However, the four rural taluks fared better. Only one out of the four taluks (Anekal) recorded a drop of this magnitude in the water table. While the groundwater level in Hoskote has come up by 4 metre below ground level, in Doddaballapur and Devanahalli, the water table has improved by nearly 2 metre.
Regular commuters say while the toll gate was recently renovated with new technology to ensure that FASTag posted on the windshield of the vehicles are scanned faster, and vehicles can go past without lining in a queue, congestion at the plaza has only become worse.
“All pedestrian walks are taken over by the contractor, and a concrete shed has been created. Although it is a busy stretch, residents have no other option but to stand on the road and board their buses. An accident is waiting to happen at this spot,” said Nirmala, a regular commuter who uses the bus stop daily.
The department had proposed the delimitation of 225 wards and invited objections to its draft. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike had also uploaded maps detailing various aspects of the delimited wards such as area, population and constituency. As per the High Court Order, the exercise of delimitation of wards needs to be completed before September 18.
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