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Whitefield Bangalore
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🚨 TRAFFIC ALERT | Whitefield Traffic PS
📍 Locations: Varthur Gunjur stretch particularly near Varthur Police Station, Varthur Government College and Gunjur village.
⚠️ Reason: Ongoing road works are affecting traffic flow, particularly at bottlenecks in the mentioned locations. Slow movement may be experienced during busy hours.
👮 Action Taken: Traffic personnel continue to monitor these locations, regulate movement and assist commuters. Kindly co-operate with our staff.
🚦 Advisory: Please plan your travel, maintain lane discipline and keep junctions clear. Avoid wrong-side driving and overtaking at narrow stretches. Follow the directions of traffic personnel.
📞 Emergency Helpline: 112
#WhitefieldTraffic #Varthur #Gunjur #TrafficAlert
@CPBlr @Jointcptraffic @DCPTrEastBCP @acpwfieldtrf @BlrCityPolice @blrcitytraffic
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Every school day, about 40,000 children travel on #SH35 between Whitefield and Sarjapur Road. This week, two students, one in primary school and one in senior school, show us the road through their eyes. Tomorrow, we meet them. Same alarm: 5:15. Two different roads. #OurMobilityOurVoice
#BetterBengaluru
@krishnabgowda @PriyankKharge @GBAChiefComm @blrcitytraffic @wftrps @CPBlr @Jointcptraffic @DCPTrEastBCP @GBA_office @BPACofficial @dcpwhitefield @WFRising @sarjapuraps @SarjapuraRWA @rk_misra @MansoorKhanINC @PCMohanMP @MALimbavali @ArvindLBJP @MLAShivanna
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I don't know is there's any other line in a lot of history that's been as eagerly awaited as the Blue line (ORR line) of Namma metro.
Here's hoping we can start trials in the next 2-3 months 🤞
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Wastewater from reverse osmosis units is being redirected to to saplings at lakes to address water shortages
bangaloremirror.indiatimes.c…
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Dear Citizens,
As per the directions of Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri D.K. Shivakumar, and Hon’ble Greater Bengaluru Development Minister Shri Krishna Byre Gowda, Weekly e-Khata Melas will starts from Saturday, 31st October 2026, at ARO offices and other designated locations across Bengaluru.
The e-Khata Melas will be conducted every Saturday thereafter to facilitate citizens in accessing e-Khata services conveniently.
Citizens are encouraged to make the most of this opportunity and avail themselves of the e-Khata services at the designated centres.
Your Convenience, Our Commitment!
Maheshwar Rao,
Chief Commissioner,
Greater Bengaluru Authority
#eKhata #eKhataMela #GreaterBengaluruAuthority #GBA #DigitalGovernance #CitizenServices #bengaluru
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Bengaluru Development Minister @krishnabgowda to inspect the much-delayed white-topping work on Hennur-Bagaluru Road.
I had recently reported on the pathetic condition of this alternative link to the airport, where potholes, dust and waterlogging continue to trouble commuters
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new fav personal assistant use case unlocked!
i was annoyed that the roads near my house in HSR were dug up for MONTHS making it hard to even walk and it felt like there's nothing i could do about it!
early sept i asked faff to find a way to flag this to the authorities...
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🚨 EARTHQUAKE UPDATE | KARNATAKA 🌏
📍 Bengaluru Rural District
📅 23 October 2026
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded by Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) network today at 9:01 AM.
📌 Earthquake Details:
Epicentre: 0.5 km north of Timmojanahalli
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Reminiscing my driving days!
Woman can drive as good as any man!
ನಾನು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಉತ್ಸುಕತೆಯಿಂದ ವಾಹನ ಚಲಾಯಿಸಿ ಖುಷಿಪಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ದಿನಗಳು ನೆನಪಾದವು.
ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು ಕೂಡ ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಜಾಗರೂಕರಾಗಿ ವಾಹನ ಚಲಾಯಿಸಬಲ್ಲರು.
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City is drawing double the amount of groundwater that it should in a year, while it fast loses ability to absorb rainwater
bangaloremirror.indiatimes.c…
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Bengaluru:
For the last 1 year, short tunnel project has progressed briskly fully disregarding processes and rules.
A casual DCM statement hastily converted into a project isn't "development"
It is wanton destruction on Hebbal Lake ecology.
Speakup NOW to stop this nonsense.
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massive update! claiming victory on the most dirtiest spot i’ve seen in bangalore. we transformed it in less than 10 days.
wind tunnel road is no longer a garbage blackspot. here's exactly how we did it:
step 0: when i saw the video post by @madhuriadnal, i called mr. bhimesh (DGM) and mr. ravi (AGM) at BSWML. there was immediate action.
@arunpaiblrwalks joined the next day, and we had an approximate plan for execution ready.
step 1: a one time clean up of all the legacy waste. this isn't the fix but it gives you a start so you can track how much waste gets dumped overnight. BSWML also made sure garbage collection happened every day from the areas around.
step 2: study the content and quantity of garbage. figure if it is household, restaurant or street vendor waste.
step 3: basics of broken windows theory. we illuminated the spot with a floodlight and parked a garbage auto there at night. people started dropping waste bags in the auto instead of on the road.
by step 3 (~day 4) we knew most of the waste came from street vendors on wind tunnel road and some of it from residents who miss the morning pickup.
step 4: early beautification. a green net along the bridge, the walls painted white. people don't dump when a place is maintained, illuminated, and beautified.
step 5: enforcement. a marshal was on site for a couple of nights, fining and educating people who dumped.
we started seeing results. overnight dumping dropped sharply, and more than once we saw people pick up what they'd thrown and put it in the auto.
step 6: take over the space by final beautification, a kerb, reflective bollards, and a footpath. on the final day everyone showed up. @GBA_office, BSWML, arun and his team, regular volunteers, and people who'd followed along here on X. we painted the wall and planted saplings.
(the great volunteers @amitpgupta @frunkad @__jstar @anurag25phadnis @shbhmmshr)
hi @madhuriadnal, thanks for recording this. i just spoke to mr. bhimesh (BWSML deputy general manager) to get this cleared up asap. BWSML said this will be done early morning tomorrow because the garbage collecting folks work until 2:30 PM.
they’ve promised to send pictures/videos after getting this done. i got in touch with him using iknowaguy.help/bangalore/fin……. let’s see what happens.
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@krishnabgowda - Mahadevapura’s civic groups keep hoping that infrastructure will finally improve. Their endless optimism allows you to get away with repeated promises without ever bothering to follow it through. I am waiting to see a school's update on the performance of their buses post today's rains.
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#OurMobilityOurVoice #BetterBengaluru
SH-35 corridor - Our team was out again this afternoon, at #Varthur and on Old Madras Road. What we saw was trucks, not the road. Heavy vehicles backed up through the same stretches where our school buses lose an hour or more, almost every single evening. This is not a one-off, it is the pattern.
We also saw former MLA @ArvindLBJP , husband of the current MLA @MALimbavali examining the work in Varthur. Thank you for your efforts in working with the current govt / Minister @krishnabgowda on improving this stretch. Long over due
Here is the thing: next week is the break for us, and for most schools in the area too. Fewer school buses, fewer children and families away on vacation for a few days. If there is ever a window to take up major repair and widening work on this corridor with the least disruption to residents, it is this one. We would urge the authorities to use it.
We keep saying this because we believe it: we are not pointing fingers, we just want this corridor fixed, properly and for good, not patched until the next complaint. Thousands of us use this road every single day, and we want to contribute to making it better.
#SH35
@krishnabgowda @PriyankKharge
@GBAChiefComm @blrcitytraffic @wftrps @CPBlr @Jointcptraffic @DCPTrEastBCP @GBA_office @BPACofficial @dcpwhitefield @WFRising @sarjapuraps @SarjapuraRWA @rk_misra @MansoorKhanINC @PCMohanMP @MALimbavali @ArvindLBJP @BShivannaAnekal
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🚗➡️🚤 Cars turning into boats to survive #PanathurRUB after today’s rain! 🌧️
Commuters, plan your journey accordingly!
Just 2 km from #ORR, home to corporate offices of @intel, @Google, @Cisco, @amazon & @SanDiskJP, this is the state of basic infrastructure in Bengaluru’s IT hub!
Even after a decade, the Centre, State Govt & especially @SWRRLY @GBA_office have failed to deliver a Railway Underbridge (RUB) that works in all weather conditions.
Bengaluru deserves better!
Looks like #Roadster has some serious competition now! 🚤
#PanathurRUB #BengaluruTraffic #InfrastructureFailure
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One of our Grade 1 students, on this evening’s long, rain-soaked bus ride home. As roads flooded, our teacher turned the wait into a conversation about the problem we keep raising here.
Here’s what this six-year-old came up with, on his own:
“First we take all the pictures, then put it into a drive, then give it to the government. Then they see it, they see what’s the problem, and they make some pipes, so all the drainage water…”
Document the problem. Share it with those who can fix it. A six-year-old has just described the thinking behind Our Mobility, Our Voice!
That’s the Inventurer spirit & approach - identify a problem and thinking about what we can do to be positive #changemakers
Proud of our learners - students and teachers for nurturing that spirit, and converting a challenging ride home, into a learning opportunity
#OurMobilityOurVoice
#BetterBengaluru
#SH35
@krishnabgowda @PriyankKharge
@GBAChiefComm @blrcitytraffic @wftrps @CPBlr @Jointcptraffic @DCPTrEastBCP @GBA_office @BPACofficial @dcpwhitefield @WFRising @sarjapuraps @SarjapuraRWA @rk_misra @MansoorKhanINC @PCMohanMP @MALimbavali @ArvindLBJP @BShivannaAnekal
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Today’s school bus data offers encouragement & a reason to keep going -
MORNING
48 of 60 routes on time or early. Just 12 late…the fewest in the 10 mornings tracked since 28 September, compared with last week’s average of 28. Ten of those 12 were within 5 minutes.
Varthur–Gunjur routes averaged 1.8 minutes early, compared with 18.9 minutes late on 1 October. Balagere routes averaged 1.2 minutes early, compared with 22.2 minutes late.
Routes serving Hoodi and Channasandra recorded the biggest improvements since Thursday - arrivals 21–23 minutes earlier.
EVENING
56 of 61 routes on time or early against the schedule for our 1:50 PM departure. Arrivals averaged 23.6 minutes ahead of schedule, compared with 19.5 last week and 15.0 the week before.
44 routes have been on time or early for all six evenings tracked.
STILL ON OUR WATCH LIST
HSR Sector 6 and La Ville were more than 10 minutes late this morning. Skylark Arcadia, Rainbow Drive and KSRP Quarters, Kudlu have been late on all six mornings, though by a few minutes.
Law College and Surya Elegenza were late on four of six evenings.
One good morning does not mean the problem is solved. Rain, breakdowns and other incidents can change the picture. We’ll keep measuring, sharing and working together
And yes, schools are beginning to go on vacation, so that may be contributing to less traffic on SH35
Thank you @blrcitytraffic @wftrps, the government, GBA and our school team for the sustained effort. Let’s make days like today the rule.
#OurMobilityOurVoice #BetterBengaluru
@krishnabgowda @GBAChiefComm @CPBlr @Jointcptraffic @DCPTrEastBCP @GBA_office @BPACofficial @dcpwhitefield @WFRising @sarjapuraps @SarjapuraRWA @rk_misra @MansoorKhanINC @MALimbavali @ArvindLBJP @AntoniDaszo
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Peenya road got fixed !!
The road was in very bad condition leading to lot of criticism and trolls.
Now it fixed and hope the road remains intact !
Thanks @osd_cmkarnataka @BWCCofficial 🙏
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Bengaluru North City Corporation has directed NHAI, BMRCL & BWSSB to urgently address drainage issues, service road damage & obstructions caused by Metro works along National Highway from Hebbal Junction to BNCC limits.
A joint inspection on Oct 5 identified inadequate stormwater drain openings, blocked drainage paths due to Metro construction & water leakage near Godrej in Hebbal, damaging the service road.
NHAI has been asked to provide grated drain openings at 50-metre intervals wherever required. BMRCL must ensure alternative drainage, while BWSSB must fix the leakage & restore the damaged road. All three agencies must submit compliance reports. @BNCCofficial @NHAI_Official
Bengaluru North City Corp. Commissioner P Sunil Kumar directed NHAI to ensure Hebbal flyover service road work prevents waterlogging and traffic snarls near Esteem Mall. He urged early completion, gratings for drainage, and led a cleaning drive on Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Rd, Subbannaiah Palya, HRBR 7th Main, Maruthi Nagar & Kogilu Main Rd.
