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We are beginning a major mobility initiative in Nallurhalli, a 2km project to improve movement, and pedestrian facilities.
The first of the work begins tomorrow, Sunday, Oct 4 at 7am. See invite.
Read the thread for the details on the work that has led to this point over the course of one year.
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🚨 NALLURHALLI, LET’S GET MOVING! 🚨
This Sunday, we’re turning an idea into action.
Whitefield Rising and local residents are coming together to kick off a 2-km mobility improvement initiative in Nallurhalli — a community-led effort to tackle congestion and make our neighbourhood easier to move through.
And it starts with 40 metres - SEE THE ABOVE PICTURE!
A local landowner has stepped forward and given up a portion of his property frontage so the road can be widened and made motorable. The groundwork is done. The steel is in place. Now we pour the concrete. 💪🏽
📍 Sunday, Oct 4 | 7 AM
📍 Near Shiva Temple, Nallurhalli
📍 Location: maps.app.goo.gl/4Q1UsJg4PS6n…
Come be there as we mark the first step of a much bigger community effort.
Because fixing our neighbourhoods cannot always wait for someone else to do it.
- Residents can identify the problem.
- Residents can come together.
- Residents can make things happen.
This is 40 metres. We’re here for the 2 kilometres.
Come join us. Bring your energy. Bring your neighbours.
Let’s get Nallurhalli moving! 🚀
Nallurhalli New Temple Road: 2km loop initiative, and a community determined to fix it.
If you commute through Nallurhalli, you know it can feel like playing the live version of Temple Run every single day. 😅
For the last year, Whitefield Rising and local residents have been working together to tackle the bottlenecks that make this 2-km loop so difficult for commuters, pedestrians and residents.
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🚨 ಸಂಚಾರ ಸೂಚನೆ | ವೈಟ್‌ಫೀಲ್ಡ್ ಸಂಚಾರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆ
📍 ಸ್ಥಳಗಳು: ವರ್ತೂರು–ಗುಂಜೂರು ರಸ್ತೆ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ವರ್ತೂರು ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆ, ವರ್ತೂರು ಸರ್ಕಾರಿ ಕಾಲೇಜು ಹಾಗೂ ಗುಂಜೂರು ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಸಮೀಪ.
⚠️ ಕಾರಣ: ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ರಸ್ತೆ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿಗಳಿಂದಾಗಿ ಮೇಲ್ಕಂಡ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಡಚಣೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ವಾಹನ ದಟ್ಟಣೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿರುವ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚಾರ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಬಹುದು.
👮 ಕೈಗೊಂಡ ಕ್ರಮ: ಸ್ಥಳ ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಸಂಚಾರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಈ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸುತ್ತಾ, ಸಂಚಾರ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸಿ ವಾಹನ ಸವಾರರಿಗೆ ನೆರವು ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
🚦 ಸಲಹೆ: ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರಯಾಣವನ್ನು ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಯೋಜಿಸಿ. ಲೇನ್ ಶಿಸ್ತನ್ನು ಪಾಲಿಸಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಜಂಕ್ಷನ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಡ್ಡಿಯಾಗದಂತೆ ಗಮನಿಸಿ. ವಿರುದ್ಧ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಹನ ಚಲಾಯಿಸಬೇಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಿರಿದಾದ ರಸ್ತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಓವರ್‌ಟೇಕ್ ಮಾಡಬೇಡಿ. ಸಂಚಾರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಯ ಸೂಚನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಪಾಲಿಸಿ.
📞 ತುರ್ತು ಸಹಾಯವಾಣಿ: 112
#WhitefieldTraffic #Varthur #Gunjur #TrafficAlert
@CPBlr @Jointcptraffic @DCPTrEastBCP @acpwfieldtrf @BlrCityPolice @blrcitytraffic
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Bengaluru has lost more than 43 lakh names from its electoral roll in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with its electorate shrinking from 1.03 crore to just 59.08 lakh. The city, which accounted for the highest number of deletions in Karnataka during the draft stage, was also disproportionately affected during the subsequent notice and hearing process, with nearly half of all notices issued across the State concentrated here.
thehindu.com/news/cities/ban…
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5:15 AM. Two homes, two alarms, and two sleepy students, Ramesh and Ramya, stepping onto their buses while the sky is still deciding what colour to be.
Out on #SH35, the day's first wave is already rolling: two-wheelers, office cabs, delivery riders, other school buses, all heading the same way. And oh did I mention water tankers, lots of them!
This week, back from the break, the two of them noticed something the moment they settled into their seats. The road looked wider. Room to breathe, room to move. Some work was done while they were away, and some is still going on. So, a thank you, out loud, to everyone working on this stretch. It shows, and it matters.
There's still ground to cover. The same potholes that jolt Ramesh's bus slow the IT professional's cab behind it, and the minutes Ramya loses are lost by every vehicle behind her. It isn't a school story or a commuter story. It's our road, and we all share it.
Today's bus log (no rain)
•32 of 61 reporting buses reached school by the 07:30 bell (44 on Monday)
•Average ride home: 71 minutes (63 on Monday)
•Buses from Brigade Exotica (Old Madras Road), Clarence High (Richards Town) and Chrysalis High (Budigere Road) arrived 13 to 14 minutes after the bell
•Photos from this morning's buses show how full the road was
Meanwhile I just got home from school! My commute from school to home took 85 min to cover 10 km. Gunjur-Varthur stretch saw a 27 minute traffic jam (see pic). The potholes made it challenging
Every day looks a little different, and we will keep logging to see what the new work changes. Thank you for reading along, and for sharing the road with us.
@krishnabgowda @PriyankKharge @GBAChiefComm @blrcitytraffic @wftrps @CPBlr @Jointcptraffic @DCPTrEastBCP @GBA_office @BPACofficial @dcpwhitefield @WFRising @sarjapuraps @SarjapuraRWA @rk_misra @MansoorKhanINC @PCMohanMP @MALimbavali @ArvindLBJP @MLAShivanna
#BetterBengaluru
#OurMobilityOurVoice #SH35
#WhatYouCanDo
Stellar work by HSR! That each of us can follow to take charge to make the community we want.
See trees being choked with concrete in your area. Check the video on what to do.
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Fraud Alert in the papers - Never find customer service numbers on Google or other search engines.
Go directly to the website of the vendor or in the app and find customer service options there.
Lakes of Bangalore are under threat from the construction frenzy.
The reason for a lot of the rain related flooding issue is because buildings and institutions have come up on lake beds - case in point, Majestic Bus Stand.
And here we are, not learning the lessons of the recent past. Rushing to make it all worse.
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A total of 1,88,324 names have been deleted from the Karnataka electoral rolls through Form 7.
Permanently shifted: 1,24,327
Deceased: 1,091
Duplicate entries: 762
Absentees: 184
Others (including ineligible cases): 61,960
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Over the past week, B-SMILE has re-invited bids for nine flyover projects across Bengaluru after cancelling the earlier tenders.
Among them, the proposed flyover on the Old Madras Road–Hosur Road stretch has been revised, with the Indiranagar alignment dropped.
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why do we “fix” footpaths that go viral and not the ones that are broken?
10 months ago, double road indiranagar got "fixed”. it has become deadly again. just 850 m of footpath has 21 serious problems.
so yesterday i recorded both sides. ran it through our footpath model: here’s what came out: (full walk link in comments)
> every spot that needs fixing, geotagged with a 360° view
> who's responsible for each one: name, department, contact number (call them)
imagine if every footpath in the city is recorded twice a month (more on this soon). GBA finds the problems instead of waiting for complaints.
walking the double road footpath again this sunday to check what gets fixed.
@GBA_office @caleb_friesen
Let’s make our city beautiful 😻
Bengaluru Jatre invites designers, architects, artists and students to submit practical ideas to redesign everyday urban spaces, including bus stops, streetlights, benches, waste bins, signage, shopfronts & 500-metre road stretches.
Bengaluru Development Minister @krishnabgowda said initiative aims to make public spaces more accessible, inclusive and liveable.
Submissions close on November 15, 2026. Shortlisted designs will be showcased at Bengaluru Jatre from December 4-13, with a GBA jury selecting best proposals for discussion & possible implementation. Entries can be sent to [email protected]
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Bengaluru Metro's 215-km Phase 4 plan prioritises suburbs, core city takes a back seat
@OfficialBMRCL
moneycontrol.com/news/india/…
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26 Oct #BackToSchool hoping for a #BetterBengaluru starting with #SH35
As #Bengaluru settles back into its school routine, today gave us another useful data point on the SH-35 corridor.
44 of our 62 buses reached school by 7:30 am. The evening journey home was better and averaged 17.3 km/h, with 5 of 61 routes taking over 100 minutes.
With some schools still on break and no rain today, these numbers need context. We will keep tracking as more schools return, comparing journeys, identifying patterns and understanding where better coordination and infrastructure improvements could make a lasting difference.
For the 40,000+ children who use this corridor, their teachers and families, reliable journeys mean more time for learning, growth, rest and life beyond school. They also help faculty arrive ready to teach, with more energy for their students.
We appreciate the efforts of traffic police and civic agencies. Our hope is that sustained progress will allow us to restore normal school hours and reclaim learning time lost to traffic.
This is a shared road and a shared responsibility. Let’s keep working on it together as schools, families, fellow commuters and civic agencies.
@krishnabgowda @PriyankKharge @GBAChiefComm @blrcitytraffic @wftrps @CPBlr @Jointcptraffic @DCPTrEastBCP @GBA_office @BPACofficial @dcpwhitefield @WFRising @sarjapuraps @SarjapuraRWA @rk_misra @MansoorKhanINC @PCMohanMP @MALimbavali @ArvindLBJP @MLAShivanna
#OurMobilityOurVoice
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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
