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The BBMP will be the biggest beneficiary of CM Siddaramaiahs belated move to clear the encroachments-it can ensure the smooth flow of storm water and also get richer by at least Rs 1 lakh crore-the value of the properties it would be recovering!

Four-day break: Time to rejig demolition, BBMP?

The BBMP has a herculean task before it and a long way to go before it can channel the rain water effectively and...

12 Aug 2016 3:54 AM IST

Residents packing their belongings during the BBMP demolition at Doddabommasandra

BBMP marked one, demolished another

Utter confusion prevailed as the authorities took up the demolition of properties that had not been marked on Tuesday by...

11 Aug 2016 2:39 AM IST

The BBMP will be the biggest beneficiary of CM Siddaramaiahs belated move to clear the encroachments-it can ensure the smooth flow of storm water and also get richer by at least Rs 1 lakh crore-the value of the properties it would be recovering!

Rich BBMP, razed citizens!

On Tuesday, Mayor Manjunath Reddy reiterated that encroachments would not be tolerated.

10 Aug 2016 2:35 AM IST

The pictures show the front and the back of the building and the actual drain on which the house was built. (Photo: R Samuel))

BBMP demolition drive: When faith and dreams came crashing down

The ongoing demolition of lake encroachments in Bengaluru raises the inevitable question.

9 Aug 2016 6:54 AM IST

For the first time eight lakes in Bengaluru breached in the deluge, causing an unprecedented crisis and giving a clear warning to the government that it needs to act now to remove the encroachments that were responsible for most of the havoc.

Clear our drains, spare us the floods!

For the first time eight lakes breached in the deluge, causing an unprecedented crisis and giving a clear warning to the...

4 Aug 2016 4:01 AM IST

Chemical being sprayed by the BBMP on roads at Kodichikkanahalli after drain water flooded the area during the recent rains, in Bengaluru on Monday. (Photo: DC)

The Kodichikkanhallis, that are waiting to happen!

The main culprit is encroachments on drains which cut down the space for rainwater to flow out and flood residential...

2 Aug 2016 6:28 AM IST