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Dedicated safe cycling infrastructure for HSR Layout

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Residents and government agencies together are teaming up to implement HSR Layout’s cycling project for children, office goers and everybody – how can you help?-By Saju Joseph

What if our children could cycle safely around the neighborhood going to schools, classes and doing errands freely?

What if we had at least 25% of our office-going [...]

Now Harvest solar power at home, sell it to Bescom

Solar Farm on the Roof

The City has considerable number of solar power users and hence the Bescom has chosen Bangalore to implement the novel plan on a pilot basis.

The trigger for the idea came in the form of an application by Ravishankar, a resident of HSR Layout, seeking grid connectivity for his rooftop solar power [...]

3rd Sector Park-BDA Yet to Decide

HSR Layout 3rd Sector Park Site

Long Back we had reported about Rocks being dumped in the site meant for Park, it’s been 2 years , though the rocks has been cleared Residents of HSR Layout 3rd Sector are eagerly and painstakingly waiting for work on the neighborhood park of 17th ‘A’ Main, 23rd ‘A’ [...]

HSRians Going on Vocation?-Inform Police

Safety First Vocation Next

Taking off on a holiday with your family could put your house at risk. With several people leaving behind independent houses and apartments locked for more than a week during summer vacations, burglars fancy their chances. Inspector L Y Rajesh of HSR Layout police station says, “With [...]

Snakes are out Beware!

Snakes are out in Bangalore

Summer is when slithering creatures crawl out of their dwelling and haunt air-conditioned houses and offices. Several incidents have been reported where strange reptiles have found their way into domestic households, scaring the residents out of their wits.

The wildlife cell of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) [...]

Neighborhood's Low ranking upsets Corporator

Recently HSR Layout came 16th in the DNA-AZ research on the most liveable areas in Bangalore.

Residents feel the wide roads have changed the equation of HSR  Layout for its betterment. Besides, it has a number of well-maintained parks. But the biggest advantage of this 1500-acre locality is the beautiful Agara Lake.

K Latha [...]

Judges colony: HC upset with Govt’s apathy

The Disputed Land

The state government has incurred the wrath of the Karnataka High Court over its ‘apathy’ in providing housing facility for judges.

“We need not beg for it. Crores of rupees are spent by the government on rents but housing facilities have not been provided for judges,” a Division Bench [...]

Civic works at residents expense in HSR

Meenakshi Classic-27th Main Road, HSR

The scene of stray pigs grazing on the garbage opposite to a big bungalow, heaps of earth piled up and huge tunnel-like pipes on either side of the roads in a peaceful residential area like HSR Layout was not what any resident, who saw the layout being brought up in [...]

BDA's Vegetable Market to come at HSR Layout

Fresh Fresh Veggies

If all goes well as per BDA’s plan, the residents of HSR Layout can have a Big Vegetable Market on the lines of Raithara Santhe located elsewhere in Bangalore, where Fresh Veggies will be sold at reasonable prices. The proposed markets would be built on public private partnership. Of the 39 [...]

Speeding car kills 2 at Silkboard

Silkboard Juction

Very recently we had reported about road safety in HSR Layout, but now unfortunately a serious accident has occurred adjacent to HSR in Silk Board Junction, Two persons were killed when a speeding car hit pedestrians at Silk Board junction on Sunday afternoon. While the 30-year-old person killed was unidentified, the other 25-yr-old [...]

Green initiative for clean environs

Go Green-Plant a Tree

As many as 200 people participated in tree plantation and green initiatives in the City.

The Indian Youth Climate Network (IYCN) along with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL), took to the streets to plant trees and spread the message of clean environment at [...]

HSR Roads Safety Highlighted at Bangalore Mirror

HSRLayout Article in Bangalore Mirror

Bangalore Mirror has been a Champion of Civic Issues and instrumental in making the authorities perform their duties properly, when ever It has reported any irregularities or problems the Government Bodies have listened and acted, I would like to Thank BM for highlighting the Road Safety Issue in HSR Layout [...]

HSR Thief stole laptops for kebabs, beer

Image Source: NDTV.Com

Sold them for a mere Rs. 4,000, without even knowing what they are used for or the actual value of the goods

His own greed proved costly for 23-year-old V Santosh, who used to steal laptops and sell them at less than one-tenth of their original price — to [...]

HSRians Don't Forget to Get your Voter ID Card

Voter's ID Cards

The BBMP has resumed issuing voter’s photo identity cards (EPIC).  It has been distributing forms with names and other details to those whose names are in the electoral list, but do not have photo ID cards. Besides, they are
also correcting mistakes in those IDs where there are mistakes. [...]

Towards a clean HSR Layout: Waste bins distributed

Green=Organic, Red=Inorganic

The HSR Layout residents and          their Corporator Latha Narasimhamurthy are going all out to make their layout clean and garbage-free. They had launched a campaign recently to create awareness about waste segregation in Agara Village and HSR Layout 4th Sector. The campaign emphasized the need for separating wet and [...]