B'Luru on Fast Lane, But Speed Bumps Remain
The New Indian Express Bengaluru|December 27, 2024
Bengaluru's civic scene saw a series of notable developments and unavoidable tragedies in 2023.
Mohammed Yacoob @Bengaluru

Bengaluru's civic scene saw a series of notable developments, besides certain avoidable tragedies, in 2024. These included the Cauvery Stage-V water supply project; a much-needed One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme, resulting in record property tax collections; white topping of major roads; and illegal, faulty constructions becoming reasons for fatalities.

As we say goodbye to 2024, the 110 villages that were merged into the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) can breathe a sigh of relief as their demand for drinking water and an efficient sewage network ended by October, with the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) completing the Cauvery Stage-V water supply project, pumping 775 MLD drinking water to Torekadnahalli in Malavalli taluk of Mandya district.

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