 9686613943, 6547-1197, 9980421388, 99861-08869, Pest control: 99027-39891, 4131-5656 Water tank cleaners: 96861-49322, 98802-16085, 94485-13352 Security services: 3329-8000, 3329-8001 Matrimonial services: 3255-7963, 2255-5227, 98860-46987 Legal services: 99456-88974 Forex services: 96205-42691 Financial services: 4208-3339, 2572-3911 Private gas agencies: 4917-6006, 99165-12242, 97416-37096, 6683-0900, 4917-7144, 49608777, 2573-5807, 4915-3659 Packers & movers: 98455-5000, 99807-03399, 98440-57216, 93421-55380 Water suppliers: 96114-37370, 98809-60881, 98454-20534, 99016-66688, 2691-2004 mrhomecare.in: Cleaning, pest control, plumbing, carpentry, electrician: 090220-70070 Drivers on hire: 8046-8686,
92417-74565, 90360-04565, 94499-87140, 98867-07140, 6534-3434, 4240-0000, 3291-9714, 98865-18108, 98458-55386, 74119-78123, 74113-36800 Day & Night Drivers Service: 80888-08876, 6547-4747 Steel cutlery on rent 99862-03156, 94480-63776
HOBBY CLUBS }} BASECAMP ADVENTURES
227, 31st Main, 7th Cross, Sector 1 % 93420-16482 2258-6912
}} GUBACHEEZ
1491, 20th Main, Sector 1 % 4953-4693
}} EARDRUMS MUSIC HUB
2628, 1st Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4212-1122, 72599-74251
}} 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, 98452-78678
}} GAME ON
1115, 23rd Cross, 23rd Main, Sector 2 % 99868-80321
}} INNOVATORS CHESS ACADEMY
31, 12th Main, 18th Cross, Sector 7 % 99804-09870, 97400-91742
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Buyer protection
New group to help property investors Get the right guidance on the legalities of home buying
By MS Shankar
F Agencies like KSPCB, BWSSB, BBMP and BESCOM have drafted lopsided policies that treat home buyers and apartment owners unfairly. As a result, they suffer from many issues.
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ight for RERA (Real Estate Regulatory Act), Karnataka chapter, is a public group, devoted to the welfare of people owning apartments, villas and plots. We seek to improve the legal framework and its implementation, by working for a quick and proper implementation of RERA and reforms in the existing laws. We are also seeking reforms in the procedures and policies of agencies like the Karnataka Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board (BWSSB), Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM), Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and so on to make the rules fair and more practical to comply with. We have conducted an extensive survey of apartments across Bangalore to understand the common issues faced by the home owners and about 170 specific issues have been compiled. Our Google Group provides online help for home buyers’ queries and their problems by publishing articles and conducting frequent seminars for them to enhance their knowledge and awareness of their rights, the RERA Bill, Occupancy Certificate, Khata and so on. Almost 95% of the ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
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apartment residents and their management committees (MC). The KSPCB holds the MCs responsible for their own dereliction of duty and slap them notices, sometimes extra-legal. Therefore, the hapless MC members are under constant threat of imprisonment. In the BMRDA jurisdictional areas, the situation is worse, as there is no consistent regulation. For some strange reason, neither the BDA regulations nor the Bangalore building bye-laws are applied to this area.
HOW RERA HELPS
We have compiled these issues meticulously after extensive research and have concrete and constructive suggestions for a speedier resolution to most problems. developers never submit the property in We need support from home buyers and accordance with the Karnataka Apartment apartment owners’ association to resolve Ownership Act (KAOA), and yet the sale deed the issues en masse. We are about to form a ‘sells’ an apartment and house. But without registered organisation with the following a DoD, such Sale Deed is null and void; and objectives. To facilitate mass-resolution of the promised property is not transferred to common issues of apartment / layout / plot the buyer. owners with the developers and various We have to stop the registration of owners’ government authorities. To drive reforms in association under the Karnataka Society’s various acts and government policies related Registration Act (KSRA), 1960. KSRA is to apartments / layouts / plotted communities. not applicable for the management of joint To drive collective protective measures for properties like apartments that are more the members/associations of home buyers in vulnerable as only seven adult members accordance with the Real Estate Regulatory can form an association under this act. The Authority framework. To serve as a common membership is also voluntary; you cannot platform for voicing the apartment / layout / force anyone to become members. plot owners’ needs and wants in Karnataka. Agencies like KSPCB, BWSSB, BBMP and To spread legal awareness among members BESCOM have drafted lopsided policies that and home buyer associations. To promote treat home buyers and apartment owners compliance on real estate-related acts and unfairly. As a result, they suffer from many statutes. To promote collaborative practices issues. Apartments are burdened with with government agencies and developers. much higher fees/charges as compared to To release press statements about the member independent houses and spacious bungalows. associations’ experience with the developers Despite all of this, they suffer from severe and government agencies. To promote a water shortage, overflowing sewage and piled healthy community atmosphere among its up garbage. Due to unfair policies of agencies members. such as KSPCB, BWSSB, BBMP and BESCOM, Home buyers and apartment owners’ association the apartment associations find themselves can sign up with us here: complying with several rules specifically https://tinyurl.com/KSRAdebate written for these communities. @ Oorvani Foundation/Open Media Initiative. The cost of compliance and legal Also available online at citizenmatters.in consequences for non-compliance puts a large financial burden as well as compliance MS Shankar is a member of Fight for RERA, Bangalore risk (office bearers could be sent to jail) on chapter. He can be reached at 98440-10530. ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
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}} 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
}} CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL
CA 28, 11th Cross, 22nd Main, Near BMTC Depot-1st Sector % 2572-9281, 2572-9282
}} 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
}} 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
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
}} BANGALORE SCHOOL OF SPEECH & DRAMA
529, 16th A Cross, 3rd Main, 6th Sector % 2572-0735
}} RAVINDRA BHARATHI GLOBAL SCHOOL
29/1, Somasunderpalya, Sector 2 % 73537-77383
}} SRI CHAITANYA TECHNO SCHOOL
27th Cross, Sector 2 % 88610-04640
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
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 }} JSS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN % 2297-0133 % 98866-89000 4/A, 14th Main, Sector 6 }} VIBGYOR HIGH 2297-0130, 98866-43893, }} CUDDLES % Royal Placid Layout, Harlur Road 99645-89956 No 79 & 84, 16th Cross, 14th Extension % 96115-69253/54 Main, Sector 4 % 99801-99028 }} GREATER BANGALORE }} 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 % 6561-5666
ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
Back2School }} SUPRA MONTESSORI
}} BUDDING KIDZ
}} ACE MONTESSORI
}} KIDS VILLE ACADEMY
431A, 25th A Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 99863-61430 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
}} SHISHUKUL INDO KIDS
1009, 8th Main, 7th Sector % 6536-0614, 93421-27782
}} BRIGHT KID
2578, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4953-5512
}} TIME KIDS
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
821, 8th B Main Road, 21st Cross, Sector 7 % 93791-57547
}} 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
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
Temple, 24th Main Road, 25th A Cross % 6567-8811 }} MILLENIUM MOTOR SCHOOL
No 29/1, 24th Main, Agara % 98865-68138
}} GANESH DRIVING SCHOOL
No 58, 1st Floor, MG Palya, Sector 3 % 2572-0055
TUTORIALS }} CHEFS@WORK CULINARY SCHOOL
No 251, 19th Main, Sector 4 173, 9th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-3488, 83500-79824 % 98450-34342, 98459-14110 }} COGITARE }} PRATHAMA MONTESSORI 229, 6th Cross, Sector 5 1504, 19th Main, 11th Cross, % 99001-78940 Sector 1 % 98860-92800, }} PRAVAHYA ACADEMY OF 6571-8399 EXCELLENCE }} EURO KIDS L 150, 5th Main, Sector 6 1484, 20th Main, 11th Cross, % 4610-9933 Sector 1 % 93421-67266 }} APTECH }} KIDDY BLOOM No 88, Ground Floor, 1154, 6th Main, 19th A Cross, 17th Cross % 6012-7000 Sector 7 % 99004-22324 }} CHANGE INSTITUTE }} PODAR JUMBO KIDS No 91, 17th Cross, 14th Main, No 667, 9th Main, Sector 7 Sector 4 % 97391-83608 % 84949-42779 }} POORVI TUTORING CENTER }} GIGGLE WIGGLE No 72, 16th Cross, 14th A Main, 1005, 22nd Main, 25th Cross, Sector 4 % 96202-02528 Sector 2 % 98866-87571 }} WISE VISION ACADEMY }} SESAME STREET 1032, 24th Main, Sector 1, 5A, Block 5, MCHS Colony, % 6569-0105 Sector 6 % 96321-05522 }} FOREIGN LANGUAGES }} CHERUBS MONTESSORI
LIBRARIES }} 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
DRIVING SCHOOLS }} MARUTI DRIVING SCHOOL
21st Cr, 8th Mn, Sector 1 % 88840-17222
}} MINI DRIVING SCHOOL
INSTITUTE
Sierrra Cartel, 91, 17th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 4953-7981, 98863-73048
}} VIVRITHI
1877, Sector 2 % 99866-10750
}} 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
No 18/1, 1st Floor, Opp Devi
ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
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RetailTherapy
Here is an ever-evolving list of shops and establishments around the neighbourhood that offer a complete shopping experience. From shops selling apparel to boutiques offering designer wear offers a complete shopping experience. Shop till you drop!!!
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, 89513-94933
}} JP COLLECTIONS
27th Main Road, Sector 1, % 4208-3366
}} CLASSIC POLO
192, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 6451-2358, 99723-20022
}} UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON
423, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4210-9810
}} PEPE
423, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4725
}} ARROW
86, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4204-0408
}} MOCK ORANGE
2580, 27th Mn, 13th Cr, Sector 1 % 99167-27806
}} COOL CLUB
Spandana, 27th Mn, 13th Cr, Sector 1% 4953-8922
}} SAJ
No 11, 31A Main Road, Sector 2 % 99162-55555
}} LINEN COLLECTION
No 964/965, 27th Main, Below Pai Intl, Sector 1 % 4213-3122
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}} FAVOURITE SHOP
No 804, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-1919
}} SOCH
No 805, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-1920
}} PEOPLE
No 417, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4124-1622
}} THE ARVIND STORE
G4, JK Landmark, #665, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 93424-72677
}} SIYARAM’S SHOP
G3, #665, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 93434-72677
}} KIDZON
433, 17th Cross, 19th Main, Sector 4 % 95357-00571
}} TAKILA SHOP
1677, III Floor, 27 Main, 22 Cross, Sector 2 % 90350-51947
}} 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
}} MAHARAJ PARADISE FACTORY OUTLET
No 4, BDA Complex
% 2572-1558 }} SAI HARI’S DESIGNER BOUTIQUE
No 804/805, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0474
}} ANICA
No 805, Below Favourite Shop, 27th Main % 87926-71124
}} CELEBRATIONZ
Pruthvi Towers, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4205-2828
}} THE LABEL
3, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 78293-11369
}} MOD FASHIONS
116, 10th Main, Sector 6 % 2572-6663
}} SRIRANGAM TEXTILES
No 18/4, 9th Main, 17th Cross, 7th Sector % 94488-04632
}} SARIKA SILKS & GARMENTS
44, 24th Main Road, Agara, Sector 1 % 2258-7786
}} STHREE
5, Ground Floor, 14th main, BDA Complex, Sector 6, % 2597-9593
}} KINAARI DESIGN STUDIO
1157, Ground Floor, 5th Main, 20th Cross, Sector 6 % 97397-37033
}} SHAPES
20, Ground Floor, BDA Complex, 14th Main Road, Sector 6 % 2572-9997, 94488-64446
}} MAHARAJA GARMENTS
53/1, Sector 2, 24th Main % 2572-7646, 99161-99420
}} AARZOO
251/A, 19th Main, 19th Cross, Sector 4 % 4915-8766
ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
TO ADVERTISE, CALL 98805-85748
}} PSME DESIGNER BOUTIQUE
20, 7th Crs, 24th Mn, Sector1 % 98455-88955, 99005-05669
}} MILOU
2614, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6888-8919
}} VIVIDITY
No 2801, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3406
}} SAMRA BOUTIQUE
6/6/1, 24th Main, 25th A Cross, Sector 2 % 72595-34130
}} UNNATHI
35, BDA Complex % 2572-6700
}} POSHAK
1/51, 7th Cross, 22nd Main % 6531-3368
}} KAPAS
2331/A, 17th Cross, 24th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-3155, 99724-45061
JEWELLERY }} KUSHALS
2611, SRS Complex, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4958-7930
}} SWARAN SANKALP JEWELS
1031, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 4200-5287
}} KIDS GIGGLE
27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 99802-64544
}} LILLIPUT KIDS WEAR
27th Main, Sector 1 %2258-1841
}} BABIES IN ARMS
677, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-1784
}} HONEY BUNNY
BABY PRODUCTS }} BABY OYE
17th Crs, Sector 4 % 2572-4939
}} BABY OUTLET
1322, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 6537-5557
}} BORN BABIES
433, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4213-4071
}} MY BABY STORE
141, Sector 5, Outer Ring Road % 84530-03939
}} LITTLE MISS
No 163, 9th Main, Sector 6 % 2572-3746
1366/552, HSR Club Road, 14th }} LITTLE BOSS 437, 27th Main, Sector 1 Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 3 % 4213-4701/02/03 % 89043-77517
27th main, HSR LAYOUT , PH - 080-42042467
FASTRACK STORE, 27TH MAIN, HSR LAYOUT PH :080-42088780 ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
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RetailTherapy }} KIDS CITY
819, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4213-4213
}} TOTS N TEENS
421, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-0061
SPORTS APPAREL & EQUIPMENT }} THE SPORT MALL
36, 1st Floor, 14th Main Road, Sector 7 % 96864-54056
}} SPORTZ ARENA
7, BDA Complex % 2572-9929
}} HERCULES SPORT
Sector 1, 27th Mn % 4218-1695
}} AVIN SPORTS
27th Main, 1st Sector % 4213-4376
}} NEXTGEN FITNESS
41, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 2572-9511/12
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
}} MILAN FURNITURE & FURNISHING
No 12, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3999
}} VISHAL FURNITURE
164, 5th Main, Sector 7, % 90362-34833, 97312-14004
}} SAFA FURNITURES
28, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 96864-47868
}} HI-TECH FURNITURE
46, 2nd Cross, 5th Main, Sector 7 % 99160- 06600
}} AMBER HOME INTERIOR
No 993, 9th Main, Sector 7 % 98451-50176
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}} OPULENCE
}} NIKE
}} SOFAS & MORE
}} STEPZ
1542, Salasar House, 19th Main, 7th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-1595 2802, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4203-5334
}} MACRUSS
25/26, Somasandra Palya, Sector 2 % 98862-22290
}} 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 % 92421-11111, 2258-0228
}} DÉCOR INDIA
1566, Sector 1 % 3232-3300
}} EKBOTE FURNITURE
7, First Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 2572-0935
}} WELLBORN FLOORINGS
1572, Service Road, Sector 1 % 4112-6451
}} IDEAL MATTRESS
35-A, 1st Floor, BDA Complex % 2572-1548
HANDICRAFTS & ANTIQUES }} CENTRAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES EMPORIUM
44, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 2572-5660
}} MULGUND
1667, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 96639-60187
BAGS & MORE }} DARSHAN BAGZONE
819, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 90351-22005
FOOTWEAR }} MARK
427, Sai Ram Arcade, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-2886, 99161-94134 804-805, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0436. Shoes and bags.
}} BATA SHOE STORE
2799/2800, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 3256-9268, 98809-86637
}} REEBOK
423, 27th Main, Sector 1, % 4213-4725
}} FOOT LOCKER
65/5, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 99018-49777
}} BLAK THE SHOE STORE
428, 27th Main, Sector 1, % 4224-7461
}} HUSH PUPPIES
2608, 27th Main, Sector 1
}} FRANCO LEONE
345/414, 27th Main, Sector 1 Tel: 4217-4446
}} PUMA STORE
807, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-4047
}} SHOE BAZAAR
29, 1st Floor, BDA Complex % 2597-9555, 98807-86766
}} FEET FASHION
No 2627, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3288
WATCHES }} FASTRACK
429, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4208-8780
}} WORLD OF TITAN
7 & 8, 27th Main Rd, Sector 1 % 2258-2112, 4204-2467
}} NOVA TIMES
No 2, BDA Shopping Complex % 2572-5153
}} THE TIME FACTORY
2799/2780, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4179
28/32, Sector 4 % 99160-93401 ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
TO ADVERTISE, CALL 98805-85748
OPTICIANS }} LAWRENCE & MAYO
191, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 2258-3599/3621
}} VISION SAVERS OPTICS
87, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4207-5187
}} VISION EXPRESS
810, Ground Floor, Sector 1, 27th Main % 4213-4925
}} EYE CARE
No 1, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 97380-55424
}} PRATHAM VISION CARE
87, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0001
}} BRIGADE OPTICS
3&4, Sector 2 % 8123806667, 2852-8247
}} TITAN EYE PLUS
}} UNILET
}} SHIVA VISION CARE
}} IFB POINT
}} EYE WORLD
}} RELIANCE DIGITAL
ELECTRONICS & HOME APPLIANCES
}} SONY CENTER
}} SANGEETHA MOBILES
}} ITOUCH SMARTPHONES RESTORE
2795, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-3062 60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 4147-7113 419, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-2119
422, Vibhu Complex, Sector 1, 27th Main Road % 95389-61888, 89712-02025
}} ICENTRE
2318, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 99000-46919 27th Main, Sector 1 % 80880-99511 18th Cross, Sector 3 % 2572-0652 No 2799, 17th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4184 410, 24th Mn, Sector 2 % 3011-9221
}} SAMSUNG
27th Main, Sector 1 % 96866-85406
60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 2572-7256
The largest innerwear showroom in South Bangalore
Shop for Rs 4000 and win a free gift J.P. Collections #429, 27th Main, Sector 1, HSR Layout, Opp Krishna Sagar Tel: 080 4208 3366 ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
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RetailTherapy }} PRESTIGE SMART KITCHEN
}} CARTRIDGE CRAFT
}} ALDA GLEN
}} CLEMTEL TECHNOLOGIES
15, BDA Complex % 2572-6991, 6590-2721
No 330, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 92437-00660, 92437-02026
}} ADISHWAR ELECTROWORLD
No 812, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4213-4000
}} PAI INTERNATIONAL
964, 27th Main, 1st Sector % 2258-1213
}} NEXT
2625, Sector 1, 27th Main % 3247-9266
}} ACER MALL
174, 9th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-9222/23/24
}} BLUEMOON ELECTRONICX
No 389, 9th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-2449
398, 27th Main Road, 10th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-5545
526/A, 19th Main, Sector 3 % 97388-12609, 99162-11057
CAR CARE }} TYRE KINGDOM
No 1463, 5th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-2229, 4915-6042
}} BRIDGESTONE SELECT
No 144/1. Outer Ring Road, 22nd Main % 95384-95827
}} TEAM TRACK
7th Cross, Sector 4 % 77600-46777
}} AUTO SPA
17th Cross, 27th Main, Opp BDA Complex, Sector 6
Sarjapur Road, beside Agara flyover % 2258-2244/3366 }} XTORQUE
No 1670/A, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 98452-22214
}} MALNAD CAR CLUB
437, Sector 4 % 90360-22922
}} ANANDA HONDA
No 2318, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 97380-44550
GIFTS & STATIONERY }} PENFOLDS VENTURES
174/A, 9th Main Road, 4th Sector % 2572-4864
}} KIRAN ENTERPRISES
No 1153, 22nd Cross, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 9008183530
}} 3M CAR CARE
}} FANCY CHILLI
}} UNIVER CELL
}} PRONTO
}} PARTY PLANET
}} VENKATESHWARA ENTERPRISES
}} TYRE EMPIRE
}} ADORN GIFT GALLERY
}} A-Z ELECTRONICS (SAMSUNG)
}} PITSTOP
}} SAHANA STATIONARY
COMPUTER CARE
AUTOMOBILES
}} SHRI STATIONERS & XEROX
}} PUROHIT COMPUTERS
}} PRATHAM MOTORS
}} A S ELECTRONICS
42, 24th Main, Sector 1, Agara % 6991-7060 No 647, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0219 No 410, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 4167-8088 428, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4207-0240
Shop No 15, BDA Shopping Complex, Sector 6 % 2572-1166
Racerz Inc, 991/992, 5th Cross, Sector 7 % 99805-29298, 92436-05444 436, 17th Cross, Sector 4, % 6999-9124, 4114-5125 27th Main, Sector 1 % 98451-18844, 99860-40627 Doorstep car service, getpitstop.com % 3951-1241
90/85/2, 21st Cross, 8th Main, Sector 1 % 88840-15222
}} NINE STAR SUZUKI
Hosur Road % 99725-13333 526, Ganesh Complex, 3rd Floor, }} KUBERA TVS 19th Main, Sector 3 Opp. CPWD Complex, Sector 1 % 99162-11057 % 81471-71831
}} TECHSUPPORT INC
}} ORCHIDS NETWORK
No 174, 1st Floor, 9th Main Road, Sector 7 % 2572-7272
}} TECH SYNC SOLUTIONS INC.
1071, 24th Main Road, Sector 1 % 6597-7941
}} SOLAR AUTOS
19th Main, Sector 4 % 98452-35174
}} MANDOVI MOTORS
Harlur Road % 25747762/63/64
}} ORION MOTORS
65/7, SM Industrial Estate,
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552, 2nd floor, 14th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 3 % 96110-33334 55/2, Opp Nagarjuna Apts., Sector 2 % 77956-20275 804-805, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0502 No 14/5, 1st Main, 18th Cross, 7th Sector % 2572-0286 No 154, 5th Main, 7th Sector % 6649-0220
}} SRI KRISHNA DIGITAL PRINTS
2730, 16th Cross, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 % 72049-05573, 98442-60666
}} SUPRIYA TRADERS
No 820, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4886
}} SUPER STATIONERS
152, 24th Main, 1st Sector, % 6559-3405
}} VAISHNAVI STORES
518/G-5, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 94492-49520 ResidentsWATCH
Pedestrian access
Making walkways profitable for bidders
Mumbai Vasai Walkway (Courtesy- Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)/Wikipedia)
New York’s High LIne has parks and greenery, enjoyed by those living or working nearby. Credit- Wikipedia
By Meera K and Smita Singh
B BBMP must conceptualise creative finance strategies along with infrastructure financing banks to provide low-cost funding to developers for infrastructure projects like walkways. It will also ensure that they are well maintained too, while developers get access to extra real estate space to offset their investment.
ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
BMP should invite real estate developers to build underground or overhead walkways for pedestrians. Such developers whose developments are situated next to the walkway entry/ exit should especially be invited. Additional air-rights can be built up as part of the walkway - the private developer can rent this out as commercial space for retail and food outlets. Sections of overhead walkways can be left open for gardens and open-air cafes. The ramps and escalators need to be integrated with private properties and accessible by public. A planned pedestrian network needs to be envisioned along the IT corridor and other points on Outer Ring Road. Instead of ad hoc footbridges, pedestrians can be encouraged to walk along the overhead network of planned pedestrian walkways and promote activities that are integrated with private development. This can encourage walking and open up more retail space. A great example of this is Hong Kong’s network of streets above the ground level. There will be no obstruction to the vehicular traffic as only pillars for the overhead walkways will be built on road medians. Of course, safety standards have to be adhered to and emergency plans put in place for natural disasters like flooding, earthquake, fire and so on. The private sector needs to be given several revenue streams that can be leveraged for funding. The government agencies need to crosssubsidise public infrastructure with incentives such as developable air rights, advertising rights and low cost finance. @ Oorvani Foundation/Open Media Initiative. Also available online at citizenmatters.in Meera K is Co-founder, Citizen Matters. Smita Singh is an urban planner and urban designer September 2016 |31
TotalWellness Sole to soul. That’s what wellness is all about. And thankfully, the neighbourhood in and around HSR Layout, offers these and more. From allopathy to homeopathy; ayurveda to naturopathy, there is a suite of services available for the discerning resident.
SALONS/SPAS }} VLCC
1660-1661, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 2976-3227
}} NB NATURALS BEAUTY
241, 17th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 6 % 6999-3334
}} SAPTA SPA
90, 17th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 6560-8000/9000
}} HAIR SPEAK SALON
36, 1st Floor, 80 Ft Rd, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 6566-9944
}} ALLAREZZZ
2, Sector 1, 24th Main % 4952-9942
}} RE FRESH
5/4/1, 2nd Main, Parangipalya, Sector 2 % 99160-77776
}} CELEBRITY UNISEX SALON
1153, 24th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 88842-76691
}} VISION HEALTH CARE
256, 17th Cross, 5th Main Road, Sector 7 % 99025-65657
}} TRIMME
90, 17th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 94835-29388, 74116-56146
}} H9 NATURE CARE
24th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 1 % 96110-23444
}} LAKME SALON
l 484, 17th Cross, 27th Main,
Sector 2 % 6638-9590 l 40, 14th Main, 7th Sector % 6066-4444
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2623, NIFT, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3485
}} CUBE SALON & SPA
}} 1ST GLANCE UNISEX
}} SLEEK SALON
112, 17th B Main, Sector 4 % 97427-47034, 97419-11044 1181, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 96633-59191, 98809-48981
}} NANDITA’S THE BEAUTY ZONE
1295, 17th Cross, 5th Main, Sector 7 % 80888-77778
}} JAWED HABIB
2633, Liss Arcade, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 49535502, 74066-60462
}} DIVINE GLOW
1114, 1st Floor, Sector 3 % 88677-77255
}} CHIK MIK BEAUTY PARLOUR
}} BELLEZA
}} MAGIC HANDS
}} THE SLIMMING CLUB
331, 1st Floor, Sector 2
% 88846-11122
}} GOLDIE LOCKS
2631, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4242-0606
}} YLG
806, 19th Mn, Sector 2 % 99022-69871
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}} PLUM & SUGAR
}} THE MIRRORS
16, 7th Cr, 24th Mn, Sector 1 % 90191-33888
Complex, 14th Main, Sector 4
% 88846-88846, 2572-7738
434, 27th Main Road % 42134462, 98864-63499 1713, 27th Cross, 19th Main, 2nd Sector % 4208-3402, 94498-56163
}} CLEOS
422, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 3240-7673, 4213-4147
}} CLOUD 9
417, NIFT Road % 2572-2178, 4202-5326
}} LAVANYAS BEAUTY PARLOUR
35/A, Sector 3 % 97314-00400
}} NATURALS l
3, 2nd Floor, Opp BDA
112, 17th B Main, Sector 4 % 97427-47034 1322, 2nd Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 99024-00772 No 1181, 1st Floor, 24th Main, 24th Cross, Sector 2 % 6575-8555
}} SCARF UNISEX SALON
1162, 23rd Main, 24th Cross, Sector 2 % 6579-0648
}} GOOD LOOK SALON
171, 18th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 88921-73164
}} AJ’S HAIR & SKIN CONCEPTS
1062, 1st Floor, 22nd Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 6450-4802
}} PEARL’S BEAUTY CARE
347, 9th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 7 % 97404-20142, 72049-51779
}} STYLE TIPS UNISEX SALOON
55/10, Shop No 7 & 8, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 4202-7524
}} JULIE’S BEAUTY PARLOUR
L 139, 15th Cross, 5th Main Rd, Sector 6 % 2572-5544
}} GREEN TRENDS
17th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 6568-6686
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TO ADVERTISE, CALL 98805-85748
}} KIMERA
Bhagyalakshmi Square, 3rd Floor, 17/N, 18th Cross, Sector 3 % 2572-7444
}} AHA UNISEX SALON
421, 27th Main, Sector 1 HSR Layout % 4215-6060
}} SAARC FAMILY SALON
1127, 17th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 6 % 2572-2476
}} JP PROFESSIONAL
3738, 1st Floor, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 99028-07116
}} NATURAL TOUCH
No 53/A, Somasundarpalya, Sector 2 % 99720-02319
FITNESS CENTRES }} CONTOURS
No 804, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-5105
}} HSR NUTRITION CLUB
239, 1st Floor, 6th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 98862-62473
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 & MEDICAL CENTER
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, Doddanekundi % 4241-2345
}} BOOT CAMP
CLINICS
}} YOGART STUDIO
}} NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY CLINIC
19th Main, Sector 3 % 99000-69882/27827 1307/1, GRS Plaza, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 81057-04536
}} SNAP FITNESS
17-T, 1, 17th Cross, 19th Main Road, Sector 3 % 9900003242, 90081-10110
}} MAGNUM FITNESS STUDIO
810, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 99004-10035, 4204-2672/69
}} HSR FITNESS
2630, 3rd Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 89710-06784
}} VIVA FIT
433, 3rd Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 94800-10044
}} GOLD’S GYM
No 2631, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4242-0606
HOSPITALS }} NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
1st Floor, HSR BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 2572-7331/ 32/33/34, 99001-04117
}} NH REVIVA
B #101, 102, 2nd Floor, BDA Complex, 6th Sector % 6533-6533
}} 8AM TO 8PM WOMEN & CHILD CENTER
2nd Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 95388-97979
}} YASHODA CHILDREN’S CLINIC
2339, 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 98869-41984
}} ENT & CHILD HEALTH CLINIC
4 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 1, % 99804-78898
}} RAGHAV’S CENTER FOR MEDICAL & SURGICAL SPECIALITY
No 1194/2, 22nd Cross, HSR Club Road, Sector 3 % 98808-22174
}} MEDALL CLUMAX CARE CENTRE
No 1543, 19th Main, 7th Cross, Sector 1 % 72593-67777, 6940-7777
}} ASPIRE FERTILITY CENTER
1192, 1st Floor, Sandeep Arcade, 5th Main, 7th Cross, Sector 7 % 78130-09090
}} NARAYANA DIABETIC CENTRE
24th Main Road, Sector 2 % 6791-9191
}} HSR DIABETIC CENTRE
1197, 22nd Cross, Sector 3 % 6050-6688
}} EXCELA MEDICARE
No 1320, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 6555-5655, 97408-51726
}} NATIONWIDE
1172, 24th Main, 25th Cross, Sector 2 % 6565-0030, 90350-77924
}} DR GOVIND’S MEDICAL & DIABETES CENTRE
541, 17th Main, 4th Sector % 2572-5378/6450
}} SANKALP NETHRALAYA & POLYCLINIC
85/1, 19th Main, 15th C Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-0466, 88840-87066
}} THE APOLLO CLINIC
54, 1st Floor, 12th Main Road, HSR Layout % 2572-4235/36
}} KITES ELDER HOME CARE
2345, 17th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-6700, 99800-67000
}} AANVII HEARING SOLUTIONS
358, 25th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 4228-6600, 98868-22115
}} EXPRESS CLINICS
244, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 2572-7771
}} ORCA HEALTH CARE
No 524, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 70224-57778
}} AKSHAYA CLINIC
Mangammanapalya Main Road, Sector 7 % 94486-19404 September 2016|33
Civic action
Have a civic problem? Plot it on the map
Pinpoint issues on the streets and areas, by mapping them By our correspondent
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ired of seeing such garbage blackspots? Un-walkable footpaths? Broken slabs on street side drains converted to death traps? Construction rubble uncleared for months? Last month, Citizen Matters launched a new project by the people, for the people and of the people. This is your chance to support BBMP in identifying the bad spots in the city and report them through mapping. This data will be shared with BBMP directly and can help eliminate the blackspots in the city, identify future blackspots, remove the construction debris and fix the broken un-walkable
footpaths. All you have to do now is to express interest. Citizen Matters will send the instructions to the email ID you share. Once the instructions are sent, complete the mapping as soon as possible, by walking on each road and public space in your ward. When there is more than one person expressing interest in a particular ward, the area could be divided into two or more groups. It will take three-four hours of your time if you have a vehicle to tour the roads in the ward. This is a citizens’ project supported by Citizen Matters. Join hands and make it a runaway success. Sign up here and do your bit for society and for yourself: https:// tinyurl.com/hsrmapping
EditorSpeak What appears to be inspired by HSR resident Syed Imran’s google maps initiative of mapping civic problems, this initiative by Citizen Matters deserves to be used to its fullest.
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ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
Sound pollution
Subramanya temple violates noise norms Installs multiple loudspeakers on footpaths for three days at a stretch on festival days By our feature writer
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It’s about time the use of loud air horns and loudspeakers is banned for good. Noise pollution can wreck havoc. Particularly at a time when we are stressed already.
ResidentsWATCH - HSR Layout
he Subramanya temple in Sector 3 is violating all norms of the land. Several loud speakers are installed along the footpath on 18th Cross Road opposite the temple, inconveniencing residents and heart patients for three days at a stretch during festivals. In addition, it has built two additional floors that violate the building bylaws. Some time back, the illegal Saibaba temple behind Nandini Cool Joint (another illegal structure) in Sector 3 was found creating similar mayhem. The residents around the area protested and the noise levels came down subsequently. It’s now the turn of Subramanya temple. Residents Watch has received several complaints from office workers working close by in addition to housewives and heart patients who live in the vicinity. And as one resident Lalithamba BV put it: “Noise pollution increases BP in general.” Residents have now decided to complain to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and the Bangalore Police commissioner about this noise menace. On festival days, the loudspeakers are put to use from 7am to 10pm. “The temple owner owns the land not the air and the surroundings,” says resident activist Kavitha Reddy. Dr Shanthi Tummala, another prominent civic activist in HSR Layout, says: “Noise pollution every day is difficult to tolerate. Patients, students, everyone suffer.” Resident and national award-winning scientist RS Hiremath says the sound levels in the neighbourhood go beyond the temples. “It is high time we take stringent action against this and also against rogue motor bikers and drivers of tractors & autorickshaws with modified silencers.” Residents Watch urges all temple owners (there are only temples in HSR limits) to avoid using loudspeakers for the well-being of society. In the name of religion, we can’t get away with everything. Have a heart, people. September 2016 |35