Bengaluru: Jayanagar MLA B.N. Vijay Kumar who is all in praises by his constituency residents is unhappy. The MLA has used part of his MLALADS for constructing circulation pits but the garbage clog in the pits has created another complication.

"Bengaluru is not a planned city and Jayanagar is a 50-year-old layout. Garbage is the main issue in the city. Circulation pits have been constructed in 360 places in Jayanagar to eliminate water clogging. This separates the dry waste from wet waste and is recycled to produce power and manure. Dustbins are put up in every lane but people do not make use of it. Garbage is thrown beside the dustbin and gets piled up on the roads. The plastic collected on roads is washed into the circulation pits and water clearance is totally jammed. It requires a lot of time and manpower to clear the pits", said Mr. Vijay Kumar.

Vijay Kumar implemented the circulation pits programme three years back to make Jayanagar garbage-free. Apart from the roads, circulation pits are installed in Vijaya college, BES

college, NMKRV college, and public parks.

“We need to act responsible and use the provided facilities like dustbins and bicycle lanes to make the city garbage free and pollution free", said Ahalya, student of BES College.

The BJP candidate bridges the gap between citizens and him by setting up a grievance cell in Jayanagar 4th “T” block. “I do not want my constituency members to approach me after five years and complain. The office is open every day and people can approach me between 10am – 12pm”, said Mr. Vijay Kumar.

MLA's grievanceVarshini K P A

Bengaluru: The BTM team of Aam Aadmi Party conducted a campaign at the BTM Water Tank bus stop on November 22, 2014, as a protest against the high bus fares of the BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation).

The city is said to have one of the highest bus fares in the country. This essentially leads to the question of how relevant AAP is in today’s scenario, especially in light of their waning popularity following Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation earlier this year after only 49 days in power. 7 out of 10 people in BTM stated that AAP has lost its initial appeal. “The situation is not the same anymore. People are satisfied with the present Central Government, which wasn’t the case during the ten year tenure of the Congress. Taking this into consideration, AAP will most likely fade off” said Priyadarshan, an engineer at Safran. “The party is no longer relevant and going out onto the streets to fight corruption is just not feasible,” said Mr. Rajneesh, a political analyst.

“The Aam Aadmi Party hasn’t been able to take off, and functions only to

garner media publicity. They ensure the media covers everything they do. They try to publicize all their programmes”, said a BJP member. However Mr. Kartikey Khanna, Assembly Coordinator of the BTM Assembly, had much to say. “How much of our campaigns do you see in the media? AAP has seen an influx of IT professionals or ‘techies’ from the city as they are exposed to information and also to the western political system. They want to see change in the current system and AAP stands for this change. AAP’s strength is the commitment of volunteers, and this hasn't changed in 2 years. Mrs Nina Nayak might have lost the elections but she still continues to work and support the party.”

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AAP volunteers campigning in BTM

Bengaluru: The laying of a 4km-long road connecting Bannerghatta and Kagalipura that could serve to ease the traffic between the two areas has been stalled as the forest department opposed it. Much of the road is a dirt track and motorists go to Gottikere to take Nice Road – a detour that adds half an hour to commute time. The road right now, can take only two wheelers and families have trouble commuting. “We have approached the panchayat several times and there is no response from them" said Prabhu, a resident of Bannerghatta road.

The panchayat president of Bannerghatta, Rahman Shariff, had more to say. "The path is part of forest land and Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP)

officials have filed an objection in the court against the road project. Any road built could cause trouble for animals living in the forest. The public are in danger since animals could come out and attack them.” Last month, a cheetah attacked a motorist who was injured in his spine and had to be hospitalized, adds Shariff.

The PWD department says it has all project documents ready and they will go ahead with the construction. “The relevant documents have been submitted several times to forest department and to the court. The forest department seems amenable now but has asked us to wait for the approval. If the public too approach the court, things will move at a faster pace,” said Venkatraj, a senior engineer at PWD.

Citizens negligent of accessible facilities

Road left in the lurchPWD-BBP clash: Commuters restricted to two-wheelersV.K Sujesh Kumar

BBP's approval on standby

Bengaluru: Officials of the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) and Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) said that the state would not be affected by the recent Coal India Ltd. workers’ union strike, allaying the worries of many.

Coal India Ltd's employees declared a five-day strike, the biggest in its history. It was estimated to cause a loss of almost Rs.1500 Cr each day. Karnataka generates power majorly from the Baldari, Raichur and Singareni coalmines, which is presently on strike. “The coal is usually stocked to sustain power requirements for 5-10 days in emergency” said KPCL & KPTCL officials.

"If the strike of Coal India is to continue then the entire state will suffer due to power cuts. In that case we will have to buy from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu or Punjab” said Narasappa, Assistant General Manager of Corporate Communication, KPCL.

KPTCL generates a capacity of 13260.40 MW, whereas KPCL generates 6499 MW. "During emergency we generate power from alternative sources like Hydel or wind but as the summer season is coming, we have to put a limit on power generation. In future Karnataka will generate natural gas power. The Birdi Gas power project is under process. It will, hopefully, lessen the power deficiency" said an official, KPTCL.

KPTCL power grids

Karnataka bright inspite of ongoing CIL strike

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LalbaghRed Fort and India Gate floral creations are on display. Musical instruments are

created from various flowers.An exhibition has been arranged informing the visitors of modern harvesting techniques. Stalls selling saplings, orchids and flowerpots are put up. Online booking facility has been introduced for the first time. The entry fee is Rs 40 for adults (on all days), Rs 50 on general and public holidays and Rs 10 for children on all days. There will be no entry fee for children for half a day on January 24 and 26. The drones are being used for surveillance of the area and to ensure public safety in view of the recent blast on Church Street.2014-Hottest year on

recordData released on Saturday by Nasa and the US National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Association (Noaa) confirmed year 2014 as the hottest since record-keeping began in 1880.In 2014, the average global temperature was 0.69C above the 20th century average, beating the previous record-holding years of 2005 and 2010

Chennapatna toys travel to White House

Karnataka state government plans to gift U.S. President Barrack Obama

the traditional wooden toys of Channapatna during his visit to the country as chief guest on Republic day. Mr. Obama will also get a calendar depicting the art of making these toys, brought out by the State Information Department. Information Minister R. Roshan Baig, who released the calendar on Saturday, said a tableau depicting the toys would be a major highlight of the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.

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second in Streetplay and first in Logo Design competitions conducted

by the Acharya Insitute of Graduate Studies (Dept. of Mass Communication & Journalism) as part of its first media fest, Aakanksha 2014.

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