Governments have diluted law to protect trees By Suryash Kumar Owing to the extension of Namma Metro’s Purple Line and the construction of the Yellow Line, BMRCL has cut around 9,000 trees so far. Bangalore Environment Trust chairman A.N. Yellappa Reddyinformed The Observerthe Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act was enacted in 1976 to preserve trees, […]
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BMRCL PRO promises to look into it Namma Metro’s washrooms do not have hangers, forcing commuters to keep their bags on the floor. Chaitanya R, a II PUC student in the Universal Group of Institutions, Ramohalli, said hangers should be made available as users of washrooms have to keep their bags on the wet floor. “Our […]
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BMRCL, BBMP speak in different voices There has been no progress on a skywalk, proposed by the BMRCL, between the Banashankari Metro station and the BMTC bus terminus. BBMP maintains it has received no such plan from BMRCL. Srivas Raja Gopalan, public relations officer of BMRCL, informed The Observer: “BMRCL, along with the government and city-based […]
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Metro was supposed to make many lives easier. Commuters are disappointed because the trial run of the Baiyappanahalli-to-Whitefield Metro line, set for September, has been postponed due to the recent floods in Bengaluru. M Padmaraju, Public Information Officer of the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL), said: “By September, the BMRCL hoped to begin the […]
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Staff at stations lack checking equipment. Several people drink and travel on the Metro on a daily basis violation of the rules drafted by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) Officials at BMRCL believe drunk people invade other travellers’ privacy and disrupt their peace. “We are against letting drunk people use the Metro. Our rules […]
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Many unaware that honking is punishable Loud honking still prevails outside Metro stations in Bengaluru despite ‘No Honking’ boards. Gehna Desai, 21, a college student in Bengaluru, used to go to the JP Nagar Metro station every day to travel to her college. A month ago, she noticed a signage that said, ‘Metro Premises | […]
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We have not eased curbs, says BMRCL A crowd of commuters enters Namma Metro stations, many of them with either no masks or their masks hanging on their chins. Sanitizer and thermal screening stations at the entrances remain unused for the most part. Trains are so packed that there is hardly any space to move. But masks […]
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Citizens say govt must take action to avert 3rd wave People in Bengaluru continue to flout Covid rules despite the emergence of the Omicron variant. Sneha S, a Metro commuter, informed The Observer: I travel by Metro regularly and I can say this new variant has no effect on people as of now. Most of […]
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Wonder how their children will cope when they are transferred every few yrs Kabir Rana (name changed), who serves in the Indian Air Force, wants to give his six-year-old child the best education. Always on the move with his family due to his transferable job, he is worried about the long-term impact of the New […]
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Maintaining the balance has been tough for moms Anoop Rao, who works for a US-based bank, starts his work at 5:30 pm. His mind is clear, not clouded with the unpleasant honking of cars. He grabs a cup of coffee and secures a quiet corner in his apartment. He doesn’t have to make his way […]
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