While many residents welcomed the rain for the second consecutive day after a dry spell of more than 160 days, it also exposed Bengaluru s civic agency s poor monsoon preparedness.
On track with cycle lanes
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Dedicated track on Racecourse Road and Raj Bhavan Road almost ready
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Dedicated track on Racecourse Road and Raj Bhavan Road almost ready
Cycling on the busy Racecourse Road and Raj Bhavan Road in the central business district (CBD) will now be a breeze. While the cycle lane on the footpath between R.C. College and turf club is ready, painting work on the track on the Raj Bhavan Road is being taken up.
Both these roads are part of the 5-km stretch from Minsk Square, Raj Bhavan Road, to Basaveshwara Circlethat is being developed by the Bengaluru Smart City Ltd. (BSCL). The dedicated footpath with cycle track and tactile pavement track was to have been completed in November last year.
Drones get a wide field
Drones get a wide field
ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Jan 19, 2021, 06:00 IST
Drones to be used to prepare road widening plan in Mahadevapura
One may soon see drones flying above the busy roads in Mahadevapura, for an entirely new purpose. For the first time, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (
BBMP) plans to use
land acquisition plan, mapping alignment and
understanding ground realities, ahead of widening the 118-km of roads in the City’s IT hub.
These
surveys or the detailed project reports which are pre-requisite for any infrastructure works are currently being done using the manual total station method with the help of measurement tape, tripod and a dumpy level. Many government entities such as