Flex banners of various sizes, put up by political parties, businesses and educational institutions, line roads such as Thanisandra Main Road, Jakkur Main Road and KV Jairam Road Bengaluru: At a time when Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda is leading a crackdown on footpath encroachments and shifting street vendors off pavements, another hazard continues…
Reclaiming the pavement: Mysuru City Corporation personnel use excavators to remove unauthorised structures along KRS Road in Zone 4 Friday as part of a drive to clear footpath encroachments Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Friday launched a drive to clear encroachments on footpaths and public spaces, beginning with KRS Road within Zone 4 limits.The enforcement…
Mohali: Former IA&AS officer and ex-additional deputy comptroller & auditor general of India Onkar Nath has urged the Mohali municipal corporation to clear encroachments from public footpaths, alleging that pedestrians are being forced onto busy roads, increasing accident risks.In a complaint to the MC, Nath claimed footpaths across several sectors have been encroached upon by…
Each volunteer was assigned six road stretches and equipped with measuring wheels to record street-level data at their convenient time Bengaluru: Weeks before the Supreme Court reaffirmed pedestrians’ right to safe footpaths and Karnataka launched its pavement reclamation drive in Bengaluru, Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) had already begun a city-wide effort to map arterial and…
Hubballi: The stage is set for the election of a new mayor and deputy mayor of the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) on Saturday. This will be the final mayoral election of the current five-year term, with the tenure of the elected body ending next year.In the civic polls held four years ago, the BJP won…
Bengaluru: Citing Supreme Court’s observation that walking on footpaths is a fundamental right of citizens, Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda Wednesday announced a citywide “Safe footpath drive” from July 1 to remove encroachments and improve pedestrian safety.Speaking after a review meeting on footpath encroachments and repairs, the minister said shop owners have been given…
Encroachments being cleared during a special drive in the city on Sunday Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Saturday conducted a special citywide drive to clear encroachments from roads and pedestrian pathways.According to GHMC officials, 283 encroachments were removed during the June 20 drive, including 79 permanent structures and 204 temporary occupations. The…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada DC Darshan HV has directed urban local bodies and the police department to jointly inspect major junctions and traffic circles across the district and take immediate measures to ensure smooth vehicular movement.Chairing the district road safety committee meeting on Tuesday, he said complaints regarding traffic congestion caused by illegal parking, encroachments and…
. Pedestrians on Pashan Road are facing increasing difficulty due to widespread footpath encroachments. Several permanent structures as well as temporary vendor stalls have occupied large portions of the walkway, forcing people to walk on the busy road. Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has planned special squads to deal with encroachments on footpaths. The…
Foswac delegation led by chairman Baljinder Singh Bittu with MC chief Amit Kumar Chandigarh: With the monsoon approaching, the Federation of Sector Welfare Associations Chandigarh (Foswac) has flagged delays in road recarpeting and pending civic works, urging the municipal corporation to expedite action to prevent further deterioration.In a meeting with the municipal commissioner Amit Kumar,…
