Bangalore Patrol coverage, Nov 9 - Dec 2, 2010

THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010 STARTING TODAY, EVERY WEEK, WE WILL BRING THREE PAGES DEDICATED TO ANALYZING THE STATE OF BANGALORE’S INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES. OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WE WILL TELL YOU WHICH ARE THE BEST WARDS IN THE CITY AND WHICH ARE THE WORST AND WHY THEY ARE SO. MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME SG H Te LI id S MIDDLING CIVIC SERVICES SYED ASIFGoI standards as benchmark Asha Rai | TNN IThe standards used in Bangalore Patrol are those of the f The Times of India had held a quiz in which Government of India. The it asked the seven million residents of Ban- source of the standards varies galore to name their best ward, there isnt from indicator to indicator, as the faintest doubt that the citys biggest news- often each indicator has a paper would have got to keep the prize. No- different department setting body would have guessed the right answer: the standards. Primary Ganesh Mandir. Or for that matter, the worst organizations for standards are ward: DoddaBidarakallu. Central Public Health and These surprise answers are just one small Environmental Engineering element of Bangalore Patrol, an ambitious, Organization (CPHEEO), Bureau one can even say audacious, attempt by the of Indian Standards (BIS), countrys largest English newspaper to meas- Ministry of Urban Development ure in quantifiable terms the quality of in- (MoUD), Indian Roads Congress frastructure and civic services that the lo- (IRC) and Town and Country cal government delivers to the citys resi- Planning Organization (TCPO). dents. However, some of these How often do you find your conversation standards are now up for littered with lines like, "the water supplysrevision. For example, the MoUD defines a case of flooding pathetic, the traffic is horrendous, and theas a situation where water is standing for 4 hours for a footpaths are such a mess?" More often thandepth of 6 inches or more. This precludes flash floods, and you care to know. But how bad or good ex-fast moving water that doesn’t drain. While this water is actly is it? With Bangalore Patrol people fi-not stagnant it is just as capable of causing damage. nally have an answer thats been arrived at TOI empirically For the first time in the coun- . try, an effort has been made to gather primary data for five services that affect the cit- All the 198 wards of Bangalore have been mapped for delivery against these services on a score of 1 to 10 (in which one is the lowest and ten, the best). The highest scoring ward got a mark of 7.16 and the lowest, 3.19. That roughly means that the best ward in the city gets 70% marks, i.e. first class alright but not distinction while Bangalore scores poorly in sanitation standard as the lowest is fail class at just 30%. this garbage dumped on BVK Iyengar road testifies izens of a city: Mobility (roads & transport local governments, and a constabulary that related services), water, health & sanitation, What is the purpose of doing this discourages crime while also infusing study? What impact will it have? We,Crime data public amenities and environment. Only for at The Times of India, believe that this enough confidence in the people to walk up to the police station and register their com- `crime which shows how safe the city is, hasThe decision to include `Crime’ in this study resulted from secondary data been used. initiative will be transformational. plaint. a rhetorical but very serious Bangalore Patrol, is a path breaking ini- That, it will, over time: Very importantly it has to be borne in query raised by an eminent tiative of The Times of India which has mind that Bangalore Patrols scores do not person. “How late will you let been conceptualized and executed by Janaa- Mobilize the people of Bangalore to mean that Bangalore is a terrible place to your daughter stay out in the graha, the Bangalore based non-profit or- compare where they stand vis-a-vis other live in. Most obviously it isnt. Thats why evenings in your city?” ganization that works with people and gov- wards and demand better services from the citys population has swelled to seven Implication being that later a ernments to change the quality of urban life their elected representatives. million and thousands move into Bangalore girl is allowed to return in the in India. Make people hold their government and every month in search of a better life. night, the safer the All the 198 wards of Bangalore have been elected representatives accountable - not The main focus of this study is to em- neighbourhood is. However, mapped for delivery against these services rather unfamiliar names. One reason could for empty promises, but for measurable power Bangaloreans by putting in their collecting crime data in on a score of 1 to 10 (in which one is the low- simply be that with the renaming of most of change. hands data with which they can hold their Bangalore proved to be tougher est and ten, the best). The highest scoring the wards, parts of these old areas now fall The residents of even the better wards will government and elected representatives ac- than thought as the police was ward got a mark of 7.16 and the lowest, 3.19. under these wards sporting new names. Vas- demand a higher quality of delivery as countable and demand of them solutions to not willing to share data on That roughly means that the best ward in anth Nagar which ranks 5th overall has un- even the best is not good enough. their daily problems of water, roads, buses, station-wise break-up of crime. the city gets 70% marks, i.e. first class alright der it sections of Sadashivanagar, Sankey drainage etc.Hence, crime data was procured at a divisional level with but not distinction while the lowest is fail Raod and the Bangalore Palace area. Also, People might make decisions on where But the point this study makes is thatapproximations used to allocate crime data to specific class at just 30%. very few know that the posh MG Road area they live based on these scores. things can be better. That Bangalorewards. This is very surprising as the results comes under Shantala Nagar ( which inci- should not settle for second best. Banga- TOI stand on their head conventional wisdom dentally comes in at a poor 74) . Top ranking In the US, for example, the school dis- lore, that is invoked by US President Oba- about the city If you were to ask most Ban- . Ganesh Mandir is in Banashankari 2nd tricts, to a large extent determine where peo- ma in the same breath as Boston should- galoreans to name the posh areas, the ones stage, home to former prime minister Deve ple want to live. Those with good schools are nt be one where walking on footpaths is they think have the best civic amenities, they Gowda and family The second best ward Sri- . much sought after while those without, are at a risk to your ankles, where there is- would automatically name Sadashivanagar, ramandir is in Rajajingar. shunned. Bangalore Patrol, might over time, nt a single bicycle lane, where one-third Raj Mahal Vilas, Malleswaram, Basa- In trying to measure each of the param- have similar such consequence. Instead of have no access to public toilets, where al- vanagudi, Koramangala, Indiranagar, eters, Bangalore Patrol has used standards going by the hype, people might vote with most the whole city has no provision for Jayanagar etc. that would stand the test of scrutiny Hence . their feet for those areas which deliver qual- storm water drain. None of these actually figure in the top the measures are those prescribed by the gov- ity public services to the citizens, areas We need to change this, here and now for ten wards. Many who are the top 10 or 20 are ernment of Indias various agencies. which are seen to have proactive, responsive we deserve better. TEN BEST WARDS TEN WORST WARDS How the city fares NAME RANK SCORE* NAME RANK SCORE* GANESH MANDIR 1 7.16 DODDA BIDARAKALLU 198 3.19 1.5 SRIRAMAMANDIR 2 7.12 BEGUR 197 3.39 % J P NAGAR 3 7.04 GARUDACHAR PALYA 196 3.39 NAGAPURA 4 6.94 GOTTIGERE 195 3.61 30% Transport is improving in the city though the road surface is pathetic especially after rains. VASANTH NAGAR 5 6.92 HORAMAVU 194 3.76 68.5% BASAVESHWARA NAGAR 6 6.90 HONGASANDRA 193 3.77The study KAMAKSHIPALYA 7 6.88 HAGADUR 192 3.84The entire study took a period of six and half months to HAMPI NAGAR 8 6.84 CHOWDESWARI 191 3.92complete starting January 2010.At Janaagraha, a team of 75 SUBRAMANYA NAGAR 9 6.81 SINGASANDRA 190 3.95people worked on the projectincluding the field team, the JAYANAGAR EAST 10 6.81 HEMMIGEPURA 189 3.97technology team and officemanagement. AC Nielsen study * Scores are on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highestwas done over two months. AC WARDS THAT HAVE SCORES OF ABOVE 7Nielsen collected quantitativedata on cost indicators (waterand transportation), flooding, FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF EACH WARD, LOG ON TO www.bangalorepatrol.com WARDS THAT HAVE SCORES BETWEEN 5 & 7and household collection ofgarbage. These data points are best collected directly from WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BANGALORE? WARDS THAT HAVE SCORES BETWEEN 3 & 5citizens, which was the case here. They were then used tocompute scores for these indicators. (A) THE CM (B) THE MAYOR (C) BBMP COMMISSIONER (D) NONE MOST OF BANGALORE ENJOYS A LEVEL OF CIVICRadio Mirchi 98.3 FM MAIL US @ banglore.patrol@timesgroup.com or SMS TOIBP <your option> to 58888 SERVICE THAT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS AVERAGE ONTUNE INTO RADIO MIRCHI FROM 7 AM - 11 AM TO DISCUSSAND DEBATE BANGALORE’S INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES NEXT TOPIC TOP 20 WARDS ON THURSDAY Also see page 4 for scores on water, sanitation, mobility, environment, public amenities & crime

2 THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010 A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE QUALITY OF KEY CIVIC SERVICES LIKE WATER, MOBILITY, SANITATION, PUBLIC AMENITIES, ENVIRONMENT AND CRIME WILL EMPOWER THE CITIZENS OF BANGALORE BY PUTTING IN THEIR HANDS THE DATA REQUIRED TO DEMAND BETTER QUALITY OF SERVICE FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATION. MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME TOI Asha Rai | TNN SG H Te LI id S W hat makes a city livable? What attracts people to one part of the city even as some other areas repel? Unfortunately, after six decades of independence it remains bijli, sadak and pani. Its the simple things of life; good water connectivity, regular and quality supply of power, decent roads,Water & Environment speedy, timely transport connections, nice parks and playgrounds to stroll and playBangalore may be thirsty for `more water, but it has good in, good air to breathe and of course, safe water pipeline coverage. Of neighbourhoods where people, especially the 198 wards, nearly 132 women, can move around without fear that wards have scored above 8 on define quality of life. 10 on this indicator. 11 wards Simple as they may seem, these serv- including `Kaveripura score ices are difficult to deliver on the ground. a perfect ten. But the irony is Bangalore Patrols study of the citys 198 that while most of the city wards reveals that shockingly, on several HIGH ON has access to a drinking parameters, substantial parts of the city water connection, almost two score zero implying pathetic quality in the lakh people dont have access delivery of the very basic of services. to water. Bangalore Patrol has studied six pa- While Bangalore is celebrated rameters: water, mobility (roads, trans- for its green cover, it is a port), sanitation, public amenities, envi- WATER cover that is under threat . ronment, and crime. Power, is the only im- Only 11% of Bangalore has portant service that has not been includ- access to good parks. A city ed in this study, mainly for technical rea- lauded for its gardens has 14 sons. Of those measured, the city has the wards where there isnt a highest score for water and the lowest forsingle patch of green. This includes a ward named after public amenities. Given the water woes ofthe citys founder, Kempegowda! However, hearteningly, the city, that Bangalore has the best scores23 wards have scored a perfect ten for close accessibility for this parameter is a pleasant surprise.to parks. This is on account of the city having a very TOI good pipeline coverage. LOW ON PUBLIC AMENITIES Over the next few weeks, we will build a number of interactive elements into this campaign so that these scores dont become another bunch of numbers which have little impact on the ground. Bangalore Patrol is a new way to identify and change the problem areas across each and every ward of Bangalore. That Bangalore lags badly in public amenities shouldnt surprise anybody. When you walk down the citys main street, M G Road, how many litterbins have you found? Do you know of any woman who has dared used a public toilet when out shopping? How many in the city have the luxury of taking their morning walk in a TOI neighbourhood garden? How many chil- Both in sanitation and crime the low- tions. In one of the poshest stretches in dren are forced to play cricket on the est score is zero, which means in parts of Bangalore, on Sankey Road, just round the streets rather than in their nearby public the city hygiene levels, garbage collection corner from the chief ministers official playground? How often do the street lights are unacceptably low and in some other residence, below the Windsor Manor Ho- in your area work? parts of Bangalore, crime rate unac- tel bridge, have you tried walking on the The ward-wise scores for each of the ceptably high. To those tracking the soar- footpath? Forget two, even one cant walk parameters have been decided based on a ing crime rate in the city, this shouldnt properly on the narrow ledge. But this detailed survey on a total 28 indicators. come as a surprise at all. area scores high on other parameters like Research and accumulated experience in The wide range in scores, especially in environment, pushing up its overall rank. dealing with citizen issues in the past has categories where some wards have scored Due to constraints of space, it is not helped Janaagraha in arriving at these the lowest possible `zero, is worrisome. A possible for us to analyse the scores for all main parameters. Everything in a ward wide range implies that the differences in the 198 wards individually on each of the A littered park best exemplifies the poor state of counts on this index, right from the qual- the quality of services citizens enjoy are parameters as we would have liked to or parks and sanitation in Bangalore ity and exact quantity of water supplied large which isnt a good thing. Lower range tackle each of the parameter in great to a house to the streetlights, roads and depth. All this information however will public transport in the areas. be available on the website. Quality of civic infrastructure and Over the next few weeks, we will buildRoads & Sanitation services is very poor in areas that have a number of interactive elements into thisThe quality of road surface in the city is rather pitiable. Not been freshly added to the city. Bangalore campaign so that these scores dont be- a single ward gets a went from Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike come another bunch of numbers which perfect score on this (BMP) to BBMP with it becoming `Bruhat, have little impact on the ground. Banga- indicator. Not all a few years ago. Most of the new areas of lore Patrol is a new way to identify and wards are safe for BBMP suffer from haphazard growth change the problem areas across each and pedestrians either. without any central planning. Hence, here every ward of Bangalore. We will mobi- Pedestrian safety at there are rarely any provisions for pub- lize the residents of different wards, the junctions is best in 63 lic amenities. Even water, on which the Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), the wards while 77 wards city as a whole scores highly, the story, is corporators, the MLAs and hold town hall drop down the card altogether different in the newer areas. meetings to get peoples grievances ad- with a big zero. Of While there is piped water supply, it is suggests a consistency in the delivery im- dressed. A complaint management system course, there isnt a not from Cauvery river but from the bore plying quality differences to be low. As a will also be launched by Janaagraha so single bicycle lane in wells dug near-by! city grows, the range should narrow and that peoples individual complaints can be Bangalore. Public Environment scores highly in Banga- not rise. recorded and forwarded to the relevant au-transport coverage is extremely poor in the exterior wards, lore. Saved mainly by the huge lung spaces A few might be surprised on why some thorities.where people have to walk more than a kilometer to get to Bangalore still has in the two big gardens areas which are seen as bad or a standard We at The Times of India have broughttheir bus stops. Availability of information on public (Lalbagh and Cubbon Park), the Banga- thought to be of low quality get decent to you many innovative and highly pop-transport such as route maps and timings is poor across lore Palace grounds, Indian Institute of scores. Thats because the norms are a bit ular initiatives that have made a differ-the city. Only K R Puram, K R Market and Chalavadipalya Science campus, the Race Course and the dated and need some serious upward re- ence to your life. Lead India Campaignscore above one for presence of litterbins on streets! huge army cantonment. Hence, as trees vision like the flooding norms (explained helped identify the potential leaders ofRemaining 195 wards have scored less than one with a are being cut on a daily basis to make way in the earlier page). For example, accord- the country. Teach India Campaign gotmajority of them at zero. When it comes to door-to-door for bigger roads and other infrastructure ing to government norms, footpaths in In- citizens involved with the task of teach-garbage collection, even Gandhinagar, the pilot ward that work, it is imperative that the citizens fight dia need to be a minimum of 1.2 m wide ing children. Bangalore Patrol takes theexperimented on zero-waste management scored only 7.73 to retain the much needed lung cover the (enough for two people to walk side by citizen-centric mandate that TOI has set city desperately needs. side), well paved and free of any obstruc- for itself forward.Public AmenitiesBangalore’s public amenities are in a poor state. No ward has a score of perfect PARAMETER TOP WARD SCORES* BOTTOM WARD SCORES* RANGE** ten on this measure. Attur stands out for MOBILITY J P PARK 6.66 DODDABIDARAKALLU 2.38 4.28 being the only ward to score a zero for cleanliness on roads. WATER SRIRAM MANDIR 9.81 BEGUR 1.43 8.38 Over 70 wards have a zero score on quality of its toilets. Another SANITATION KAMAKSHIPALYA 8.51 HORAMAVU 3.32 5.19 71 wards score below one on this indicator. PUBLIC AMENITIES NAGAPURA 5.54 BEGUR 0.00 5.54 The state of public playgrounds is equally pathetic. Only nine ENVIRONMENT ARAMANE NAGARA 8.35 GOTTIGERE 3.35 5.00 out of the 198 wards have a score above CRIME HEROHALLI 7.61 DODDABIDARAKALLU 0.00 7.61one on this indicator. The remaining 189 wards have,obviously, scored below one and of these at least 114 wardsscore an absolute zero * Scores are on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest & 10 is the highest | **Shows the wide difference in quality of service

2 THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2010 TODAY, WE BRING TO YOU THE BEST WARDS TO LIVE IN, IN BANGALORE. WARDS WHICH HAVE THE BEST CIVIC AMENITIES. THE LIST HAS SOLID MIDDLE-CLASS AREAS THAT HAVE QUIETLY CLIMBED THE LADDER TO EMERGE ON TOP, DISPLACING BETTER-KNOWN CITY AREAS. MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME SG H Te LI id S GODS SMILE ON OLD WARDS PICS : CHETAN SHIVAKUMAR Sunitha Rao R | TNNMayor’s ward at 93 ven a cursory look at the names that make E City Mayor S K Nataraj’s it to list of the Top 20 wards of Bangalore Sarakki ward ranks 93rd , reveals a simple truth: all of them fall un- whereas opposition party der areas which can be best described as leader (Congress) M Nagaraj’s old Bangalore. The city offers a clear cut ward bags the 16th place, division. The older, core areas of Banga- thanks to constant pleas and lore which have benefited from better plan- uproar in the council to get ning, resources and have long come under more borewells for his ward. the Bangalore Municipal Corporation fare Though there were protests far better than the new additions to the city. held by public in front of What’s of concern, however, is that there Cauvery Bhavan by residents of isn’t a single model ward in Bangalore, one Nandini Layout headed by their that scores a perfect ten. The best ward corporator, the ward scores scores a hum ho 70% marks. Another fact 24th rank in water and 6th that hits the eye as you run through theplace in public amenities. Nandini layout surpasses number ranks is that the even among the Top 20,one ward Ganesh Mandir when it comes to public the scores vary dramatically across pa-amenities, as the latter comes in at number 45. rameters. This means that the top ranking wards do not score equally well on all civicWoes of the exterior services. For example, the number seven ranked Kamakshipalya is ranked a poor Though Bangalore is 113 in mobility (roads & transport) but is extending herself to the number one in sanitation in the city Vas- . outskirts of the city, the best areas to put down roots are in the core areas of the city, reveals the What has propelled Ganesh Mandir to the survey. That none of the wards from the exteriors of top of the charts? As per the Bangalore Bangalore urban Patrol survey, a high water (4th) and agglomeration have made it to Top 20 shows the lack of mobility (9th) rank have more than civic amenities among the newly added 110 villages. compensated for the not-so-great scores on The areas, which were sanitation (51st) and public amenities (45th). earlier not included withinBBMP limits are still suffering from poor civic amenities; Second-ranked Sriram Mandir’s the onlyright from poor roads to the water they are supplied with. one among the Top 20 to score ten out ofThough Bangaloreans across the city pay uniform propertytax, all are not privileged to get the best of services that ten for continuity of water supply. BBMP PARK IN GANESH MANDIRreminds one of the George Orwell who said, “All are equal,but some are more equal!” antha Nagar, ranked fifth overall, has very ramanagala. The pleasantly surprised res- (as per the ministry of urban development good ranking for environment (3) and pub- idents of Ganesh Mandir aren’t so startled norms) as a situation where water standsIISc’s green cover scores highly lic amenities (4) and pathetic ones for crime because they have been witness to the for four hours for a depth of 6 inches or Bangalore Patrol has (121) and mobility (109). Hence, all the top steady climb of their ward to the top. more. discovered that the garden city 20 wards have very good rankings on some Residents of Ganesh Mandir ward attrib- has its green treasure in standards and equally poor ones for a few ute the success largely to the efforts of their OLD AND BEST Aramane Nagar, which bags the others which show that the delivery of serv- former corporator, A H Basavaraju. It was Jayanagar East, which is one of the oldest first rank in Environment. But ice even for the best wards in Bangalore is during his term that the ward got eight residential areas in the city scores the 10th , environment score alone does erratic. parks. The indoor stadium and swimming rank. The locality, believed to be designed not make the ward score best The Bangalore Patrol study which assess pool that were sanctioned during his term by the maker of modern Karnataka, the as the ward suffers on account the civic amenities provided to citizens has are now on the verge of completion. Many former diwan of Mysore, Sir M Visves- of other civic amenities. It is its found ward number 165, Ganesh Mandir, of the ward’s older residents recall the time varaya, is one of the best planned layouts neighbouring ward in Banashankari second stage, coming in it had muddy roads leading even to former in Asia. Vasanthnagar that scores the at the top scoring 7.16 out of 10. The ward prime minister Deve Gowda’s house. Of tinuity of water supply Good water rank- .third place in environment score. Even among the top 20 that falls in the Padmanabh Nagar as- course, that’s history now. ing (3rd) and a decent ranking for public CLEAN AND CLEARwards, areas like, Mahalakshmipuram, Maruthi Mandir and sembly constituency is spread across 1.63 What has propelled Ganesh Mandir to the amenities (16th) has helped it leapfrog to When it comes to sanitation, it is Kamak-Nandini layout score 100th rank in green cover. km and houses educational institutions top of the charts? As per the Bangalore Pa- the second slot. shipalya in Rajajinagar constituency that like Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sci- trol survey, a high water (4th) and mobili- scores the best and tops the list. Kamak- ences (KIMS) and BNM College. Its home ty (9th) rank has more than compensated NO FLOODING HERE shipalya which houses areas such as BEML to folk singer Shimoga Subanna and noted for the not so great scores on sanitation Ganesh Mandir ward, Dr Raj Kumar ward, Layout, West of Chord Road I Stage, Kannada writer N S Lakshminarayana (51st) and public amenities (45). Second Sriramamandir, Jayanagara east, JP Na- Meenakshi Nagar, Cauvery Nagar, KHB Bhatta. ranking Sriram Mandir ward in Rajajina- gar, Radhakrishna temple ward, Subra- Colony AK Colony Ashtagrama, Karekallu , , That Ganesh Mandir has emerged as the gar —which lost the top slot with the slen- manya Nagar and Nagapura wards have has fabulous scores for indicators like ac- best ward in Bangalore is a surprise only derest of margins — is the only ward among scored ten out of ten in flooding, implying cess to sewerage network, coverage of to those who live in Sadashivanagar or Ko- the top 20 that scores ten out of ten for con- zero flooding. The survey defines flooding storm water drains, cleanliness on roads. TOP BANGALORE’S TOP TWENTY WARDS ARE SPREAD ACROSS THE CITY AND NOT CONCENTRATED WARD 20 WARD IN CERTAIN POCKETS WHICH INDICATES ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY WARD WARD MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME NO. NAME RANK SCORE* RANK RANK RANK RANK RANK RANK 165 GANESH MANDIR 1 7.16 9 4 51 45 26 49 108 SRIRAMAMANDIR 2 7.12 42 3 35 16 49 60 177 J P NAGAR 3 7.04 1 3 1 15 75 114 67 NAGAPURA 4 6.94 17 47 5 1 14 103 93 VASANTH NAGAR 5 6.92 109 2 98 4 3 121 * Scores are on a scale of 1 to 20, where 1 is the lowest and 20 is the highest 100 BASAVESHWARA NAGAR 6 6.90 16 21 45 26 26 25Grandma enjoys a good outing with her grandson 101 KAMAKSHIPALYA 7 6.88 113 22 1 27 26 16on a good footpath in Ganesh Mandir. 133 HAMPI NAGAR 8 6.84 25 23 21 40 26 45 66 SUBRAMANYA NAGAR 9 6.81 51 9 40 29 26 98 Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM 170 JAYANAGAR EAST 10 6.81 30 6 28 67 75 123 68 MAHALAKSHIMPURAM 11 6.72 88 11 10 7 100 108 ON TUNE INTO RADIO MIRCHI FROM 7 AM - 11 AM TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE BANGALORE’S INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES 18 RADHAKRISHNA TEMPLE 12 6.70 6 40 13 68 49 28 104 GOVINDARAJA NAGAR 13 6.69 68 42 23 3 26 17 107 SHIVANAGARA 14 6.66 5 28 85 63 14 90 FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF EACH WARD, 126 MARUTHI MANDIR 15 6.63 70 7 83 73 100 6 LOG ON TO www.bangalorepatrol.com 43 NANDINI LAYOUT 16 6.63 48 24 54 6 100 88 YOUR DECISION TO LIVE IN AN 124 HOSAHALLI 17 6.62 117 10 9 55 75 50 AREA IS INFLUENCED BY 144 SIDDAPURA 18 6.61 114 5 41 61 49 131 106 DR. RAJ KUMAR 19 6.58 22 39 50 38 75 11 (A) TRANSPORT (B) WATER 125 MARENAHALLI 20 6.57 103 34 12 24 75 2 (C) COST (D) SAFETY MAIL US @ It is encouraging to know that our ward is the Mine is the only ward where no flooding takes place when It is an encouraging survey report. But as a best. This is largely due to the co operation we Bangalore witnesses heavy downpour. It’s because of the corporator I look up to the works taken up at the banglore.patrol@timesgroup.com or receive from officials of different departments. extensive de-silting of drains that we have been carrying Hanumanthnagar ward. The officials working in SMS TOIBP <your option> to 58888 VOICES When ever we find a problem, we approach the out. But there’s much that needs to be improved in my ward. The this ward are very co operative and they address the public officials with evidence and urge them to fix the sewerage lines were laid about thirty years ago, they must be grievances immediately. At present this ward is number problem immediately. However, there are certain issues changed. Shortly, sewerage pipeline replacement work will be NEXT TOPIC WORST 20 that need to be tackled. We want our parks to be like initiated at Saraswathi Layout and Binni Layout. Also, garbage is another issue in my ward. one, but I want make this true even after six months. It is a huge responsibility to maintain the status quo of civic mini Lalbaghs.” amenities in the ward.” WARDS ON SATURDAY N K SREEKANTAIAH | PRESIDENT, BANASHANKARI SECOND STAGE, GANESH MANDIR RESIDENTS’ WELFARE ASSOCIATION N SHAKUNTHALA CORPORATOR, MARENAHALLI L GOVINDARAJU CORPORATOR, GANESH MANDIR WARD

2 THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2010 THE COMMON THREAD RUNNING THROUGH BANGALORES 20 WORST WARDS IS THAT THEY ARE ALL 0N THE PERIPHERY OF THE CITY; VILLAGES THAT WERE N ANITATIO APPENDED TO THE CITY AS IT GREW OUTWARDS. BASIC S CIVIC AMENITIES ARE MISSING. BEAUTIFUL PARKS OR GREAT BUS CONNECTIONS ARE A DREAM HERE. MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME SG H Te LI id S HELL HOLES OF THE CITY PICS : CHETAN SHIVAKUMAR Aarthi R | TNNIs it or is it not crime-free? an anything be more ironic than this? Kem- C Crime data for these wards pegowda ward, the very first ward of nam- makes for interesting reading. ma Bengaluru, named after the Yelahanka Two of the wards score very chieftain who founded the city way back in high ranks in crime. Herohalli is 1537, ranks among the 20 worst wards of at number 1 and the city. Doddabidarakallu at 3 which Bangalore Patrol has found that this should mean that these wards newly added ward has extremely poor civic are crime free. But is that really amenities. Ranked 179 out of 198 overall, it the case? Crime statistics work has poor rankings for all the parameters in weird ways. Large number of of study. It scores particularly badly on crime recorded at a local police sanitary conditions and in public ameni- station doesnt necessarily ties. Detailed field surveys by the Banga- mean crime is high in that area. lore Patrol team revealed that many parts It might simply talk of the of this ward have no proper sewage lines.efficiency of the local sub-inspector and to the confidence Unsurprisingly, it comes in at 190th rankhe/she’s generated in the local community which makes on this measure. The availability and qual-people empowered enough to walk up to the doors of the ity of drinking water is another issue. Evenpolice station to register their complaint. Herohalli tops, on environmental front, theres nothingnot because the ward witnesses no crimes, but because it green about Kempegowda ward (near Yela-doesnt have a police station where crimes can be hanka) as it ranks a lowly 185 on this pa-recorded! rameter. While Kemegowda ward is 20th from theSome good news for the worst bottom in the ranking, Dodda Bidarakallu, near Yeshwantpur, has the dubious dis- A small relief is seeing some of the worst wards score decent two-digit Public amenities are non-existent in these rank on some parameters. Begur wards. Only three wards have scored above that ranks 197 one showing the pathetic condition of overall, surprisingly has scored well on public toilets, playgrounds, parks, etc. IS THIS NILASANDRA’S mobility where it Contamination and poor sanitation are PLAYGROUND? ranks 65. So doesVarthuru at 97th rank. Jnanabharathi and Devasandra other issues. Almost all these new wards Garbage and slush on thewards that also rank low on most parameters share the still thrive on the age-old soak pits. Even road off the 5th Main at49th rank for environmental conditions. HSR Layout that Ambedkar Nagar atfares a little better than the rest (rank 180), does so mainly basic sewage lines are yet to enter these Nilasandra, right next todue to its public amenities where it ranks 96 followed by one-time village zones.Herohalli at 98. its Primary Health Centre tinction of the being the citys worst ward it a fairly decent rank of 49 on the envi- municipal corporations; supply of `pipedWhere are the representatives? overall. Bottom scraping scores for mobil- ronment measure but its among the worst drinking water. Even if people here get ity and water (rank 198 and 197 respectively) wards, mainly on account of its poor wa- piped water, the question that begs an an-These wards dont just lack in civic amenities. They also are the main reasons why A quick glance . ter and sanitation conditions where it ranks swer is its quality and availability. Its alack in people who can fight for their rights. Most dont at the ward report card on the six param- 196 and 169. Its ranking on other parame- known truth these new areas are yet to gethave decent resident welfare associations (RWAs) to take eters clearly indicates that its a tough life ters like public amenities (148) and mobil- Cauvery water. But, what stops authoritiesup cudgels on their behalf. Many areas in Bangalore today out here. That the best rank it has managed ity (159) are nothing to write home about from making best use of available borehave multiple RWAs in one area. Worst ranked Dodda is a poor 177 (for sanitation), says it all. either. wells? Even areas that have bore wells suf-Bidarakallu has not one. A closer scrutiny of the bottom 20 wards Proximity to the rapidly growing busi- fer from the fact that there is no proper two- reveals that barring Nilasandra (Rank 185), ness hub of Whitefield with its towering inch pipeline connectivity to bring waterCorporator switched off? all the other wards on list are from the newly added areas of BBMP A majority of them . glass towers hasnt had much impact in improving the conditions at the neighboring to homes. Public amenities are non-existent inWill Doddabidarakallu, which occupies the pride of place at are located on the extreme fringes of the Doddanekundi ward (rank 188). This vil- these wards. Only three wards have scoredthe bottom, ever improve? Perhaps. It all depends on when fast expanding city. Nilsandra, that lage side of Whitefield still needs loads of above one showing the pathetic conditionits corporator T A Gayithree decides to switch on her falls under the Shantinagar assembly development. With a rank as low as 196 for re-work. However mobility is an issue even of public toilets, playgrounds, parks etc.mobile phone to at least take the calls from her constituency, fares so low mainly on ac- mobility people here cant even boast of de- , with the better wards in the city because Contamination and poor sanitation is an-constituents. Her contact number listed on the BBMP count of the poor condition of its cent roads and footpaths, forget bus stops. even there the available roads are not other issue. Almost all these new wardswebsite was perennially switched off when TOI tried to slums which have their footprints across enough to take on the increasing traffic. still thrive on the age-old soak pits. Evenreach her to find some answers to the pathetic much of this ward. THE SETTING STANDARDS Water, is a parameter on which Banga- the basic sewage lines are yet to enter thesecondition of her ward. It’s a shame for Bangalore that the area The composite factors that let down almost lore as whole has done relatively well. But one-time village zones. This holds true for that houses its university has abominable all these 20 wards are poor scores on almost not here. All the bottom 20 wards have parts of HAL II and III stage which are con- civic facilities. Jnanabharathi ward has a all parameters. Being new wards, added to scores in the low 2s and 3s. None has scored sidered as part of the core city now. On the lowly rank of 187. The wild green campus BBMP from the village areas, majority of above 5. These wards have strayed from the environment parameter, just two wards of Bangalore University might have given the road infrastructure here needs serious minimum promise given to residents of score above five. WORST NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.THE WORST WARDS OF BANGALORE HAVE UNIFORMLY WARD 20 WARD POOR SCORES ACROSS THE PARAMETERS, PULLING DOWN THEIR OVERALL RANKING WARD WARD MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME NO. NAME SCORE* RANK RANK RANK RANK RANK RANK RANK 40 Dodda Bidarakallu 3.19 198 198 197 177 187 185 3 192 Begur 3.39 197 65 197 194 193 185 164 82 Garudachar Playa 3.39 196 192 195 168 190 100 168 194 Gottigere 3.61 195 186 186 183 178 185 172 25 Horamavu 3.76 194 150 161 198 184 185 76 * Scores are on a scale of 1 to 20, where 1 is the lowest and 20 is the highest 189 Hongasandra 3.77 193 183 184 173 185 158 183 84 Hagadur 3.84 192 110 193 164 159 100 190 2 Chowdeswari 3.92 191 190 185 174 162 185 57 191 Singasandra 3.95 190 157 179 170 182 185 171 198 Hemmigepura 3.97 189 181 189 167 168 158 62 Stinking garbage piled on the road next to the Slum 85 Dodda Nekkundi 4.00 188 196 148 160 146 126 175 Board quarters near Infant Jesus Church in Nilasandra 129 Jnana Bharathi ward 4.01 187 159 196 169 148 49 18 55 Devasandra 4.04 186 126 191 193 109 49 94 116 Nilasandra 4.04 185 134 187 147 193 158 181 FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF EACH WARD, 81 Vijnana Nagar 4.07 184 123 151 188 175 126 187 LOG ON TO www.bangalorepatrol.com 149 Varthuru 4.17 183 97 144 182 193 158 189 YOUR DECISION TO LIVE IN AN 175 Bommanahalli 4.24 182 131 168 146 154 158 185 AREA IS INFLUENCED BY 72 Herohalli 4.24 181 148 176 197 98 126 1 174 HSR Layout 4.24 180 124 173 153 96 185 186 (A) TRANSPORT (B) WATER 1 Kempegowda 4.26 179 118 159 190 164 185 97 (C) COST (D) SAFETY MAIL US @ Yes. I know the ward needs to develop True, we are now nowhere close to We are convinced, this Bangalore bangalore.patrol@timesgroup.com or a lot. Its still a village and a big ward. Kempegowdas dreams. Theres no Patrol report is nearer to truth. We are SMS TOIBP <your option> to 58888 The problems have been explained to the sanitary line at all here. But our BJP finding it really difficult to live in some VOICES mayor and BBMP commissioner. I need a government has been doing a lot of work. pockets. Our new corporator has also done minimum of Rs 10 crore. The Rs 4 crore I now There should be some change next year. NEXT TOPIC RANKING 0F get will hardly get patchwork done here. Well surely then top the other wards nothing in the past six months. We have submitted a memorandum recently. 198 WARDS ON TUESDAY M SRINIVAS | CORPORATOR, BEGUR WARD Y N ASHWATH CORPROATOR , KEMPEGOWDA WARD G S KRISHNAMURTHY | PRESIDENT, LAYOUT RESIDENT WELFARE ASSOCIATION

*TOIB161110/ /02/Y/1* *TOIB311007/ /02/K/1* /02/C/1* /02/M/1* 2 THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2010 SURVEYORS WHO FANNED OUT INTO THE REMOTE CORNERS OF THE CITY HAVE AMAZING STORIES TO TELL OF THEIR FIELD EXPERIENCES. FROM NON-COOPERATIVE AUTHORITIES TO THOSE WHO WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO HELP THEM AGGREGATE THE CIVIC DATA. MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME SG H Te LI id S FOOT SOLDIERS’ STORIES PIC : K SUNIL PRASAD Sunitha Rao R | TNNNo takers for garbage @ B’sandra ou should be in the core area or on the ex- ‘Y treme borders of Bangalore. If you chose to live in-between, be prepared to suffer from a lack of civic amenities." This is one suggestion that field associates of Janaagraha -- who pounded the streets and knocked on innumerable doors to conduct the Banga- lore Patrol survey -- have for Bangaloreans. Bangalore Patrols rankings have the city abuzz. Everybody wants to know where their ward stands in the pecking order. Giving in to popular demand, today we are running the ranking for all the 198 wards of Banga- lore. Due to constraints of space it isnt possible to give individual scores and rankings on the individual parameters. These details are available on the websiteGlitz road on which CM’s house is located close to Coming to the nitty-gritty of the survey ,Bhoopasandra slum wonder who were the foot soldiers behindBhoopasandra is the only slum pocket in the up-market this mammoth task? A group of 18 field as-locality of Sanjay Nagar. Theres no door-to-door garbage sociates and 50 surveyors who conducted thecollection at this slum, as per the survey. But the slum is ground level survey measuring everythingadjacent to Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappas residence, from the intensity of light from street lightswhose surroundings are absolutely filth free. to the water pressure in each of 198 wards. A bunch of dedicated people -- including lotsPipelines on paper The surveyors also realized According to the surveyors, the delimitation how some of maps and data Bangalore Patrol volunteers given to them by civic of the wards is nothing but unscientific. For from Janaagraha show the agencies were not just instance, Jayanagar ward stretches from Bangalore map which formed inaccurate, but misleading too. Karishma Hills in Krishna Rao park to Nimhans! Most of the the basis of their field work Vasanthpura ward has no water pipeline network at ward officials themselves are not aware of "Many BBMP BWSSB, police officials were , Survey based on data all. But the BWSSB’s map the length and breadth of the wards. not co-operative about giving us the infor- According to Ranjana Krishna, the survey given to us has all the mation, though we had authorization letter conducted by Janaagraha, is based on the pipelines. Finally, it is the Surveyors observations include the absence from heads of each of these departments," tests conducted on each of the areas with citizens who suffer because of police stations and BBMP offices in some say the now seasoned surveyors. regard to each of the parameters. of such faulty data. A A typical response would be: "You want de- "This data is not based on anyones opin- callous BWSSB official even of the wards. tails? We want money One particular police ." ion. We will be updating the ratings aftertoday a surveyor, "Dig up the road and find pipeline, don official threw the permission letter from his one year or so and all the indicators willnot ask for maps!," when asked for pipeline network map. of youngsters -- these are people who are tru- senior officer into the air when approached be measured once again. Residents Wel- ly interested in urban affairs and want to for crime details registered with his police fare associations were not involved in this bring about visible change in Bangalores station. " I do not consider this letter. You want survey because the survey is not based on FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF EACH WARD, urban infrastructure. Mainly in the age details and the department would ask you to anyones perception. group 22-28 they joined Janaagraha to be a pay money Get a demand draft of Rs 85 and . Perception cannot be measured whereas LOG ON TO www.bangalorepatrol.com part of the survey like Nandan G, a me- then ask for details," being the response of the the wards," said Rajesh N, a field associate. the data collected through scientific tests chanical engineer, Rakesh N, an MA in Eco- unresponsive police inspector. Said a survey- A similar encouraging behaviour was wit- can be re-tested," says Krishna. For Prema WHICH GRIEVANCE CELL IS THE nomics and Bharath who has a masters de- or: "Most of these officials are not just rude nessed by the surveyors when they visited B R, who worked on the compilation of the MOST RESPONSIVE? gree in finance & accounts. The group used but they do not even have basic manners of BBMP officials of HAL ward. "The Assistant data created, there are remarkable differ- to work from 10 am to 8 pm everyday meas- listening. If this is the way they react to us Executive Engineer of Vibhuthipura, called ences between the government data pro- (A) BBMP (B) BESCOM (C) uring and confirming the data. The survey, initially scheduled for six who are into urban research activities, I wonder how would they treat the public?" How, infor a meeting of the staff and we could discuss the public amenities in the ward," ex- cured by Janaagraha during the survey and the data collected by the surveyors dur- BWSSB (D) BEST months was extended by two months due to deed? But additional commissioner (Traffic) plained Rajesh. At some places, the officials ing their ground work. unavailability of data from civic agencies Pravin Soods letter spelt magic in northern even accompanied the field associates while MAIL US @ during the BBMP elections. The survey that started on December 27, 2009 wound up on and southern parts of the city as per their experience. , surveying the network of the storm water drains. "For many officials it was their first No logic in delimitation According to the surveyors, the delimita- bangalore.patrol@timesgroup.com or August 15, 2010. visit to the drains!" another field associate tion of the wards is nothing but SMS TOIBP <your option> to 58888 The surveyors have interesting stories to "Give us your map.We dont have one!" told TOI. unscientific. tell from the field. Of officials who were rude "During my constant interactions with Jayana- Some officials who were not knowledge- "For instance, Jayanagar ward stretches and refused to help and of those who went gar BWSSB officials, I could find out how keen able about their ward preferred to avoid the from Krishna Rao park to NIMHANS! Most NEXT TOPIC WATER out of their way to help the Janaagraha team and even accompanied them on their field trips. they were on improving the quality of life in the urban scenario. Not just that, they also asked me to share a copy of the map that we Janaagraha team. "An official in Malleswaram used to run away whenever he saw me in his office. Finally I got the details from a work in- , of the ward officials themselves are not aware of the length and breadth of the wards. Their observations include the ab- ON THURSDAY Hostile officials were par for course. Some surveyors were even abused by the officials. had prepared about pipelines, storm water drains, sewage line networks across each of spector," says Bhanuprakash G V a field associate. , sence of police stations and BBMP offices in some of the wards. RANKING OF ALL WARD WARD WARD WARD 198 WARD WARD THE RANKINGS FOR THE CITYS 198 WARDS SHOW ONLY THREE WARDS SCORING ABOVE 7 ( ON A TOTAL OF 10). MAJORITY ARE IN THE MIDDLE,SCORING BETWEEN 5 & 7 WHILE 30% OF THE WARDS HAVE SCORES BETWEEN 3 & 5. WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD WARD NO. NAME RANK SCORE* NO. NAME RANK SCORE* NO. NAME RANK SCORE* NO. NAME RANK SCORE* NO. NAME RANK SCORE* 165 Ganesh Mandir ward 1 7.16 128 Nagarabhavi 41 6.19 19 Sanjaya Nagar 81 5.80 96 Okalipuram 121 5.35 148 Ejipura 161 4.53 108 Sriramamandir 2 7.12 94 Gandhinagar 42 6.18 154 Basavanagudi 82 5.78 48 Muneshwara Nagar 122 5.35 24 HBR Layout 162 4.53 177 J P Nagar 3 7.04 157 Gali Anjenaya Temple 43 6.17 60 Sagayarapuram 83 5.74 79 Sarvagna Nagar 123 5.34 26 Ramamurthy Nagar 163 4.48 67 Nagapura 4 6.94 38 HMT Ward 44 6.17 122 Kempapura Agrahara 84 5.74 7 Byatarayanapura 124 5.32 71 Hegganahalli 164 4.48 93 Vasanth Nagar 5 6.92 145 Hombegowda Nagara 45 6.17 34 Gangenahalli 85 5.73 15 T Dasarahalli 125 5.30 186 Jaraganahalli 165 4.45 100 Basaveshwara Nagar 6 6.90 65 Kadu Malleshwar 46 6.16 153 Jayanagar 86 5.73 195 Konankunte 126 5.29 52 K R Puram 166 4.44 101 Kamakshipalya 7 6.88 20 Ganga Nagar 47 6.13 31 Kushal Nagar 87 5.72 8 Kodigehalli 127 5.26 56 A Narayanapura 167 4.43 133 Hampi Nagar 8 6.84 158 Deepanjali Nagar 48 6.13 120 Cottonpete 88 5.71 112 Domlur 128 5.25 196 Anjanapura 168 4.41 66 Subramanya Nagar 9 6.81 181 Kumaraswamy Layout 49 6.12 166 Karisandra 89 5.71 182 Padmanabha Nagar 129 5.24 54 Hudi 169 4.38 170 Jayanagar East 10 6.81 146 Lakkasandra 50 6.11 32 Kaval Bairasandra 90 5.69 21 Hebbala 130 5.19 150 Bellanduru 170 4.38 68 Mahalakshimpuram 11 6.72 75 Shankar Matt 51 6.09 188 Bilekhalli 91 5.69 171 Gurappanapalya 131 5.17 5 Jakkuru 171 4.36 18 Radhakrishna Temple Ward 12 6.70 59 Maruthi Seva Nagar 52 6.08 151 Koramangala 92 5.68 173 Jakkasandra 132 5.15 3 Atturu 172 4.36 104 Govindaraja Nagar 13 6.69 76 Gayithri Nagar 53 6.07 178 Sarakki 93 5.67 152 Suddagunte Palya 133 5.14 53 Basavanapura 173 4.36 107 Shivanagara 14 6.66 4 Yelahanka Satellite Town 54 6.07 89 Jogupalya 94 5.67 16 Jalahalli 134 5.13 13 Mallasandra 174 4.35 126 Maruthi Mandir ward 15 6.63 143 Vishveshwara Puram 55 6.06 167 Yediyur 95 5.67 51 Vijnanapura 135 5.09 193 Arakere 175 4.34 43 Nandini Layout 16 6.63 160 Rajarajeshwari Nagar 56 6.06 102 Vrisabhavathi Nagar 96 5.63 187 Puttenahalli 136 5.08 86 Marathahalli 176 4.33 124 Hosahalli 17 6.62 180 Banashankari Temple 57 6.04 103 Kaveripura 97 5.62 42 Lakshmi Devi Nagar 137 5.05 185 Yelchenahalli 177 4.32 144 Siddapura 18 6.61 74 Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar 58 6.04 156 Srinagar 98 5.61 41 Peenya Industrial Area 138 5.01 130 Ullalu 178 4.29 106 Dr. Raj Kumar Ward 19 6.58 45 Malleswaram 59 6.03 141 Azad Nagar 99 5.61 14 Bagalakunte 139 5.00 1 Kempegowda 179 4.26 125 Marenahalli 20 6.57 127 Mudalapalya 60 6.02 47 Devara Jeevanahalli 100 5.61 159 Kengeri 140 4.95 174 HSR Layout 180 4.24 179 Shakambari Nagar 21 6.53 62 Ramaswamy Palya 61 6.01 110 Sampangiram Nagar 101 5.61 197 Vasanthpura 141 4.93 72 Herohalli 181 4.24 105 Agrahara Dasarahalli 22 6.52 35 Aramane Nagara 62 6.00 109 Chickpete 102 5.60 23 Nagavara 142 4.92 175 Bommanahalli 182 4.24 164 Vidyapeeta ward 23 6.49 132 Attiguppe 63 5.99 119 Dharmaraya Swamy Temple 103 5.59 33 Manorayanapalya 143 4.90 149 Varthuru 183 4.17 99 Rajaji Nagar 24 6.48 117 Shanthi Nagar 64 5.98 27 Banasavadi 104 5.58 70 Rajagopal Nagar 144 4.90 81 Vijnana Nagar 184 4.07 163 Katriguppe 25 6.46 29 Kacharkanahalli 65 5.97 134 Bapuji Nagar 105 5.58 10 Dodda Bommasandra 145 4.88 116 Nilasandra 185 4.04 44 Marappana Palya 26 6.45 63 Jayamahal 66 5.96 147 Adugodi 106 5.56 69 Laggere 146 4.86 55 Devasandra 186 4.04 123 Vijayanagar 27 6.40 161 Hosakerehalli 67 5.96 30 Kadugondanahalli 107 5.56 11 Kuvempu Nagar 147 4.85 129 Jnana Bharathi ward 187 4.01 78 Pulikeshinagar 28 6.39 91 Bharathi Nagar 68 5.95 113 Konena Agrahara 108 5.53 22 Vishwanath Nagenahalli 148 4.85 85 Dodda Nekkundi 188 4.00 168 Pattabhiram Nagar 29 6.38 138 Chalavadipalya 69 5.95 139 K R Market 109 5.50 114 Agaram 149 4.81 198 Hemmigepura 189 3.97 172 Madivala 30 6.36 95 Subhash Nagar 70 5.90 176 BTM Layout 110 5.49 115 Vannarpet 150 4.79 191 Singasandra 190 3.95 64 Rajamahal Guttahalli 31 6.36 17 J P Park 71 5.88 77 Dattatreya Temple 111 5.47 92 Shivaji Nagar 151 4.76 2 Chowdeswari 191 3.92 46 Jayachamarajendra 32 6.34 36 Mattikere 72 5.87 39 Chokkasandra 112 5.47 184 Uttarahalli 152 4.75 84 Hagadur 192 3.84 142 Sunkenahalli 33 6.34 137 Rayapuram 73 5.86 155 Hanumanth Nagar 113 5.44 87 HAL Airport 153 4.71 189 Hongasandra 193 3.77 162 Girinagar 34 6.33 111 Shantala Nagar 74 5.85 121 Binnipete 114 5.43 58 New Tippasandara 154 4.69 25 Horamavu 194 3.76 80 Hoysala Nagar 35 6.33 37 Yeshwanthpura 75 5.85 57 C V Raman Nagar 115 5.42 73 Kottegepalya 155 4.68 194 Gottigere 195 3.61 169 Byrasandra 36 6.32 183 Chikkalsandra 76 5.84 50 Benniganahalli 116 5.42 190 Mangammanapalya 156 4.65 82 Garudachar Playa 196 3.39 98 Prakash Nagar 37 6.25 90 Halsoor 77 5.84 49 Lingarajapura 117 5.41 12 Shettihalli 157 4.57 192 Begur 197 3.39 140 Chamrajapet 38 6.21 88 Jeevanbhima Nagar 78 5.84 131 Nayandahalli 118 5.39 83 Kadugodi 158 4.56 40 Dodda Bidarakallu 198 3.19 97 Dayananda Nagar 39 6.21 136 Jagajivanaramnagar 79 5.83 9 Vidyaranyapura 119 5.38 28 Kammanahalli 159 4.54 * Scores are on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest 61 S K Garden 40 6.20 135 Padarayanapura 80 5.82 118 Sudham Nagara 120 5.36 6 Thanisandra 160 4.54 SOURCE : JANAAGRAHA *TOIB161110/ /02/Y/1* *TOIB311007/ /02/K/1* /02/C/1* /02/M/1* TOIB311007/MR1/02/M/1 TOIB311007/MR1/02/C/1 TOIB311007/MR1/02/Y/1 TOIB311007/MR1/02/K/1 TOIB161110/1R1/02/M/1 TOIB161110/1R1/02/C/1 TOIB161110/1R1/02/Y/1 TOIB161110/1R1/02/K/1 CMYK

2 THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010 STARTING TODAY, WE WILL ANALYSE THE INDIVIDUAL WATER PARAMETERS WHICH HAVE HELPED DEFINE THE OVERALL SCORE FOR A WARD. WE START WITH THE MOST CRITICAL OF CIVIC AMENITIES: WATER. BANGALORE HAS DONE THE BEST ON THIS MEASURE. HOWEVER, CAUVERY WATER IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME SG H Te LI id S POCKETS OF THIRST REMAIN PIC : K SUNIL PRASAD Aarthi R | TNNSample shockHow did the water samples taken from different wards of s the water supplied to Bangalore enough Ithe city fare? The good news is there was no black water to quench its thirst? Yes and No. Parts ofstock from any ward. However, even a bottle of 100 ml the city get very good supply while somewater from Rajagopalanagar (ward No 70) was enough to other parts get no piped water at all.make you want to keep away from the area for good. Pale Though the city scores the highest in thisyellow, it resembled a urine sample from the ward. civic parameter, it is matter of concern thatShockingly, this was the regular stock available for the theres huge disparity in the delivery of thispeople living here. critical civic service to the people of the city.Truly pressure meters Bangalore, however, is nowhere close to the 24x7 pipeline water to all, promise made Using the pressure transmitters by the government. This, despite the state that these wards depend heavily on bore- helped unearth many hidden water governments huge investment in the citys well water thats highly susceptible to con- lessons and challenges. In some water infrastructure over the past few tamination. But there are some horror wards, it was impossible to get any years. Even our humble neighbours, Hubli- stories among the old wards as well. Even proper reading on the meters. At Dharwad now have a regular 24x7 water the water sample taken from the Banga- some wards like Banaswadi, the set-up thats being extended to other dis- lore mayors ward, Sarakki, was contam- readings and the quality tests had to be repeated as these areas did tricts across the state. How long before the inated and scored an absolute 0! Shock- not have water supply for 15 days! capital city of Bangalore can boast of the ingly, the list also includes the good-old Worse, at a house in Byatara- same? Jayanagar, Hanumanthnagar and Basa-yanapura, a house owner who allowed the pressure The survey conducted by Bangalore Pa- vanagudi areas.transmitter to be plugged to the water pipeline, later even trol reveals that a whopping 30% of thesuspected it of blocking the water connection to the house wards -- 55 out of 198 wards -- still do not AFFORDABLE WATERwhen actually there was no water supply! get pipeline water. Majority of these wards Parts of the city might be waiting for wa- are in the outskirts. These newly added ar- ter but the good news is that when it ar- rives it will be affordable. The low cost ofMr Mayor, where art thou? water in Bangalore is a huge plus. Banga-Perhaps, one is better off being in the BWSSB minister’s The low cost of water in Bangalore is a lore meets the benchmark set by Asian De-son’s ward than in the mayor of the city’s, when it comes to velopment bank (ADB) for affordability ofwater. Bangalore mayors ward, Sarakki, ranks 134 with a huge plus. Bangalore meets the water thats determined by the average costscore of 5.11 with a 0 for quality! Way behind Vasanthnagar, of water per household. A constant scoreled by corporator Katta Jagadish, son of BWSSB minister benchmark set by Asian Development of 10 under this indicator for all 198 wardsKatta Subramanya Naidu. The ward ranks 2 overall with a Bank for affordability of water thats shows that all wards of Bangalore have wa-water score of 9.9 and a perfect 10 for continuity of water ter priced at affordable rates.supply though quality is a problem. Numbers reveal that determined by the average cost of water However, there are variations in ex-even municipal opposition leader M Nagaraj -- known for his per household. A constant score of 10 penditure that also matter. For example, aprotests inside and outside the well of the council hall for family in Ramamurthy Nagar may spend`more water -- is far better off as his ward Nandini Layout under this indicator for all 198 wards Rs 3,000 per month on water tankers andstands within the Top 25 in the overall list! shows that all wards of Bangalore have mineral water bottles while for another family in Konena Agrahara might be spend- Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM water priced at affordable rates. ing a fraction of it at Rs 400 per month for the same. ON TUNE INTO RADIO MIRCHI FROM 7 AM - 11 AM TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE ISSUES WITH BANGALORE’S WATER SUPPLY eas of BBMP are anxiously awaiting the completion of Cauvery water supply MEASURING WATER STANDARDS scheme (CWSS) stage IV phase-2 to see wa- A lot of technology and testing has gone FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF EACH WARD, ter flow through their taps. into measuring the final water score for each and every ward across the city. For LOG ON TO www.bangalorepatrol.com THE WATER SCORE instance, special pressure meters were Theres no ward with a perfect water score used to test the water pressure in the taps. WHICH GRIEVANCE CELL IS THE in Bangalore. J P Nagar which tops the list The standards followed are as per the IS: MOST RESPONSIVE? comes closest with a water score of 9.97 fol- 10500 set by Bureau of Indian Standards lowed by Vasanthnagar (9.9). Srirammandir (BIS). and Ganesh mandir wards share the third The water testing activities of Banga- (A) BBMP (B) BESCOM (C) slot with a score of 9.81. A majority of the lore Patrol -- an initiative conceived and wards (132) have an average score of above managed by Janaagraha -- were in full BWSSB (D) BMTC 6. At the other end of the spectrum are swing during May-June. A team of 40 field Doddabidarakallu and Begur with a pif- associates were on the ground collecting MAIL US @ fling score of just 1.43 demonstrating the A boy drinks from a leakage in BWSSB water water samples from households in dif- pipe near a slaughter house on Tannery Road bangalore.patrol@timesgroup.com or huge differences in accessible water to res- ferent areas to test quality. This included idents of Bangalore. a 100 ml for bacteriological tests (for col- SMS TOIBP <your option> to 58888 Water scores have been derived on the PROBLEM AREAS ty, all wards have scored only a 0 or 10 on iform and e-coli bacteria) and a separate basis of four main indicators - pipeline cov- Even if the water situation isnt as bad as the ward-level scorecard because water one litre sample for the physical and chem- NEXT TOPIC SANITATION erage, water quality, continuity of supply and average cost per capita. While the city slips in continuity of supply it scores high- is normally thought, the current status makes it clear that theres definitely a need for better water management in the city. comes from one source and is either potable or not, theres no in-between for this measure. ical tests. The greatest challenge was en- suring that testing was done within three- four days of collecting the sample. The ON SATURDAY ly in pipeline coverage and in the pricing of water which makes it affordable to all. The sticking points being the quality and continuity of water supply. As for quali- Most of the poor scorers are wards located on the city outskirts. Reason being tests were conducted by Aqua Diagnosis, a unit of Eureka Forbes. RANKING OF ALL WARD WARD WATER WATER 198 WARD WARD NINE WARDS OF BANGALORE GET ALMOST NEAR-PERFECT WATER SUPPLY WITH SCORES OF ABOVE 9. A FEW AT THE BOTTOM FARE VERY BADLY ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT AND BASIC CIVIC SERVICE WATER WATER WARD WARD WATER WATER WARD WARD WATER WATER WARD WARD WATER WATER NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK 165 Ganeshmandir 9.81 4 128 Nagarabhavi 8.56 20 19 Sanjaya Nagar 6.45 102 96 Okalipuram 4.70 143 148 Ejipura 5.14 132 108 Sriramamandir 9.81 3 94 Gandhinagar 6.32 105 154 Basavanagudi 5.18 128 48 Muneshwara Nagar 6.89 85 24 HBR Layout 4.21 157 177 J P Nagar 9.97 1 157 Gali Anjenaya Temple 8.71 15 60 Sagayarapuram 6.72 94 79 Sarvagna Nagar 7.35 56 26 Ramamurthy Nagar 4.09 162 67 Nagapura 7.60 47 38 HMT Ward 9.09 8 122 Kempapura Agrahara 7.25 61 7 Byatarayanapura 7.07 75 71 Hegganahalli 3.61 178 93 Vasanth Nagar 9.90 2 145 Hombegowda Nagara 7.62 45 34 Gangenahalli 5.40 125 15 T Dasarahalli 6.10 114 186 Jaraganahalli 5.63 121 100 Basaveshwara Nagar 8.46 21 65 Kadu Malleshwar 7.23 63 153 Jayanagar 5.74 120 195 Konankunte 6.43 103 52 K R Puram 3.52 180 101 Kamakshipalya 8.46 22 20 Ganga Nagar 7.62 44 31 Kushal Nagar 7.45 53 8 Kodigehalli 4.04 163 56 A Narayanapura 2.53 192 133 Hampi Nagar 8.42 23 158 Deepanjali Nagar 7.18 68 120 Cottonpete 7.15 70 112 Domlur 5.11 133 196 Anjanapura 2.58 190 66 Subramanya Nagar 8.93 9 181 Kumaraswamy Layout 6.91 84 166 Karisandra 5.01 136 182 Padmanabha Nagar 3.92 169 54 Hudi 3.14 188 170 Jayanagar East 9.42 6 146 Lakkasandra 8.23 27 32 Kaval Bairasandra 7.12 73 21 Hebbala 4.26 154 150 Bellanduru 4.19 158 68 Mahalakshimpuram 8.87 11 75 Shankar Matt 8.06 33 188 Bilekhalli 8.83 12 171 Gurappanapalya 6.31 106 5 Jakkuru 4.00 165 18 Radhakrishna Temple Ward 7.64 40 59 Maruthi Seva Nagar 6.83 90 151 Koramangala 8.08 32 173 Jakkasandra 6.57 99 3 Atturu 4.89 139 104 Govindaraja Nagar 7.63 42 76 Gayithri Nagar 7.35 57 178 Sarakki 5.07 135 152 Suddagunte Palya 6.53 100 53 Basavanapura 4.25 155 107 Shivanagara 8.23 28 4 Yelahanka Satellite Town 6.94 80 89 Jogupalya 6.92 83 16 Jalahalli 4.96 137 13 Mallasandra 3.90 170 126 Maruthi Mandir ward 9.21 7 143 Vishveshwara Puram 7.22 66 167 Yediyur 5.32 127 51 Vijnanapura 7.11 74 193 Arakere 4.01 164 43 Nandini Layout 8.41 24 160 Rajarajeshwari Nagar 7.06 76 102 Vrisabhavathi Nagar 6.63 97 187 Puttenahalli 4.93 138 86 Marathahalli 4.29 148 124 Hosahalli 8.90 10 180 Banashankari Temple 7.31 59 103 Kaveripura 7.38 55 42 Lakshmi Devi Nagar 3.44 183 185 Yelchenahalli 4.22 156 144 Siddapura 9.52 5 74 Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar 7.59 48 156 Srinagar 5.86 118 41 Peenya Industrial Area 6.47 101 130 Ullalu 2.37 194 106 Dr. Raj Kumar Ward 7.65 39 45 Malleswaram 7.20 67 141 Azad Nagar 6.69 95 14 Bagalakunte 3.89 172 1 Kempegowda 4.16 159 125 Marenahalli 7.91 34 127 Mudalapalya 7.63 43 47 Devara Jeevanahalli 6.24 110 159 Kengeri 6.26 109 174 HSR Layout 3.87 173 179 Shakambari Nagar 7.90 35 62 Ramaswamy Palya 7.55 51 110 Sampangiram Nagar 6.60 98 197 Vasanthpura 3.89 171 72 Herohalli 3.78 176 105 Agrahara Dasarahalli 7.64 41 35 Aramane Nagara 7.22 65 109 Chickpete 6.34 104 23 Nagavara 6.16 113 175 Bommanahalli 3.94 168 164 Vidyapeeta ward 7.14 71 132 Attiguppe 7.33 58 119 Dharmaraya Swamy Temple 5.34 126 33 Manorayanapalya 3.45 182 149 Varthuru 4.62 144 99 Rajaji Nagar 6.17 112 117 Shanthi Nagar 8.57 19 27 Banasavadi 6.87 87 70 Rajagopal Nagar 4.28 152 81 Vijnana Nagar 4.29 151 163 Katriguppe 8.61 18 29 Kacharkanahalli 6.76 92 134 Bapuji Nagar 6.92 82 10 Dodda Bommasandra 3.86 175 116 Nilasandra 3.18 187 44 Marappana Palya 8.68 16 63 Jayamahal 7.01 78 147 Adugodi 7.16 69 69 Laggere 6.10 115 55 Devasandra 2.55 191 123 Vijayanagar 8.78 13 161 Hosakerehalli 7.61 46 30 Kadugondanahalli 7.13 72 11 Kuvempu Nagar 3.98 167 129 Jnana Bharathi ward 1.56 196 78 Pulikeshinagar 6.77 91 91 Bharathi Nagar 7.80 38 113 Konena Agrahara 6.89 86 22 Vishwanath Nagenahalli 6.67 96 85 Dodda Nekkundi 4.29 148 168 Pattabhiram Nagar 7.47 52 138 Chalavadipalya 7.82 37 139 K R Market 5.17 130 114 Agaram 6.02 116 198 Hemmigepura 2.83 189 172 Madivala 8.71 14 95 Subhash Nagar 4.28 153 176 BTM Layout 8.39 25 115 Vannarpet 5.17 131 191 Singasandra 3.57 179 64 Rajamahal Guttahalli 8.19 29 17 J P Park 4.40 146 77 Dattatreya Temple 4.00 166 92 Shivaji Nagar 4.83 141 2 Chowdeswari 3.24 185 46 Jayachamarajendra 7.56 50 36 Mattikere 6.87 88 39 Chokkasandra 5.50 124 184 Uttarahalli 4.36 147 84 Hagadur 2.43 193 142 Sunkenahalli 7.89 36 137 Rayapuram 7.05 77 155 Hanumanth Nagar 4.80 142 87 HAL Airport 5.17 129 189 Hongasandra 3.37 184 162 Girinagar 8.10 31 111 Shantala Nagar 6.93 81 121 Binnipete 6.87 89 58 New Tippasandara 3.86 174 25 Horamavu 4.10 161 80 Hoysala Nagar 7.41 54 37 Yeshwanthpura 7.01 79 57 C V Raman Nagar 6.23 111 73 Kottegepalya 4.84 140 194 Gottigere 3.24 186 169 Byrasandra 7.57 49 183 Chikkalsandra 4.57 145 50 Benniganahalli 6.26 108 190 Mangammanapalya 5.84 119 82 Garudachar Playa 1.84 195 98 Prakash Nagar 5.63 122 90 Halsoor 8.25 26 49 Lingarajapura 6.01 117 12 Shettihalli 4.29 148 192 Begur 1.43 197 140 Chamrajapet 8.14 30 88 Jeevanbhima Nagar 7.24 62 131 Nayandahalli 6.29 107 83 Kadugodi 3.71 177 40 Dodda Bidarakallu 1.43 197 97 Dayananda Nagar 8.67 17 136 Jagajivanaramnagar 7.29 60 9 Vidyaranyapura 5.11 134 28 Kammanahalli 3.50 181 * Scores are on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest 61 S K Garden 6.76 93 135 Padarayanapura 7.23 64 118 Sudham Nagara 5.59 123 6 Thanisandra 4.13 160 SOURCE : JANAAGRAHA

2 THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2010 SANITATION STANDARDS VARY DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THE CITY. THERE ARE PARTS OF BANGALORE WHICH DO SANITATION NOT HAVE SEWERAGE LINES AT ALL. THE STATE OF PUBLIC TOILETS IS ALSO PATHETIC IN MANY PARTS OF BANGALORE. ROAD CLEANLINESS IS ALSO AN ISSUE IN MANY WARDS. LITTER BINS. WHAT ARE THEY? MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME SG H Te LI id S INSANIT(AR)Y CITY PIC : K SUNIL PRASAD Sunitha Rao R | TNNNo sewerage though valley next door Here’s a new definition for angalore, as a city is much cleaner than many , B irony. Jnanabharathi ward others in the country But the truth is, it could . that is situated just beside be so much better. While no ward scores a Vrushabhavathi valley has zero on this standard, its a matter of con- 0.54% access to the cern that a majority of the wards have to sewerage network! make do with average sanitation services Vrishabhavathy valley is with the situation going downhill dramati- one of the four valleys that cally in the newer additions to the city . carries the city’s sewage Throughout the city one can see unclean , water. Hebbal, the roads, lack of public toilets, poor garbage col- constituency represented lection, lack of sewerage network in newly by BWSSB minister Katta added areas of BBMP and an almost com- part of the area has secured seven! Byrasan- Subramanya Naidu has plete absence of litter bins on the streets. dra ward which is situated just beside Jayana-scored 5.47 in access to sewerage network. Horamavu gar east also has a zero in public toilets qual-ward scores the least in sanitation with 3.32 points out of Zero garbage zone takes credit! ity The survey conducted on the access to .ten. Even in industrial hubs like Peenya, poor sanitary MLA Dinesh Gundoo Raos initiative to make the public toilets reveals that there are 30conditions prevail as seen by the poor 4.12 score. While Gandhi Nagar a litter free zone through zero- wards which have no such basic amenity!none of the wards have secured zero, 185 wards have waste management has been a success as ev- According to Bangalore Patrol survey-scored above 5 on 10. idenced by less filth on the roads and also by ors, there are a minimum of two slums in high scores on Bangalore Patrols survey. each of the 198 wards, though it does notSlums? Not bad Ward number 84, Gandhi Nagar scores the second rank in sanitation (8.44), second only match the skeletal number of slums identified by Slum Clearance Board. BBMP hasSlums, which had bad scores for water, have scored well to the top scoring Kamakshipalya (8.51). neglected the sanitation in slums which con-on sewage network. Actually, in the city, it is the slums tribute to the overall ward score data, theythat have good access to sewerage network with Sudham said. Though, ward number 165, GaneshNagar scoring 9.25 and Neelasandra- 8.95. As per thesurvey, 29 wards have complete coverage of storm water According to Bangalore Patrol Mandir ward, is the number one ward as per the survey it scores zero on the presence ,drains. surveyors, there are a minimum of of litter bins. Not just the best ward, but to- two slums in each of the 198 wards, tally 162 wards have scored zero for litter3 cheers for garbage collection though it does not match the bins.Though BBMP claims that door to door garbage collection is Dirtiest roads at Atturstream-lined across the wards, only three wards -- skeletal number of slums identified Attur is the ward with the dirtiest roads inVasanthnagar, Siddapur and Arakere -- score a grand 10 on by Slum Clearance Board. BBMP Bangalore with a score of zero for cleanli-daily door- to-door garbage collection. Wards such as ness of roads. City Chieftain of yore, Kem-Jakkasandra, Shettihalli, Agaram, and Horamavu score has neglected sanitation in the pegowdas soul must be laughing and cryingbelow one point on the same and crave for solid waste slums which contribute to the at the same time looking at the ward namedmanagement. after him. The ward that scores tops in pub- overall ward score data, they said. lic toilets has absolutely no sanitary lines Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM thanks to BWSSB. Situated at the fringes of Yelahanka constituency it is at the end of the ON TUNE INTO RADIO MIRCHI FROM 7 AM - 11 AM TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE ISSUES WITH BANGALORE’S HEALTH & SANITATION No public loos In providing a service common man des- list on cleanliness score too. perately seeks - public toilets - Bangalore They are still villages fares very poorly indeed. 70 wards out of 198 37 wards from 112 villages newly added to score zero, implying an almost complete ab- BBMP have no access to sewerage network! FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF EACH WARD, sence of toilets here. Even in the areas where "We have been telling this in the council for LOG ON TO www.bangalorepatrol.com there are toilets, most tend to be poorly main- the past six months. But no one takes it se- tained. Interestingly when City Mayor S K , riously Despite giving a lengthy budget pro- . WHICH GRIEVANCE CELL IS THE Natarajs ward Sarakki scores eight out of posal, the Mayor hasnt been considering MOST RESPONSIVE? ten in public toilets, Deputy Mayor N Dayanands ward, Benniganahalli, is one the works that need be done here. Though the budget has allotted over Rs 3.5-crore to among the 70 wards which scores a zero. each of the new wards, no work has begun (A) BBMP (B) BESCOM (C) The study also rings an alarm bell on the anywhere. Urban studies like Bangalore Pa- Is he swimming or bathing? Neither. It is actually a contract BBMP worker BWSSB (D) BMTC need to improve sanitation facilities in semi- rural pockets of the city like Benniganahalli, cleaning a blocked drain at Cox Town trol must pressurise the government to re- lease the monies required for our wards," Begur, Horamavu, Mallsandra, Bagalakunte, said a corporator from KR Puram con- MAIL US @ Konanakunte, Anjanapura, Vasanthpura, well on any other public amenity has topped , of ten on this count. stituency who wished to remain anonymous. bangalore.patrol@timesgroup.com or Bellandur, Suddugunte palya, Mallasandra, Vishwanath Nagenahalli, Dodda the list when it comes to quality of public toilets. Wards such as Kempegowda ward, Jayanagar is divided into two wards: According to DJ Halli corporator R Sam- pathraj, though his ward has a sewerage SMS TOIBP <your option> to 58888 Bidarakallu, A Narayanapura, Hongasan- Jakkur (where Bangalore International Air- Jayanagar and Jayanagar East. But as per network of score of 7.21, the pipelines are dra and other villages which have recently port is situated), Kodigehalli, Jalahalli, Rad- the Bangalore Patrol survey it should ideal- old and that has resulted in over flowing. NEXT TOPIC MOBILITY attained the status of BBMP wards. The ward at the very bottom is Horamavu, which scores 3.32 and is begging for attention and re- hakrishna temple ward, Mattikere, Hudi, Kadu Malleshwara, Pulakeshi Nagar, Vij- nana Nagar, HAL Airport, Vasanth Nagar, ly be termed as Jayanagar-Bad and Jayana- gar-Good for thats how stark the contrast is between the two areas. As per the survey "Sewerage water gushes into the houses in low laying areas in my ward. Though there is sewerage network, that is of hardly any ON TUESDAY sources to help it improve on this amenity Ward numbered 1, which doesnt scores too . Dharmaraya swamy temple, Jnana Bharathi ward and Koramangala have scored nine out data, Jayanagar scores an absolute zero in providing public toilets whereas the eastern use. BWSSB is the most irresponsible department," he said. RANKING OF ALL WARD WARD SANITATION 198 WARD WARD THE STATE OF BANGALORE’S PUBLIC TOILETS, DOOR-TO-DOOR GARBAGE COLLECTION, SEWERAGE LINES, ROAD CLEANLINESS AND LITTER BINS IN PUBLIC PLACES WENT INTO THE SANITATION SCORES FOR THE CITY. SANITATION WARD WARD SANITATION WARD WARD SANITATION WARD WARD SANITATION NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK 165 Ganesh Mandir ward 7.44 51 128 Nagarabhavi 7.24 66 19 Sanjaya Nagar 6.76 106 96 Okalipuram 7.72 19 148 Ejipura 4.65 192 108 Sriramamandir 7.60 35 94 Gandhinagar 8.44 2 154 Basavanagudi 8.00 7 48 Muneshwara Nagar 6.70 113 24 HBR Layout 5.01 184 177 J P Nagar 7.63 31 157 Gali Anjenaya Temple 6.47 123 60 Sagayarapuram 6.04 142 79 Sarvagna Nagar 6.02 143 26 Ramamurthy Nagar 5.89 151 67 Nagapura 8.16 5 38 HMT Ward 6.73 108 122 Kempapura Agrahara 6.71 110 7 Byatarayanapura 6.19 134 71 Hegganahalli 5.70 161 93 Vasanth Nagar 6.85 98 145 Hombegowda Nagara 7.29 63 34 Gangenahalli 6.10 140 15 T Dasarahalli 5.56 166 186 Jaraganahalli 4.28 195 100 Basaveshwara Nagar 7.51 45 65 Kadu Malleshwar 7.32 58 153 Jayanagar 7.39 53 195 Konankunte 5.80 154 52 K R Puram 4.98 187 101 Kamakshipalya 8.51 1 20 Ganga Nagar 6.96 89 31 Kushal Nagar 7.30 61 8 Kodigehalli 7.48 49 56 A Narayanapura 6.66 115 133 Hampi Nagar 7.70 21 158 Deepanjali Nagar 7.63 29 120 Cottonpete 7.34 56 112 Domlur 7.24 65 196 Anjanapura 6.39 126 66 Subramanya Nagar 7.57 40 181 Kumaraswamy Layout 7.67 24 166 Karisandra 7.48 48 182 Padmanabha Nagar 6.55 120 54 Hudi 6.33 130 170 Jayanagar East 7.64 28 146 Lakkasandra 6.82 101 32 Kaval Bairasandra 6.39 127 21 Hebbala 6.18 136 150 Bellanduru 7.51 44 68 Mahalakshimpuram 7.87 10 75 Shankar Matt 7.17 71 188 Bilekhalli 6.28 132 171 Gurappanapalya 6.94 92 5 Jakkuru 5.72 159 18 Radhakrishna Temple Ward 7.83 13 59 Maruthi Seva Nagar 7.58 36 151 Koramangala 6.70 112 173 Jakkasandra 5.74 157 3 Atturu 5.60 165 104 Govindaraja Nagar 7.67 23 76 Gayithri Nagar 8.38 4 178 Sarakki 7.14 73 152 Suddagunte Palya 7.01 87 53 Basavanapura 5.66 163 107 Shivanagara 7.04 85 4 Yelahanka Satellite Town 7.54 42 89 Jogupalya 5.48 172 16 Jalahalli 6.42 125 13 Mallasandra 5.72 158 126 Maruthi Mandir ward 7.05 83 143 Vishveshwara Puram 7.06 81 167 Yediyur 6.77 104 51 Vijnanapura 6.00 144 193 Arakere 6.90 95 43 Nandini Layout 7.37 54 160 Rajarajeshwari Nagar 7.66 25 102 Vrisabhavathi Nagar 6.74 107 187 Puttenahalli 6.47 122 86 Marathahalli 6.18 135 124 Hosahalli 7.89 9 180 Banashankari Temple 7.57 38 103 Kaveripura 7.05 82 42 Lakshmi Devi Nagar 6.14 139 185 Yelchenahalli 5.00 185 144 Siddapura 7.57 41 74 Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar 7.10 76 156 Srinagar 7.48 46 41 Peenya Industrial Area 4.12 196 130 Ullalu 4.93 189 106 Dr. Raj Kumar Ward 7.45 50 45 Malleswaram 6.43 124 141 Azad Nagar 7.48 47 14 Bagalakunte 7.34 55 1 Kempegowda 4.85 190 125 Marenahalli 7.83 12 127 Mudalapalya 7.31 59 47 Devara Jeevanahalli 6.71 111 159 Kengeri 5.86 152 174 HSR Layout 5.85 153 179 Shakambari Nagar 7.29 62 62 Ramaswamy Palya 6.83 99 110 Sampangiram Nagar 6.65 117 197 Vasanthpura 6.89 96 72 Herohalli 4.03 197 105 Agrahara Dasarahalli 7.02 86 35 Aramane Nagara 7.40 52 109 Chickpete 7.08 78 23 Nagavara 4.98 186 175 Bommanahalli 5.98 146 164 Vidyapeeta ward 7.82 14 132 Attiguppe 7.09 77 119 Dharmaraya Swamy Temple 7.71 20 33 Manorayanapalya 5.49 171 149 Varthuru 5.06 182 99 Rajaji Nagar 7.64 27 117 Shanthi Nagar 6.95 90 27 Banasavadi 6.82 100 70 Rajagopal Nagar 5.90 150 81 Vijnana Nagar 4.95 188 163 Katriguppe 7.17 70 29 Kacharkanahalli 6.94 91 134 Bapuji Nagar 6.82 102 10 Dodda Bommasandra 5.27 178 116 Nilasandra 5.98 147 44 Marappana Palya 7.62 34 63 Jayamahal 5.38 176 147 Adugodi 5.79 155 69 Laggere 4.67 191 55 Devasandra 4.40 193 123 Vijayanagar 6.81 103 161 Hosakerehalli 6.66 114 30 Kadugondanahalli 6.66 116 11 Kuvempu Nagar 5.68 162 129 Jnana Bharathi ward 5.53 169 78 Pulikeshinagar 7.94 8 91 Bharathi Nagar 6.63 118 113 Konena Agrahara 7.12 74 22 Vishwanath Nagenahalli 5.38 175 85 Dodda Nekkundi 5.71 160 168 Pattabhiram Nagar 7.29 64 138 Chalavadipalya 6.72 109 139 K R Market 7.04 84 114 Agaram 6.18 137 198 Hemmigepura 5.56 167 172 Madivala 7.65 26 95 Subhash Nagar 8.10 6 176 BTM Layout 6.35 128 115 Vannarpet 5.94 148 191 Singasandra 5.49 170 64 Rajamahal Guttahalli 7.86 11 17 J P Park 7.58 37 77 Dattatreya Temple 8.38 3 92 Shivaji Nagar 6.18 138 2 Chowdeswari 5.45 174 46 Jayachamarajendra 6.86 97 36 Mattikere 7.81 15 39 Chokkasandra 5.78 156 184 Uttarahalli 6.99 88 84 Hagadur 5.63 164 142 Sunkenahalli 7.63 30 137 Rayapuram 7.18 69 155 Hanumanth Nagar 7.62 33 87 HAL Airport 7.57 39 189 Hongasandra 5.47 173 162 Girinagar 7.12 75 111 Shantala Nagar 5.99 145 121 Binnipete 6.33 131 58 New Tippasandara 7.79 16 25 Horamavu 3.32 198 80 Hoysala Nagar 7.52 43 37 Yeshwanthpura 7.69 22 57 C V Raman Nagar 7.18 68 73 Kottegepalya 5.92 149 194 Gottigere 5.03 183 169 Byrasandra 6.76 105 183 Chikkalsandra 7.74 17 50 Benniganahalli 6.91 94 190 Mangammanapalya 5.13 181 82 Garudachar Playa 5.54 168 98 Prakash Nagar 7.62 32 90 Halsoor 5.21 179 49 Lingarajapura 7.33 57 12 Shettihalli 5.15 180 192 Begur 4.37 194 140 Chamrajapet 7.19 67 88 Jeevanbhima Nagar 7.07 80 131 Nayandahalli 6.51 121 83 Kadugodi 6.34 129 40 Dodda Bidarakallu 5.29 177 97 Dayananda Nagar 7.15 72 136 Jagajivanaramnagar 6.93 93 9 Vidyaranyapura 7.08 79 28 Kammanahalli 6.25 133 * Scores are on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest 61 S K Garden 7.73 18 135 Padarayanapura 7.30 60 118 Sudham Nagara 6.57 119 6 Thanisandra 6.07 141 SOURCE : JANAAGRAHA

THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE2 TIMES CITY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010 No rate hike Whose lake is it anyway? Mercedes vs Fiat Neighbour’s envy Inflation is a fact of modern life. In Bangalore, Anjanapurakere is a beautiful lake in Nandi A corporator dubbed the chairman of People covet not just the neighbour’s betterSide LIGHTS the prices have risen for everything, Gardens, Anjanapura. The residents who had BWSSB to a Mercedes Benz and the lower home, furniture, car or TV, they also positively especially food and land. But there’s one issues with the rapid deterioration of it wanted level officialdom at the utility to dead envy their water connection. Many complaints service for which there has been no rate hike to check with authorities. First, they went to beat, old Fiats, to much laughter from the centered around just one query: when I don’t for the past nine years: water. Of course, the Lake Development Authority which said audience. The point he was making was get any water, how is that it flows from the people crib that when there’s no good water that the lake was now under the purview of the that while senior officials exude empathy taps of my neighbour’s continually? Fingers connectivity why should one pay more? But BBMP. The municipal body said that it’s and want to do good, the red tape below were being pointed at local valvemen, who that logic hasn’t been extended to other services whose actually the BDA that’s responsible for it. BDA said it had got no them continues to move at a snail’s pace, is lethargic and they alleged had the ability to decide who would and wouldn’t quality has deteriorated while the cost has escalated. such letter. So who’s in charge of it? most times downright unresponsive. have water gushing out of their taps. CALL CENTRE FOR COMPLAINTS Pics: Md Asad Citizens’ grouses were mainly about poor response from BWSSB employees to complaints, mismanagement and T Venkatraju, BWSSB engineer-in-chief; P B Ramamurthy, BWSSB wastage of water as chairman, and Ramesh Ramanathan, co-founder, Janaagraha well as corruption leading to cynicism among the public HEAR ME, HEAR ME TIMES NEWS NETWORK clean supervision with effective men who work without bribes. Misman- water from Cauvery will be sufficient only ater for self and good san- agement should be stopped.” for a short while.’’ Conservation and better management will play a critical role then.”There are many suggestions. We ‘W itation for all,’ was the motto that got them all under one roof for the “I am not here to complain though I have some grievances. What I want to know is, is there any dif- are unable to zero down on any as it needs first town hall meeting to discuss Ban- ference between a panchayat and detailed analysis. I have asked the gov- galore Patrol’s scores for water and BBMP? Has the brandname made ernment to form an expert committee to sanitation on Sunday morning. Ban- any change to people living under look into this and am hopeful of a way galore Patrol is a ward assessment them? I come from an area that was out,’’ he said. survey in which the civic amenities made a part of the BBMP from a pan- Ramamurthy pointed out that Banga- in the city have been measured.This chayat. I do not see any improvement lore’s undulating topography makes lay- TOI initiative is conceptualised and in the facilities, except for the in- ing water, sewerage lines a challenge.”We managed by Janaagraha. crease in taxes’’ the sudden question have not sat with our hands crossed. Wa- The event drew a truly mixed from Lakshmi (from Bannerghatta ter is not like laying roads or building crowd — from a second year PU stu- road) had BWSSB chairman admit- houses. Water cannot be manufactured. dent,senior citizens, vocal repre- ting that BWSSB will not be able to BWSSB is aware of all issues and also sentatives of resident welfare asso- provide water to all areas till 2012. TIMES NEWS NETWORK mamurthy added. He said that while it is working on it. What it needs is patience ciations (RWAs), elected corporators Overall concerns apart, there unrealistic to expect leakages to fall dra- and people support,” he said. to housewives — all passionate and were also individual, interesting cas- H ave a water problem? Just matically in a year, BWSSB’s target is to serious about solving the issues that es that were brought to the notice of dial 22238888 for ‘immedi- reduce wastage to 16% in three years time. irk them and their community And . the chairman by the Bangaloreans. ate’ help. Bangalore Water Another crucial concern was finding wanting concrete assurances from A resident near Chalaghatta had a Supply and Sewerage ways to end the rampant water thefts BWSSB that their problems would specific point to make, of how they Board (BWSSB) is all set to across the city Unfortunately even the re- . , be attended to. have stopped receiving water bills roll out this service short- cent amendment to the BWSSB Act has Right from open manholes to se- for over two years despite asking forly — which is currently in a test phase — not helped much. “We have been able to rious water crisis and heavy bills fu- them! And how when the bill final-said the utility’s chairman P B Rama- book cases against 70 of them directly in elled by air, people voiced their con- ly arrived, they found to their cha-murthy, who was the chief guest at the court without any FIR,” he said. But he cerns directly to the big boss. grin that they were saddled with afirst public meeting held under the aegis pointed out to the audience that while Sometimes emotional, and at heavy fine of Rs 6,000 for the delay .of Bangalore Patrol on Sunday at the they complain incessantly, not too many times frustrated they waited impa- “Is this our fault?’’ he asked.Bethany High school in Koramangala. he assured the gathering. people are willing to be witnesses and sign tiently for the answers. The DJ Hal- Speaking for the common man, This new 24x7 help-line — said to be Water auditing to reduce water leak- the mahajar report. If people fail to come li corporator also managed to bring Ramesh Ramanathan from Janaa-unique in the country in the sense of a age/wastage will also be taken up. On forward and be witnesses in court in theft a chart full of photos of the pathet- graha —who was one of the panelistscall centre which not only takes com- rough estimates, at least 40% of the wa- cases, all efforts made by BWSSB to bring ic sewage facilities in his ward. — highlighted a few remedial meas-plaints but also follows up till the issue is ter that comes into the city is lost at var- the culprits to book will fall flat, he point- Even while the seniors in the ures. “There are issues that have toresolved to the satisfaction of the con- ious points of transit due to varying rea- ed out. “We assure action in all such (theft) crowd — veterans of events like be settled like allegations of valvesumer — has been in the beta phase for sons. “There’s no city in the world with cases, but with public support that also these — tried to monopolise the air- tampering, jurisdictional issues andthe last two months. “All calls will be re- 0% loss but our overall target is to at least includes the corporators’’ he added. time, the GenY present in the audi- meter problems. But the major com-sponded to within 10 minutes. The action reduce the loss to 16%. We will begin with Elaborating on the plans ahead, he said ence made its presence felt through mitments of BWSSB should be inhowever will depend on the intensity of the South division as the water from Cau- the wait for more water in Bangalore will valid points and suggestions, which three areas — augmenting the wa-the issue. The helpline is now being test- very enters the city from here. It’s a big end in March 2012 with the completion of at times drew a warm applause from ter supply, managing available wa-ed and will be launched soon and remain project worth Rs 1,200 crore for the city Cauvery water supply scheme stage IV , Laxmi from Bannerghatta has a the audience. A 17-year old, the ter effectively and also decide on aa single point contact until we get a sim- and needs to be carried out in phases due phase-2. But bigger concerns raise their question for Ramamurthy youngest in the crowd, had a serious time frame in which these projectsple three digit helpline from the BSNL,’’ to financial concerns and procedures’’ Ra- head post that. “Even that 500 MLD extra point to make: “What we want is a would be implemented.” Beat diabetes on foot Kids back in action on CITY MAILBOX MY TIMES, MY VOICE TIMES NEWS NETWORK Chethan Shivakumar Imperial Court terrace HDK’s attack against Yeddyurappa ironical Management Indifferent, Allege ResidentsO n Sunday morning, as many as 3,500 Bangaloreans put It is amusing to read how H D their best foot forward to Rajiv Kalkod | TNN Each occupant has said that Kumaraswamy is talking about chief spread a loud message about the parapet of the terrace minister B S Yeddyurappa’s land deals a silent killer — diabetes. The Bangalore: It’s five days should be raised to avoid when he and his entire family are‘Beat Diabetes’ walkathon, organized by now since Barraza, 12, fell any untoward incident in masters in corruption. He shouldn’tThe Times of India and Lifestyle, saw to death from the terrace future,” he said. forget that popular perceptionthousands gather as early as 6am to par- of Imperial Court But the committee and prevailing among people is that histicipate in the march. apartments on Cunning- management reportedly did family is the top land owner in With the walkathon, the free blood glu- ham Road. But no lessons not show any interest in Karnataka, which was possible due tocose camps organized across 11 Land- appear to have been learnt, holding a meeting or send- his chief ministership for 20-oddmark group stores in the city (since No- as the doors have been ing advisory notices to res- months. Such being the reality, it is anvember 14, the World Diabetes Day) con- opened again and children idents, asking them to be irony that Kumaraswamy is in thecluded. The 5-km walk that started at Kan- are visiting the terrace as cautious on the roof. “But forefront of expose againstteerava Stadium saw participants from well as the recreation cen- a notice, asking residents Yeddyurappa’s land dealings.all age groups. tre there, playing table ten- to be careful, has been past- V S Ganeshan , VIA EMAIL The excitement was palpable as peo- nis and carrom. ed on the wall. Is this is the We want your views and comments. Please write tople in blue ‘Beat Diabetes’ T-shirts some Alleging negligence by way the committee acts us at My Times, My Voice, c/o Editor, Timesregular walkers and first-timers chose to the building management, when a tragedy has taken City- Bangalore, The Times of India, 40/1, S&Bcrawl out of their blankets early in the a resident on condition of place in the building?” Towers, M G Road, Bangalore — 560001. Email: mytimesmyvoice@timesgroup.com with Timesday to ring in the message about the dead- anonymity said not a single The Times of India on City, Bangalore as subject line please mentionly disease. Participants representative had “even FATAL FALL Sunday tried to contact a your complete address and contact telephone Among the participants were many a called a meeting to discuss committee member who number; or SMS MYVOICE <space> your com-diabetic who vouched for walking as a volunteer for the precautionary meas- “The terrace doors are refused to divulge more on ments and name to 58888. * Charges applicable. blood sugar Rs 3 per SMSsure shot means to curb the disease. In ures to be taken in future”. being kept open once again. the matter.fact, senior citizens, all bubbling with en- level test at a mobile kiosk during the Tusker found dead THE GREEN SPOKESPERSONS Diabetes in mango orchard TOI Walkathon Bangalore: A 40-year-old on Sunday. tusker was found dead by for-3,500 enthusiastic (Left) ‘Real Star’ est department staff at a private mango orchard in the Periyapatna range on SundayBangaloreans hit Upendra and his morning. On closer investiga- tion, it was found that thethe road on Sunday actress wife Priyanka at tusker was shot thrice in the abdomen and once in the fore-morning to spread the walk head from a close range. The tusks were intact but the injuries were severe.word on diabetes ‘MEDICINE ALONE IS NOT THE REMEDY’ The elephant was so huge that another forest camp pachyderm from Murkul wasthusiasm, constituted a major chunk ofthe crowd.For instance, 74-year-old retired L andmark Group vice-president Renuka Jagtiani joined hundreds of Bangaloreans who hit the road to spread and control diabetes. G Why did you choose diabetes for brought in to turn its body “It . could be due to conflict withwing commander CAV Murty said he has your corporate social responsibility estate owners. The jumbo awareness about diabetes. She is one of (CSR) campaign?diabetes for 50 years and has been walk- might have destroyed some the key organizers of The Times of Indiaing every day to beat it. According to 78- Both India and West Asia have very high crops in the area,” principal and Lifestyle ‘Beat Diabetes’ walkathonyear-old L N Vaidyanath, a walkathon is incidence of diabetics. India, with 70 chief conservator of forests and has organized similar walkathons ina platform to tell youngsters the benefits million affected, is the diabetes capital of B K Singh told TOI. TNN West Asia as well. Renuka shared herof walking. “I don’t have diabetes, yet I the world. ideas about why Landmark Group chosewalk 2 km every morning and evening. G How was your campaign in West Asia? to focus on the issue.Today, I have accompanied my son andfamily to spread the message,” he said. Excerpts from an interview In Dubai, where we organized the event 30-year-old driver Like the Vaidyanaths, several fami- G Do you think walking can control diabetes? for the second time this year, around 7,000 people took part, many of whom were stabbed to deathlies came together to enjoy the walk andspend time with each other. Youngsters Yes it can. We have checked with doctors children. Cricketer Wasim Akram, a Bangalore: Raghu, an autowere equally gung-ho, matching every and realized that medicine alone cannot diabetic himself, also participated. We driver, was stabbed to death instep with the biggies. Shilpa Agarwala, control it. One has to exercise regularly. want more kids to walk. I am thrilled to Basaveshwaranagar policeDivya Katty and Sampa Das, all students Simple activities like walking and see so many Bangaloreans taking part in limits late on Saturday .of Bishop Cotton’s College, came across swimming help keep metabolism rate high the walkathon. The 30-year-old was foundthe walkathon announcement and test- dead on Service Road at Prem-ing kiosk at Mantri Mall. “We have come various walks of life added glitz to the Shreen Malani, Anita Khoday and Ajit nagar on Outer Ring Road atbecause anyone can get diabetes. We show. Among the big names present were Hande also joined in. 11.30pm. Police said Raghu wasthought of joining hands for the cause,” Olympiad hockey player Ashish Ballal, Those present from among the organ- stabbed on the back.they said. transport commissioner Bhaskar Rao, izers were vice-chairman, Landmark “We have no clues about the The walkathon ended on a vibrant note actors Priyanka Upendra, Ragini Dwive- Group, Renuka Jagtiani; vice-president, assailants. The victim’s fami-with a performance by Bangalore-based di, Ramya Barna, Priyanka, Sanchita, The Times of India, C G Varughese; MD, ly claims they have no idea if While innumerable trees have fallen victim to development work across the city, many morefolk fusion band Swarathma. Upendra, Raghu Mukherjee and Tarun. Lifestyle, Kabir Lumba and CMO, Land- Raghu had any rivalry with are waiting to face the axe. On Sunday, students and residents of Jayamahal formed a Sandalwood stars and celebrities from Socialites Rohit Giri, Manjul, Swathi, mark Group, Shankar Suryanarayana. somebody,” police said. TNN human chain to voice dissent against the felling of 856 trees for road-widening work

2 THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2010 NOTHING IRRITATES BANGALOREANS AS MUCH AS THE STATE OF CITY ROADS AND THE HORRENDOUS TRAFFIC. MANY OTHER ELEMENTS THAT GO INTO MOBILITY ARE EQUALLY BAD. FOOTPATHS ARE IN A PATHETIC CONDITION AND TRAFFIC LIGHT JUNCTIONS ARE UNSAFE MOBILITY IN MANY PLACES. MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME SG H Te LI id S SLOW RIDE ON BUMPY LANES PIC : MD ASAD Aarthi R | TNNWHERE ARE THE BUS STOPS? angaloreans biggest crib is with trans- B port. There isnt anybody who steps out of the house in the morning and returns home in the evening without once having cursed something related to his so- journ back and forth. The biggest peeve is with the potholes and craters on the roads. This is followed closely by the traffic on the road, which is slow moving and punctuated by frequent jams, rendering a 10-minute easy ride into a 30-minute nightmare. junctions, 140 wards out of 198 have Bangalore Patrol survey confirms the scored a 0 or 10. Of these, 77 wards have anecdotal angst of residents with all as- scored a 0. Simply put, roughly 39% of pects related to mobility. Under this Bangalore offers no safety for pedestri-A lovely, old bus stop near Vidhana Soudha score, a total of 14 indicators were meas- ans at junctions. This also includes ma- ured, the highest studied for any civic jority of the wards under Hebbal con-Among the major challenges that confronted the surveyors parameter under this study. Data for cov- stituency that includes the road to theof Bangalore Patrol was spotting bus stops and erage of public transport network, ac- Bengaluru International Airport (BIA).streetlights. In many places they were almost invisible and cess to information, frequency, speed of As for the quality of road surface,when present, were being used for something else travel (end-to-end), crowding in public there are no wards with a 0 score. Whichaltogether. While bus stops were missing at many transport, average cost of travel/km, means that there are no wards with nofrequent stops, at some places, they were warded off and presence of footpaths with appropriate roads. But overall, there are also noused as garbage dumps and sometimes hidden by fallen wards with all perfect roads.trees. The best bus stop was at ESI, Rajajinagar while the Malleswaram and Kadu Malleshwarworst was the one at Devaiah park where the bus literally wards top with scores of 9.29. Roads instops on the footpaths most often! According to field experts of the most newly added areas fare low in qual- study, even the speed of both public ity and they form majority of the worst 20 wards under this category with a scoreHOW SAFE ARE WE ON ROADS? and private transport is slower than below 2. According to the field experts of theDifficult to estimate based on the number of injuries. Butthe vast majority of fatal accidents captured by the police it should be. The average speed studyl, even the speed of both public andstations helped track the relative road safety across all varies between 20 and 35 km/hr. private transport is slower than it should198 wards in the last one year. A total of 56 wards have a be. The average speed varies between 20score of 10, which means there were no fatalities in those Only Hongasandra scores a 10 for and 35 km/hr. Only Hongasandra scores a 10 for av-wards. The 35 wards with a 0 score include both wards in average speed of private transport. erage speed of private transport. Ma-rural areas like Hemmigepura and those in core city areaslike Vasanthnagar! majority of wards’ scores vary jority of ward scores vary between 2 and 7 under this category. As for the speed of Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM between 2 and 7 under this category public transport, only three wards - Ken- geri, Hongasandra and Mangammana- ON TUNE INTO RADIO MIRCHI FROM 7 AM - 11 AM TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE ISSUES WITH BANGALORE’S TRAFFIC width and surface condition, of dedi- palya score 10 overall. Dodda Bidarakallu and Mallasandra rank bottom most with cated bicycle lanes, street lighting con- a score 0. ditions, pedestrian safety at junctions, presence of functional signals/ road A FEW GOOD THINGS TO CHEER ABOUT FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF EACH WARD, markings, quality of road surface, speed The good parts of mobility are linked LOG ON TO www.bangalorepatrol.com of travel and injuries and deaths due to with the public transport in the city. All accidents, was collated by Bangalore Pa- 198 wards have a score of 10 when it WHICH GRIEVANCE CELL IS THE trol for this city as whole. comes to average cost of travel/km us- MOST RESPONSIVE? Unsurprisingly, Bangalore scores low- ing public transport. This means that it ly on this standard, only just ahead of is affordable across all wards. However, the citys even worse public amenities. when it comes to coverage of public (A) BBMP (B) BESCOM (C) Obviously, then, no ward in Bangalore transport, only Sri Ram Mandir ward has a perfect 10 score for mobility. The scores a 10 and Rajmahal Guttahalli at BWSSB (D) BMTC topper is J P Park (Ward No 17) that with 9.99 and Jayanagar East at 9.91 do well. a score of 6.66, is followed by Gangena- Begur and Dodda Bidarakallu again rank MAIL US @ halli (Ward No 34) with 6.43 score. How- among the worst with scores of less than Is the governor expected to walk on this footpath? A huge uncovered manhole bangalore.patrol@timesgroup.com or ever a spot visit to key areas even in these top wards shows that theres nothing on a footpath on Raj Bhavan Road even 0.5! As for the streetlight coverage across SMS TOIBP <your option> to 58888 much to cheer about the standards of mo- the city, theres again no zero score. This bility even here. servations of Bangalore Patrol, an ini- face conditions, it was revealed that only indicates that there are no wards in city NEXT TOPIC ENVIRONMENT If you are among those worried about the lack of dedicated bicycle lanes in the city, your peeve might seem trivial giv- tiative of TOIs conceived and managed by Janaagraha, reveals that at least 45 wards ( 23% of the whole city) have no 11 wards score full points on this score. At least four wards had a 0 score. Even the Jnanabharati ward thats dotted with with less than 40% streetlight coverage. About 139 wards also have a score of 10 on 10, proving that they have adequate ON THURSDAY en basic infrastructures still missing on the mobility front in Bangalore. Key ob- proper footpaths to walk on. Going deeper into their width and sur- educational institutions scores just 0.45! When it comes to pedestrian safety at streetlights. Even Varthur that ranks the lowest has a score of 4.29. RANKING OF ALL WARD WARD MOBILITY 198 WARD WARD MOBILITY COVERS MANY INDICATORS LIKE QUALITY OF ROAD SURFACE, COST OF TRAVEL, STREETLIGHTS, BUS STOPS, FOOTPATHS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK, SPEED OF TRAVEL, ETC., MOBILITY WARD WARD MOBILITY WARD WARD MOBILITY WARD WARD MOBILITY NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK 165 Ganesh Mandir ward 6.20 9 128 Nagarabhavi 4.38 166 19 Sanjaya Nagar 5.06 92 96 Okalipuram 4.20 177 148 Ejipura 5.48 59 108 Sriramamandir 5.70 42 94 Gandhinagar 4.80 135 154 Basavanagudi 4.98 108 48 Muneshwara Nagar 4.52 158 24 HBR Layout 5.50 56 177 J P Nagar 5.54 54 157 Gali Anjenaya Temple 4.59 146 60 Sagayarapuram 5.76 37 79 Sarvagna Nagar 3.40 193 26 Ramamurthy Nagar 4.32 169 67 Nagapura 6.05 17 38 HMT Ward 4.17 180 122 Kempapura Agrahara 4.75 139 7 Byatarayanapura 4.79 136 71 Hegganahalli 4.85 125 93 Vasanth Nagar 4.97 109 145 Hombegowda Nagara 5.75 40 34 Gangenahalli 6.43 2 15 T Dasarahalli 5.60 47 186 Jaraganahalli 4.48 160 100 Basaveshwara Nagar 6.07 16 65 Kadu Malleshwar 4.55 153 153 Jayanagar 5.44 61 195 Konankunte 5.23 79 52 K R Puram 5.50 55 101 Kamakshipalya 4.95 113 20 Ganga Nagar 4.36 167 31 Kushal Nagar 4.83 128 8 Kodigehalli 5.60 46 56 A Narayanapura 5.29 74 133 Hampi Nagar 5.94 25 158 Deepanjali Nagar 5.82 34 120 Cottonpete 4.02 185 112 Domlur 4.70 142 196 Anjanapura 5.02 101 66 Subramanya Nagar 5.57 51 181 Kumaraswamy Layout 5.61 45 166 Karisandra 5.94 26 182 Padmanabha Nagar 5.80 36 54 Hudi 4.55 152 170 Jayanagar East 5.87 30 146 Lakkasandra 5.29 73 32 Kaval Bairasandra 5.23 78 21 Hebbala 5.32 71 150 Bellanduru 3.39 194 68 Mahalakshimpuram 5.10 88 75 Shankar Matt 4.89 12 188 Bilekhalli 5.06 94 171 Gurappanapalya 5.00 104 5 Jakkuru 4.53 154 18 Radhakrishna Temple Ward 6.27 6 59 Maruthi Seva Nagar 5.97 24 151 Koramangala 5.06 96 173 Jakkasandra 5.99 23 3 Atturu 3.67 191 104 Govindaraja Nagar 5.33 68 76 Gayithri Nagar 4.73 141 178 Sarakki 5.18 83 152 Suddagunte Palya 4.47 163 53 Basavanapura 4.06 184 107 Shivanagara 6.28 5 4 Yelahanka Satellite Town 5.33 69 89 Jogupalya 5.48 58 16 Jalahalli 4.52 156 13 Mallasandra 3.37 195 126 Maruthi Mandir ward 5.32 70 143 Vishveshwara Puram 5.58 49 167 Yediyur 5.94 27 51 Vijnanapura 4.27 174 193 Arakere 4.40 164 43 Nandini Layout 5.59 48 160 Rajarajeshwari Nagar 5.06 95 102 Vrisabhavathi Nagar 4.59 147 187 Puttenahalli 5.14 86 86 Marathahalli 4.47 162 124 Hosahalli 4.92 117 180 Banashankari Temple 5.83 32 103 Kaveripura 3.94 187 42 Lakshmi Devi Nagar 6.01 20 185 Yelchenahalli 4.52 155 144 Siddapura 4.94 114 74 Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar 5.21 80 156 Srinagar 4.77 137 41 Peenya Industrial Area 5.12 87 130 Ullalu 5.33 67 106 Dr. Raj Kumar Ward 6.00 22 45 Malleswaram 5.74 41 141 Azad Nagar 4.31 171 14 Bagalakunte 4.83 129 1 Kempegowda 4.91 118 125 Marenahalli 5.00 103 127 Mudalapalya 4.59 145 47 Devara Jeevanahalli 5.06 93 159 Kengeri 3.78 189 174 HSR Layout 4.85 124 179 Shakambari Nagar 5.42 62 62 Ramaswamy Palya 5.15 85 110 Sampangiram Nagar 4.48 161 197 Vasanthpura 4.96 111 72 Herohalli 4.58 148 105 Agrahara Dasarahalli 6.04 19 35 Aramane Nagara 4.87 121 109 Chickpete 5.37 64 23 Nagavara 5.76 38 175 Bommanahalli 4.81 131 164 Vidyapeeta ward 6.24 7 132 Attiguppe 4.94 115 119 Dharmaraya Swamy Temple 4.98 107 33 Manorayanapalya 6.41 3 149 Varthuru 5.05 97 99 Rajaji Nagar 6.16 11 117 Shanthi Nagar 4.95 112 27 Banasavadi 4.99 105 70 Rajagopal Nagar 5.57 50 81 Vijnana Nagar 4.85 123 163 Katriguppe 5.55 53 29 Kacharkanahalli 5.76 39 134 Bapuji Nagar 4.57 151 10 Dodda Bommasandra 5.68 43 116 Nilasandra 4.80 134 44 Marappana Palya 4.86 122 63 Jayamahal 6.09 13 147 Adugodi 5.81 35 69 Laggere 5.09 90 55 Devasandra 4.85 126 123 Vijayanagar 4.83 130 161 Hosakerehalli 5.20 81 30 Kadugondanahalli 4.81 132 11 Kuvempu Nagar 4.80 133 129 Jnana Bharathi ward 4.48 159 78 Pulikeshinagar 5.35 66 91 Bharathi Nagar 4.94 116 113 Konena Agrahara 5.83 33 22 Vishwanath Nagenahalli 3.83 188 85 Dodda Nekkundi 3.33 196 168 Pattabhiram Nagar 5.49 57 138 Chalavadipalya 4.99 106 139 K R Market 5.55 52 114 Agaram 4.25 175 198 Hemmigepura 4.13 181 172 Madivala 6.38 4 95 Subhash Nagar 5.92 28 176 BTM Layout 4.39 165 115 Vannarpet 5.47 60 191 Singasandra 4.52 157 64 Rajamahal Guttahalli 5.18 82 17 J P Park 6.66 1 77 Dattatreya Temple 5.01 102 92 Shivaji Nagar 4.68 143 2 Chowdeswari 3.74 190 46 Jayachamarajendra 6.19 10 36 Mattikere 4.64 144 39 Chokkasandra 6.23 8 184 Uttarahalli 4.35 168 84 Hagadur 4.96 110 142 Sunkenahalli 5.25 77 137 Rayapuram 5.09 89 155 Hanumanth Nagar 4.75 140 87 HAL Airport 4.27 173 189 Hongasandra 4.07 183 162 Girinagar 5.91 29 111 Shantala Nagar 5.85 31 121 Binnipete 4.09 182 58 New Tippasandara 2.87 197 25 Horamavu 4.57 150 80 Hoysala Nagar 5.27 76 37 Yeshwanthpura 4.77 138 57 C V Raman Nagar 4.18 179 73 Kottegepalya 4.29 172 194 Gottigere 3.99 186 169 Byrasandra 6.09 14 183 Chikkalsandra 6.01 21 50 Benniganahalli 4.31 170 190 Mangammanapalya 6.09 15 82 Garudachar Playa 3.48 192 98 Prakash Nagar 6.11 12 90 Halsoor 4.90 119 49 Lingarajapura 5.08 91 12 Shettihalli 5.17 84 192 Begur 5.37 65 140 Chamrajapet 5.38 63 88 Jeevanbhima Nagar 5.05 99 131 Nayandahalli 4.19 178 83 Kadugodi 5.61 44 40 Dodda Bidarakallu 2.38 198 97 Dayananda Nagar 4.23 176 136 Jagajivanaramnagar 4.58 149 9 Vidyaranyapura 5.05 98 28 Kammanahalli 5.31 72 * Scores are on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest 61 S K Garden 6.05 18 135 Padarayanapura 5.03 100 118 Sudham Nagara 5.28 75 6 Thanisandra 4.84 127 SOURCE : JANAAGRAHA

2 THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2010 TODAYS TOPIC IS ENVIRONMENT. BANGALORES WEATHER IS STILL THE ENVY OF NEIGHBOURS. BUT THE FACT IS, IT ISNT WHAT IT WAS EVEN A DECADE AGO. RAPID GROWTH HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL ON THE ENVIRONMENT AS NOT MANY CHECKS AND BALANCES WERE PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT IT ENVIRONMENT MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME SG H Te LI id S BROWNING OF BANGALORE PIC : K SUNIL PRASAD Asha Rai | TNNPollution: No ward-level scores uch before Bangalore became the IT cap- MBangalore Patrol surveyors approached the KarnatakaState Pollution Control Board and asked if their mobile ital of the country, it was the Garden City;monitoring vans could be used to monitor pollution at home to two of the most beautiful gardensvarious spots in the city. Citing man power and resource in the country: Cubbon Park and Lalbagh.issues -- as they would have to station the vehicle for 24 Bangalore was also the city, where youhours in one spot etc - they declined. Isnt the entire wore mufflers and woolens in the winter.purpose of providing the KSPCB with a mobile monitoring Where an A/C was for the nouveau riche.van is to be able to station it at various spots in the city to Today, the dramatic change in the ur-constantly monitor air quality? How fabulous it would be ban landscape of the city has resulted inif the KSPCB used their air pollution monitoring vehicles to an even more dramatic change in the en-generate ward level score by stationing it at a particular vironment. The Bangalore Patrol surveyspot for 2 days each. which measured two indicators under environment: air pollution and the green cover of the city, reveals the true extent of deterioration. The city has some good green pockets. Aramane Nagara and Sampangiram Na- gar are the joint environmental leaders in the city with a score of 8.35. Of the city It doesn’t help that in the name of road widening, the city has lost thousands of trees. While authorities tell you that multiples of the trees felled are being planted around the city, one is yet to see them in significant numbers. Urban planners in Bangalore need to look for transport solutions which involveBBMP park in Koramangala 3rd block something more fundamental than just chopping treesLocal parksThere are 23 wards in Bangalore that have a park within 198 wards, 50% have scores between 5 & 9. Sampangiram Nagar. Areas adjoining the bagh - are diminishing in size for reasonswalking distance from any point in the ward. Parks act as But the story at the bottom is of great con- large, green tracts of Bangalore Palace ranging from Metro work to Vikas Soud-carbon sinks and clean up the environment around them. cern. Fourteen wards score a mere 3.35. like Jayamahal, and Malleswaram also ha. The next target seems to be the Ban-In contrast, there are 14 wards of Bangalore that have no Air pollution in the city has risen dra- score high on this indicator with a score galore Turf Clubs previous acres on Racegreen cover or tree canopies at all. matically, which should surprise nobody. of nine out of ten. Vasanth Nagar is saved Course road. The government has can- Actually one doesnt need hard data to ver- , by the golf course in its jurisdiction while celled the lease of the club and is forcing ify it. Just breathe the air around you to Santala Nagar (home to the CBD areas like it to move out. The issue is what happens know how bad the situation is. The score MG Road and vicinity) obviously has Cub- to the land then? The government has FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF EACH WARD, for all the wards is 6.69. Thats because due bon Park and the huge army cantonment promised that most of it will be convert- LOG ON TO www.bangalorepatrol.com to technical reasons ward level monitor- around it to thank for its decent score (8) ed into a park. The question is `what is ing of air pollution couldnt be done. The for green cover. The ward named after the the definition of most? Even if parts of WHICH GRIEVANCE CELL IS THE Central Pollution Control Board has only citys founder, Kempe Gowda and others it are used for commercial purposes - a 100 MOST RESPONSIVE? six stations in the city. The data from one station cannot be used for wards around like Jakkur, Begur, and Gottigere score a zero on this parameter. parks or gardens. Thats one reason why, storey building is being bandied about -- then the environmental degradation it it because air moves constantly. At best it That in `environment theres no ward while Kempegowda wards scores zero for would cause to the heart of Bangalore is (A) BBMP (B) BESCOM (C) can be said that at a particular location the that has a perfect score points to the un- green cover. unimaginable. BWSSB (D) BMTC air pollution is so much. Hence, Janaa- graha - which collected and interpreted the happy state of affairs in Bangalore. The air pollution has risen dramatically be- It doesnt help that in the name of street widening; the city has lost thousands of Getting more people to use public transport would help in reducing the sound pol- data -- did an average of all the six stations cause while the number of vehicles on the trees. While authorities tell you that mul- lution. Hopefully, with the metro expected MAIL US @ and came up with the ward score of 6.69. roads has gone up multi-fold, the green tiples of the trees felled are being planted to be up and running by early Jan, the num- bangalore.patrol@timesgroup.com or Equally alarming is the state of Ban- galores green cover. The green cover score cover of the city has dwindled around the same time. The soaring glass and steel around the city, one is yet to see them in significant numbers. Urban planners in ber of cars and bikes on the road will fall. In recent months, theres a noticeable up SMS TOIBP <your option> to 58888 has been calculated using the presence of towers that dot the city now are also eco- Bangalore need to look for transport so- tick in the number of people opting to use tree canopy from the base map of the city. unfriendly as they use artificial light and lutions which involve something more buses. The introduction of comfortable, NEXT TOPIC PUBLIC It refers to tree cover, i.e, canopies only.14 wards of the city have scored a zero as they have no green cover at all. There are air-conditioning throughout the day. The newer parts of Bangalore - the out- lying villages that have been added to the fundamental than just chopping trees. It is also a matter of great concern that the huge existing lung spaces in the city air-conditioned buses has given commut- ing public a viable alternate to using private cars, autos and two wheelers. Car pool- AMENITIES ON SATURDAY just two wards which score a perfect ten on this indicator: Aramane Nagara and city - grew without much thought to planning. They rarely have neighbourhood are under threat. The two biggest carbon sinks of Bangalore - Cubbon Park and Lal- ing, cycling would also help ameliorate the citys rapidly degrading environment. RANKING OF ALL WARD WARD ENVIRONMENT 198 WARD WARD TO ARRIVE AT THE ENVIRONMENT SCORE, BANGALORE PATROL HAS MEASURED TWO INDICATORS: AIR POLLUTION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF GREEN COVER IN THE CITY.WARDWISE AIR POLLUTION SCORES PROVED ELUSIVE DUE TO RED TAPE. ENVIRONMENT WARD WARD ENVIRONMENT WARD WARD ENVIRONMENT WARD WARD ENVIRONMENT NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK 35 Aramane Nagara 8.35 1 143 Vishveshwara Puram 6.35 41 76 Gayithri Nagar 5.35 81 152 Suddagunte Palya 4.85 121 23 Nagavara 3.85 161 110 Sampangiram Nagar 8.35 2 154 Basavanagudi 6.35 42 87 HAL Airport 5.35 82 158 Deepanjali Nagar 4.85 122 26 Ramamurthy Nagar 3.85 162 45 Malleswaram 7.85 3 155 Hanumanth Nagar 6.35 43 89 Jogupalya 5.35 83 161 Hosakerehalli 4.85 123 30 Kadugondanahalli 3.85 163 63 Jayamahal 7.85 4 156 Srinagar 6.35 44 106 Dr. Raj Kumar Ward 5.35 84 172 Madivala 4.85 124 31 Kushal Nagar 3.85 164 79 Sarvagna Nagar 7.85 5 164 Vidyapeeta ward 6.35 45 113 Konena Agrahara 5.35 85 185 Yelchenahalli 4.85 125 48 Muneshwara Nagar 3.85 165 93 Vasanth Nagar 7.85 6 165 Ganesh Mandir ward 6.35 46 123 Vijayanagar 5.35 86 7 Byatarayanapura 4.35 126 53 Basavanapura 3.85 166 111 Shantala Nagar 7.85 7 168 Pattabhiram Nagar 6.35 47 124 Hosahalli 5.35 87 8 Kodigehalli 4.35 127 54 Hudi 3.85 167 65 Kadu Malleshwar 7.35 8 169 Byrasandra 6.35 48 125 Marenahalli 5.35 88 9 Vidyaranyapura 4.35 128 69 Laggere 3.85 168 78 Pulikeshinagar 7.35 9 16 Jalahalli 5.85 49 128 Nagarabhavi 5.35 89 15 T Dasarahalli 4.35 129 70 Rajagopal Nagar 3.85 169 80 Hoysala Nagar 7.35 10 18 Radhakrishna Temple Ward 5.85 50 131 Nayandahalli 5.35 90 17 J P Park 4.35 130 92 Shivaji Nagar 3.85 170 90 Halsoor 7.35 11 38 HMT Ward 5.85 51 139 K R Market 5.35 91 22 Vishwanath Nagenahalli 4.35 131 116 Nilasandra 3.85 171 98 Prakash Nagar 7.35 12 55 Devasandra 5.85 52 145 Hombegowda Nagara 5.35 92 24 HBR Layout 4.35 132 122 Kempapura Agrahara 3.85 172 99 Rajaji Nagar 7.35 13 59 Maruthi Seva Nagar 5.85 53 166 Karisandra 5.35 93 28 Kammanahalli 4.35 133 135 Padarayanapura 3.85 173 34 Gangenahalli 6.85 14 62 Ramaswamy Palya 5.85 54 170 Jayanagar East 5.35 94 37 Yeshwanthpura 4.35 134 148 Ejipura 3.85 174 46 Jayachamarajendra 6.85 15 91 Bharathi Nagar 5.85 55 176 BTM Layout 5.35 95 49 Lingarajapura 4.35 135 149 Varthuru 3.85 175 50 Benniganahalli 6.85 16 96 Okalipuram 5.85 56 177 J P Nagar 5.35 96 51 Vijnanapura 4.35 136 150 Bellanduru 3.85 176 57 C V Raman Nagar 6.85 17 105 Agrahara Dasarahalli 5.85 57 178 Sarakki 5.35 97 56 A Narayanapura 4.35 137 175 Bommanahalli 3.85 177 58 New Tippasandara 6.85 18 108 Sriramamandir 5.85 58 182 Padmanabha Nagar 5.35 98 71 Hegganahalli 4.35 138 184 Uttarahalli 3.85 178 60 Sagayarapuram 6.85 19 117 Shanthi Nagar 5.85 59 197 Vasanthpura 5.35 99 72 Herohalli 4.35 139 186 Jaraganahalli 3.85 179 64 Rajamahal Guttahalli 6.85 20 129 Jnana Bharathi ward 5.85 60 27 Banasavadi 4.85 100 73 Kottegepalya 4.35 140 188 Bilekhalli 3.85 180 67 Nagapura 6.85 21 136 Jagajivanaramnagar 5.85 61 32 Kaval Bairasandra 4.85 101 75 Shankar Matt 4.35 141 189 Hongasandra 3.85 181 77 Dattatreya Temple 6.85 22 138 Chalavadipalya 5.85 62 36 Mattikere 4.85 102 81 Vijnana Nagar 4.35 142 193 Arakere 3.85 182 94 Gandhinagar 6.85 23 141 Azad Nagar 5.85 63 39 Chokkasandra 4.85 103 85 Dodda Nekkundi 4.35 143 195 Konankunte 3.85 183 95 Subhash Nagar 6.85 24 144 Siddapura 5.85 64 41 Peenya Industrial Area 4.85 104 86 Marathahalli 4.35 144 198 Hemmigepura 3.85 184 107 Shivanagara 6.85 25 146 Lakkasandra 5.85 65 43 Nandini Layout 4.85 105 103 Kaveripura 4.35 145 1 Kempegowda 3.35 185 10 Dodda Bommasandra 6.35 26 151 Koramangala 5.85 66 52 K R Puram 4.85 106 109 Chickpete 4.35 146 2 Chowdeswari 3.35 186 11 Kuvempu Nagar 6.35 27 153 Jayanagar 5.85 67 61 S K Garden 4.85 107 118 Sudham Nagara 4.35 147 3 Atturu 3.35 187 20 Ganga Nagar 6.35 28 157 Gali Anjenaya Temple 5.85 68 68 Mahalakshimpuram 4.85 108 119 Dharmaraya Swamy Temple 4.35 148 4 Yelahanka Satellite Town 3.35 188 47 Devara Jeevanahalli 6.35 29 162 Girinagar 5.85 69 74 Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar 4.85 109 121 Binnipete 4.35 149 5 Jakkuru 3.35 189 66 Subramanya Nagar 6.35 30 163 Katriguppe 5.85 70 82 Garudachar Playa 4.85 110 130 Ullalu 4.35 150 6 Thanisandra 3.35 190 88 Jeevanbhima Nagar 6.35 31 167 Yediyur 5.85 71 83 Kadugodi 4.85 111 132 Attiguppe 4.35 151 25 Horamavu 3.35 191 100 Basaveshwara Nagar 6.35 32 179 Shakambari Nagar 5.85 72 84 Hagadur 4.85 112 160 Rajarajeshwari Nagar 4.35 152 40 Dodda Bidarakallu 3.35 192 101 Kamakshipalya 6.35 33 181 Kumaraswamy Layout 5.85 73 97 Dayananda Nagar 4.85 113 171 Gurappanapalya 4.35 153 159 Kengeri 3.35 193 104 Govindaraja Nagar 6.35 34 183 Chikkalsandra 5.85 74 102 Vrisabhavathi Nagar 4.85 114 173 Jakkasandra 4.35 154 174 HSR Layout 3.35 194 112 Domlur 6.35 35 19 Sanjaya Nagar 5.35 75 114 Agaram 4.85 115 180 Banashankari Temple 4.35 155 190 Mangammanapalya 3.35 195 120 Cottonpete 6.35 36 21 Hebbala 5.35 76 115 Vannarpet 4.85 116 187 Puttenahalli 4.35 156 191 Singasandra 3.35 196 133 Hampi Nagar 6.35 37 29 Kacharkanahalli 5.35 77 126 Maruthi Mandir ward 4.85 117 196 Anjanapura 4.35 157 192 Begur 3.35 197 137 Rayapuram 6.35 38 33 Manorayanapalya 5.35 78 127 Mudalapalya 4.85 118 12 Shettihalli 3.85 158 194 Gottigere 3.35 198 140 Chamrajapet 6.35 39 42 Lakshmi Devi Nagar 5.35 79 134 Bapuji Nagar 4.85 119 13 Mallasandra 3.85 159 * Scores are on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest 142 Sunkenahalli 6.35 40 44 Marappana Palya 5.35 80 147 Adugodi 4.85 120 14 Bagalakunte 3.85 160 SOURCE : JANAAGRAHA

2 PUBLIC AMENITIES THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2010 PUBLIC AMENITIES IS BANGALORES WEAKEST POINT. THE EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH OF THE CITY IN RECENT YEARS HAS TAKEN A HEAVY TOLL ON ITS PLAYGROUNDS AND PARKS. GIVEN THAT MOST NEW LAYOUTS HARDLY HAVE ANY CIVIC AMENITY SPACE, IT IS HARDLY A SURPRISE MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME SG H Te LI id S NO PARKS, NO PLAYGROUNDS PIC : K SUNIL PRASAD Aarthi R | TNNExpect the unexpected laying `galli cricket in congested lanes and PThe overall ranking holds many surprises. While Ward No17, J P `Park ranks eighth overall with a score of just 4.8, going for morning walks along busy roadsJayanagar, one of the oldest areas of South Bangalore, is fun no more. The common mans every-long known for its green spaces ranks further down at 42 day experience has been borne out of thewith a score of just 3.2. Even Jayamahal ward that still scientific study done by Bangalore Patrol.preserves some of the oldest trees in the city ranks 48 with Even as the city expanded to 198 wards anda score of 3.2. Jayanagar East ranks way below at 67th slot repeated stress was placed on allocatingwith a meagre score of 2.76. more funds for parks and playgrounds in the BBMP budgets, Bangalore sadly lacks sufficient play and park spaces. Many placesParks yes. But are there enough? in old, central city areas now have more tu- torial centres for kids than play areas. Raja Rajeshwari Naturally Bangalore has fared the worst , ward is dotted with in this parameter among those studied by parks. But then, its Bangalore Patrol with the highest score be- nowhere among the ing a 50%ish 5.54. That the city best known top 10 in any of the for its parks, earning it the sobriquet of four indicators `garden city is alarmingly behind on this surveyed on this parameter is a matter of grave concern. parameter. The Its all about adequacy and access to main reason being the insufficient numbers, compared to the overall ward When it comes to adequacy of parks,size. Its a large ward and what it needs is better planningon the accessibility front. In stark contrast is 49 wards have a zero score clearlyVasanthnagar. The congested ward is among the top few, indicating inadequate number ofboth in terms of number and accessibility to its parks andplaygrounds. But the low scores surely indicate that its parks in those areas. Yelahankastill a work in progress. In fact, at many points, even a Satellite Town, thats among thesmall narrow fenced area along a busy road bears a bigboard saying `Aatada Maidana (Playground)! newly added areas of BBMP, is the only ward with a perfect score of 10. CAN YOU PLAY HERE?Tech tales A shame for the Garden City is A BBMP playground in Vasanthanagar has aParks and playgrounds form the key areas for this seeing a majority of its wards score huge signboard andextensive survey on the citys public amenities. Theres alot of technology thats gone into confirming the laymans between 0 and 1. little elseobservations. The key area of focus was the list of parksand playgrounds available with both the BBMP and BDA. parks and playgrounds in the one-time gar- low on the report card have a disappoint- another concern. Nagapura is the only wardAll these properties were then physically located and its den city The result of the survey come as . ing zero-score. This includes Vannarpet, Ni- out of the total 198 that offers a playgroundexact dimensions and related parameters were confirmed no surprise to Bangaloreans used to con- lasandra, Chalavadipalya, Varthuru, Raya- to its people within walking distance fromusing satellite imagery. stantly seeing roads outside their houses puram, Marathalli, Bellanduru, Chalavadi- any point across the ward. A total 61 wards converted into crude badminton courts and palya and Begur. have scored a 0 in this category. Unfortu- terraces atop huge apartments turning into nately, this also includes Jnanabharathi hotspots for hide-and-seek and even foot- WHERE ARE THE PARKS? ward thats the main hub of university ed- FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF EACH WARD, ball practices, sometimes leading to tragic Moving on to the specifics, only 23 wards ucation for students in the city . LOG ON TO www.bangalorepatrol.com consequences as in the recent case of Baraz- have a park within walking distance from Yet another interesting observation of za, who fell from the terrace while playing. any point in the ward. Simply put, you can the survey is about the private playgrounds WHICH GRIEVANCE CELL IS THE Even Nagapura (Ward 67) that tops the access a park at 1 km distance from any- in the city Almost all of them in the cen- . MOST RESPONSIVE? overall ranking for Bangalores public amenities has scored just 5.54, thats just av- where across the ward. Not just comfort zones like Jayanagar East and Vijaynagar, tral city areas are well maintained and available in good numbers. But then, with erage. Close behind are Yelahanka satellite the list of perfect 10 scores under this pa- ly added areas of BBMP, is the only ward majority of them owned and managed by (A) BBMP (B) BESCOM (C) town and Govindrajnagar wards with scores rameter also includes wards with congest- with a perfect 10 score. A shame for garden schools and colleges, they are strictly open BWSSB (D) BMTC of 5.26 and 5.12 respectively City mayors . ward, Sarakki, ranks fifth overall with 5.04 ed roads like Sanjaynagar, Ganganagar and Rajajinagar. city is seeing a majority of its wards score between 0 and 1. Wards like Lingarajapu- only to their students and staff. A classic example is the wards of East Bangalore - Just a few decimal points above Nandini However, in places like Vannarpet, Ni- ram, Horamavu and Kempapura Agrahara thats dotted with educational institutions. MAIL US @ layout, lead by the opposition leader M Na- lasandra and Begur among others, its al- score just 0.1 making them just better than Yet, the common child living in these areas bangalore.patrol@timesgroup.com or garaj and below Vasanthnagar ward under Katta Jagadish, son of BWSSB minister most difficult to trace a decent park or even a crude playground even after long search- those with zero. Even Herohalli and Gand- hinagar wards that rank in top 10 under has no proper space to play and will have to choose the busy roads instead. SMS TOIBP <your option> to 58888 Katta Subramanya Naidu. es. The zero score for these wards comes as this category have a score just above 3. As for the numbers, there are 114 wards Overall, 45% of the wards have scored no surprise. with a zero score that clearly indicates in- between 2 and 5. Total 63 wards, out of the WHO CAN PLAY HERE? NEXT TOPIC CRIME When it comes to adequacy of parks, the adequacy. Even Yelahanka Satellite town 198 have scored below one. This also includes lower ranks exceed the toppers. 49 wards Less said the better about the plight of play- that tops the rank-list has scored just 4.06. the Jnana Bharathi and Kempegowda have a zero score clearly indicating inade- grounds across the city They lack both in . Jayanagar that follows drops down to a score ON TUESDAY wards. While the top five wards score between 5 and 6, eight wards right down be- quate number of parks in their areas. Yela- hanka Satellite town, thats among the new- numbers and accessibility. The size and available space within the playground is of 2.36. Majority of the other wards have scored between 0 and 1. RANKING OF ALL WARD WARD PUBLIC AMENITIES 198 WARD WARD UNDER PUBLIC AMENITIES, DISTANCE TO THE CLOSEST PARK, SQ MT. OF PARK AREA PER 1000 PEOPLE, DISTANCE TO THE CLOSEST PLAYGROUND, SQ MT OF PLAYGROUND AREA PER 1000 PEOPLE WERE SURVEYED. PUBLIC AMENITIES WARD WARD PUBLIC AMENITIES WARD WARD PUBLIC AMENITIES WARD WARD PUBLIC AMENITIES NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK 67 Nagapura 5.54 1 76 Gayithri Nagar 3.22 41 61 S K Garden 2.29 81 159 Kengeri 1.40 121 185 Yelchenahalli 0.45 161 4 Yelahanka Satellite Town 5.26 2 153 Jayanagar 3.20 42 103 Kaveripura 2.24 82 58 New Tippasandara 1.40 122 2 Chowdeswari 0.43 162 104 Govindaraja Nagar 5.12 3 176 BTM Layout 3.18 43 157 Gali Anjenaya Temple 2.21 83 3 Atturu 1.39 123 187 Puttenahalli 0.42 163 93 Vasanth Nagar 5.11 4 121 Binnipete 3.09 44 36 Mattikere 2.16 84 46 Jayachamarajendra 1.35 124 1 Kempegowda 0.42 164 178 Sarakki 5.04 5 165 Ganesh Mandir ward 3.09 45 60 Sagayarapuram 2.15 85 45 Malleswaram 1.31 125 186 Jaraganahalli 0.36 165 43 Nandini Layout 4.95 6 122 Kempapura Agrahara 3.03 46 74 Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar 2.09 86 34 Gangenahalli 1.28 126 22 Vishwanath Nagenahalli 0.34 166 68 Mahalakshimpuram 4.82 7 102 Vrisabhavathi Nagar 3.02 47 141 Azad Nagar 2.09 87 27 Banasavadi 1.26 127 193 Arakere 0.33 167 17 J P Park 4.80 8 63 Jayamahal 3.02 48 111 Shantala Nagar 2.07 88 146 Lakkasandra 1.25 128 198 Hemmigepura 0.33 168 99 Rajaji Nagar 4.79 9 182 Padmanabha Nagar 2.96 49 39 Chokkasandra 2.02 89 35 Aramane Nagara 1.22 129 51 Vijnanapura 0.31 169 179 Shakambari Nagar 4.68 10 181 Kumaraswamy Layout 2.96 50 37 Yeshwanthpura 2.02 90 47 Devara Jeevanahalli 1.18 130 173 Jakkasandra 0.29 170 168 Pattabhiram Nagar 4.67 11 166 Karisandra 2.96 51 92 Shivaji Nagar 2.02 91 188 Bilekhalli 1.15 131 184 Uttarahalli 0.28 171 89 Jogupalya 4.66 12 94 Gandhinagar 2.94 52 38 HMT Ward 1.96 92 120 Cottonpete 1.14 132 73 Kottegepalya 0.27 172 123 Vijayanagar 4.64 13 160 Rajarajeshwari Nagar 2.93 53 33 Manorayanapalya 1.89 93 131 Nayandahalli 1.11 133 57 C V Raman Nagar 0.27 173 154 Basavanagudi 4.60 14 143 Vishveshwara Puram 2.92 54 8 Kodigehalli 1.83 94 70 Rajagopal Nagar 1.05 134 87 HAL Airport 0.18 174 177 J P Nagar 4.57 15 124 Hosahalli 2.92 55 161 Hosakerehalli 1.81 95 24 HBR Layout 1.02 135 81 Vijnana Nagar 0.18 175 108 Sriramamandir 4.33 16 75 Shankar Matt 2.87 56 174 HSR Layout 1.81 96 113 Konena Agrahara 0.95 136 6 Thanisandra 0.15 176 98 Prakash Nagar 4.08 17 44 Marappana Palya 2.87 57 62 Ramaswamy Palya 1.81 97 50 Benniganahalli 0.94 137 23 Nagavara 0.15 177 97 Dayananda Nagar 3.95 18 145 Hombegowda Nagara 2.84 58 72 Herohalli 1.78 98 48 Muneshwara Nagar 0.94 138 194 Gottigere 0.14 178 167 Yediyur 3.89 19 171 Gurappanapalya 2.83 59 136 Jagajivanaramnagar 1.78 99 128 Nagarabhavi 0.90 139 196 Anjanapura 0.14 179 80 Hoysala Nagar 3.80 20 96 Okalipuram 2.83 60 59 Maruthi Seva Nagar 1.77 100 71 Hegganahalli 0.89 140 69 Laggere 0.14 180 20 Ganga Nagar 3.79 21 144 Siddapura 2.81 61 117 Shanthi Nagar 1.76 101 139 K R Market 0.86 141 56 A Narayanapura 0.13 181 164 Vidyapeeta ward 3.73 22 152 Suddagunte Palya 2.81 62 130 Ullalu 1.75 102 15 T Dasarahalli 0.76 142 191 Singasandra 0.13 182 163 Katriguppe 3.69 23 107 Shivanagara 2.81 63 127 Mudalapalya 1.75 103 12 Shettihalli 0.76 143 53 Basavanapura 0.13 183 125 Marenahalli 3.68 24 151 Koramangala 2.80 64 180 Banashankari Temple 1.73 104 197 Vasanthpura 0.72 144 25 Horamavu 0.08 184 78 Pulikeshinagar 3.68 25 91 Bharathi Nagar 2.79 65 7 Byatarayanapura 1.71 105 195 Konankunte 0.71 145 83 Kadugodi 0.05 185 100 Basaveshwara Nagar 3.66 26 156 Srinagar 2.76 66 140 Chamrajapet 1.70 106 85 Dodda Nekkundi 0.70 146 189 Hongasandra 0.05 186 101 Kamakshipalya 3.65 27 170 Jayanagar East 2.76 67 42 Lakshmi Devi Nagar 1.69 107 147 Adugodi 0.69 147 40 Dodda Bidarakallu 0.05 187 65 Kadu Malleshwar 3.64 28 18 Radhakrishna Temple Ward 2.73 68 11 Kuvempu Nagar 1.69 108 129 Jnana Bharathi ward 0.68 148 190 Mangammanapalya 0.01 188 66 Subramanya Nagar 3.63 29 13 Mallasandra 2.70 69 55 Devasandra 1.66 109 28 Kammanahalli 0.64 149 54 Hudi 0.01 189 105 Agrahara Dasarahalli 3.58 30 132 Attiguppe 2.70 70 41 Peenya Industrial Area 1.65 110 158 Deepanjali Nagar 0.62 150 82 Garudachar Playa 0.01 190 90 Halsoor 3.51 31 30 Kadugondanahalli 2.67 71 16 Jalahalli 1.63 111 26 Ramamurthy Nagar 0.62 151 137 Rayapuram 0.00 191 183 Chikkalsandra 3.49 32 21 Hebbala 2.67 72 31 Kushal Nagar 1.62 112 114 Agaram 0.62 152 86 Marathahalli 0.00 192 169 Byrasandra 3.46 33 126 Maruthi Mandir ward 2.65 73 79 Sarvagna Nagar 1.58 113 49 Lingarajapura 0.61 153 115 Vannarpet 0.00 193 142 Sunkenahalli 3.44 34 119 Dharmaraya Swamy Temple 2.65 74 135 Padarayanapura 1.56 114 175 Bommanahalli 0.60 154 116 Nilasandra 0.00 194 77 Dattatreya Temple 3.40 35 162 Girinagar 2.65 75 14 Bagalakunte 1.54 115 52 K R Puram 0.58 155 138 Chalavadipalya 0.00 195 95 Subhash Nagar 3.39 36 29 Kacharkanahalli 2.63 76 134 Bapuji Nagar 1.53 116 10 Dodda Bommasandra 0.57 156 149 Varthuru 0.00 196 155 Hanumanth Nagar 3.37 37 64 Rajamahal Guttahalli 2.54 77 32 Kaval Bairasandra 1.53 117 109 Chickpete 0.51 157 150 Bellanduru 0.00 197 106 Dr. Raj Kumar Ward 3.31 38 19 Sanjaya Nagar 2.52 78 118 Sudham Nagara 1.53 118 5 Jakkuru 0.51 158 192 Begur 0.00 198 172 Madivala 3.30 39 112 Domlur 2.48 79 88 Jeevanbhima Nagar 1.48 119 84 Hagadur 0.49 159 * Scores are on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest 133 Hampi Nagar 3.28 40 110 Sampangiram Nagar 2.35 80 9 Vidyaranyapura 1.45 120 148 Ejipura 0.48 160 SOURCE : JANAAGRAHA

THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE2 TIMES CITY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010 Seven lakh people, two taxi stands Here comes Big 12 Road goes, markings go Mobile residents Bangalore has just two taxi stands, one at After the success of Big 10 bus service, Bangloreans crib about poor road Bangalore has 70 lakh peopleSide LIGHTS the airport and another at the KSRTC bus there are plans to introduce Big 12 in markings. But as the city traffic of whom 65 lakh are willing to stand. For a city of seventy lakh people, is two additional corridors. BMTC which chief pointed out in the last two move around everyday. Of this that enough? Obviously not. There are has the youngest fleet of buses in the and half years, all junctions have 42 lakh people use buses. radio taxis but no taxis you can hail on the country plans to take its fleet strength zebra crossings painted with the Another 21 lakh use autos. road and hop on. Introduction of more to 10,000 in another five years. The best paint available in the market. Of the total 35 lakh private taxis would go a long way in solving company has turned the corner and But as he said, “road markings will vehicles, 74% are Bangalore’s commuter problems. stopped making losses in May this year. stay if the road stays.” two-wheelers. SINGLE CARD FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT BY APRIL 2011 Pics: Md Asad BMTC hopes to add another 4,000 buses to its fleet within the next five years to cater to an increased commuter target of 5 People check out Bangalore Patrol maps & access data showing million per day from how their ward has fared in the delivery of civic services the present 4.2 million to mobility, all fingers are pointed at BBMP. No doubt we have had some criti- PARKING BEFORE cal lapses. But there is always a time to correct. En route, we have also been los- ing out considerable revenue and road space through the irregular parking by CONGESTION FEE people in residential lanes.’’ TIMES NEWS NETWORK parking? Parking is critical consid- While making a pitch for the intro- ering the road is a commercial area,’’ duction of mini buses into the city public iscussing Bangalore’s they asked. Sood’s reply was simple,PANELISTS AT THE BANGALORE PATROL ‘MOBILITY’ PUBLIC MEETING : (Left to right) Swati Ramanathan, co-founder, transport service, Swati Ramanathan, co- founder Janaagraha, was of the opinion, “Access and connectivity are the two crucial issues in planning any public transport mechanism. The scores on Bangalore D traffic cannot happen without constant inter- ruptions. Ditto with the discussion at the public meeting organised by ToI under “You cannot have everything: footpaths, two way traffic with buses and parking.” However, he asked CMH road residents to submit a detailed proposal with a feasible solu-Janaagraha; Praveen Sood, additional commissioner of police (traffic & security); Syed Zamer Pasha, managing Patrol are very important in bring about the aegis of Bangalore Patrol. The tion, that could be considered.director, BMTC; and Bhaskar Rao, commissioner for transport & road safety the much needed change in the system.’’ innumerable one-ways and park- Sood believes that Bangalore’s Saying stop-gap technical solutions are ing woes dominated the interac- traffic is not about jams as much as not the route to solve serious transportation on mobility. parking. As he memorably said at TIMES NEWS NETWORK partment at the lower levels is very cor- tion problems, Ashwin Mahesh, urban ex- Vexed about the frequent traffic the meeting,”Sometimes I feel Ban- rupt. Supervision and manpower are our pert and ABIDe member said, “Traffic jams, the public also suggested a way galore really has no traffic problems. K iss goodbye to tickets, bus main challenge areas. My department problem in the city is not a problem of ve- out through a possible ‘congestion It has only parking problems. Traf- passes and such other rou- needs 300 motor vehicle inspectors of hicles on the road or of parking on the fee’ across the city “This is a com- . fic in a city is not a function of the tine transactions that add which I have only 40. Institutionally, we roads. It’s a housing problem. Mobility plex issue. It will sure work but we traffic department alone. There are time to your daily com- are also poor in road safety. Driving simply means travel from home to work have to introduce a parking fee first. multiple agencies involved. A lack mute. Like many big met- schools also contribute to road safety con- or school or to business. We haven’t built When parking is paid, people will of co-ordination among the con- ros across the world, Ban- cerns. They teach the ABC (accelerator, adequate social infrastructure like think 10 times before taking their cerned agencies is a concern, as itgalore starting April 2011 will introduce break, clutch) rule, get you a license on schools, hospitals across the city So peo- . vehicles out. But people are unwill- aggravates the problem.’’a single card that can be used across paying Rs 1,000 that also turns adds a killer ple make inefficient choices that leads to ing to pay even Rs 10 for parking He was all for more buses on thepublic transport. on the road.’’ traffic jams and other related issues. their vehicle the whole day even in road. “Public transport is always The common mobility card system en- H Ravindra, chairman, BBMP major Hence an integrated approach is required areas like MG Road. welcome. One bus takes 50 privatevisioned by GoI, in early stages of intro- works committee, said, “When it comes and not piece meal technical solutions.” Only after the parking fee be- vehicles off the road.” He admit-duction, will cover the Bangalore Metro- ered within eight months to one year,’’ comes a reality can be think of a ted that the issue of poor pedes-politan Transport Corporation (BMTC) Pasha added. congestion fee for it makes no sense trian infrastructure in the city isand Bangalore Metro services across city . Meanwhile, BMTC hopes to add an- to charge one for bringing a vehicle a matter of serious concern. ButShortly thereafter, these cards will also other 4,000 buses to its fleet within the onto the road if you then are not go- he also pointed out that people areinclude access to public transport serv- next five years to cater to an increased ing to charge for parking it on the loathe to use the infrastructureices ‘anywhere across the country’. commuter target of 5 million per day from road,” explained Praveen Sood, ad- that’s available. The pelican lines “It will be a comprehensive package the present 4.2 million. ditional commissioner of police are rarely used by the people. Ze-based on GPS-based passenger informa- Suggestions made by the public at the (traffic & security). bra crossings meet the same fate.tion system, electronic ticketing machines meeting will also be taken for serious con- There’s also a perception that Asked about people of residen-for conductors, validators and an effec- sideration by the BMTC MD. Topping the Bangalore is becoming a city of ‘one- tial areas taking charge of park-tive GPRS tracking system to monitor all list was introduction of mini-bus servic- ways.’ ‘Not so,’ clarified the city traf- ing in their locations — a sugges-vehicles,’’ explained BMTC MD Syed Za- es to cater to commuters in congested ar- fic chief. “There’s not been a single tion of Swati Ramanathan’s — hemeer Pasha while speaking at The Times eas along narrow roads who largely de- new one-way in last two and a half was more than willing to let localof India’s ‘Bangalore Patrol’ public meet pend on autos for accessibility . years. On the contrary, I can men- area people issue tickets for park-held at Shree Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Yet another suggestion was intro- tion at least 10 roads that have been ing and regulate it themselves af-college on J C Road on Sunday morning. ducion of late night and early morning made two-way in the same period.’’ ter following due procedures. “But BMTC has also entered into an agree- bus services to the railway station (Be- Traders of CMH road were also it’s not possible for the traffic de-ment with UTI Technology Services Lltd, tween 11 pm and 5 am). at the meeting to discuss their park- partment to provide them with se-to implement the common mobility card. The meeting also saw speakers touch ing woes. “There’s no space to park curity,” he cautioned. He felt that“Presently, there are some clearances upon issues that are well known but rarely at all. Is this what we get after last if the Brigade Road Traders’ as-awaited from the state government. Once publicly articulated. Bhaskar Rao, com- three years of adjustment for the sociation could take charge ofcleared, the system should be in place by missioner for transport and road safe- Members of the audience crowd around Praveen Sood, city traffic chief, Metro? What’s the use of widening parking on that road, there’s noApril 1, 2011. All 6,000 buses will be cov- ty,readily admitted,”The transport de- wanting solutions to their traffic problems it and making it two way with no reason others couldn’t. Tornadoes breaks record yet again Syed Asif FLYING HIGH: The Tornadoes TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bangalore: They rewrote history by breaking two world records. The Motor Cycle Display team of Army Service Corps — Tornadoes — on Sunday became the only team in the world to travel a distance of 1,100 metres with 54 persons on a single moving 500 CC Royal Enfield motorcycle. They also made another record by carrying 55 persons on a single moving 500 CC Enfield motorcycle for a distance of 925 metres. They broke the record of Corps of Mil- itary Police who recently carried 48 persons on a single moving 500 CC motorcycle in Bangalore. The ASC team performed this breathtaking feat at the runway of Air Force Station, Yelahanka. The Tornadoes was raised in 1982 after showcasing its daredevilry skills during the 1982 Asian Games. ALMANAC (29.11.2010) Vrischika Masa 13- Sri Vikriti Nama Samvatsara – Dakshinayana – Sharad Ritu – Tithi: Kartika Krishna Ashtami Hr: 13-03 Nak: Purva Phalguni Hr: 26- 04 Yoga: Vaidhriti Hr: 10-03. 22 Zulhijja. Kali Day 1867064 Rahu Kalam: 7.30 am to 9 am Mars sets in the west Hr: 28-06, Prathamashtami (Orissa), Vaikkatashtami (Kerala) — Daivajna K N Somayaji

2 THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2010 CRIME IS A TOPIC THAT IS TOUGH TO CAPTURE IN DATA, ESPECIALLY IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT WHERE MUCH MORE THAN THE CRIME COMMITTED GOES INTO THE CRIME RECORDING OF IT. AN EFFICIENT POLICE OFFICER MIGHT HAVE MORE CRIME REPORTED IN HIS POLICE STATION AND VICE VERSA MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME SG H Te LI id S Sunitha Rao R | TNN rhetorical question, "Until what time PIC : K SUNIL PRASAD A would you let your daughter stay out in the evenings?" led Bangalore Patrol to look at safety of neighbourhoods. Implicit inTake care of your vehicle & chains the question is the answer that later a girl Beware when you park can stay out, the safer is the neighbour- your vehicle in South hood and vice versa. Bangalore. South Quality of life is not only a function of division can probably water, power, roads, trees, parks, and en- be called the hub of vironment but also of safety. Hence, the vehicle thieves, with decision to include crime in survey. This 425 motor vehicle theft is the only parameter where secondary complaints lodged in data has been used. this division. South division also records 8 pm deadline for daughters highest number of The qualitative study done by Bangalore chain snatching Patrol saw a 100 persons being interviewed incidences with 26 with a specific safety related question:complaints lodged. The least number of crime thefts have "Time at night till which you are com-been found in North east with 66 cases registered. fortable if your daughter is outside alone?" When majority of the parents said 8 pm, three parents set 9 pm as the deadline forIs Bidaris neighbourhood safe? the young women to reach home. Sur- prisingly, it was in the newly added wardsBangalore Patrol survey reveals that Police Commissioner like Kempegowda which encompasses vil-Shankar Bidaris neighourhood is rather unsafe. Thecommissioners house falls under Sampangiram Nagarwhich scores 3.40 score on crime, as against the safestward Herohalli that scores 7.61. There are no police stations in many of the wards and each police station is inBeware, if you live here charge of not less than three wards. Wards such as HAL This is one of the factors that play a Prisoners at airport, Koramangala, Parappana Agrahara Suddagunte Palya, key role in complaint registration. For in Bangalore Madivala, BTM layout example, Yelahanka police station score an absolute zero in crime score, which alone takes care of Kempegowda ward, reveals that the areas Chowdeshwari Nagar and Attur. In are relatively unsafe. CRIME & THE CITY When a large portion of contrast, wards like Shanthala Nagar undertrials and convicts at Parappana come under three police stations! Agrahara are fromunsafe wards like Devarajeevanahalli and lages and lies on the outskirts of Banga-Padarayanapura wards, they score rather well at 5.75 and lore that parents felt that 10 pm-11 pm is5.72 respectively. alright for their daughters to return home. As per the survey, the posh areas such alone takes care of Kempegowda ward, have police stations. The crime rate in as Koramangala, HAL airport, BTM Lay- Chowdeshwari Nagar and Attur. In con- these will be lesser due to the lack of po- FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF EACH WARD, out, Madivala where techies live in, as trast, wards like Shanthala Nagar come lice station. LOG ON TO www.bangalorepatrol.com they are close to IT hubs, report absolute under three police stations! People of This is one of the reasons for newly zero in crime. But that does not mean that Shanthala Nagar that scores 3.98 as crime added ward Herohalli in Yeshwanthpur the crime occurrence is zero, but the num- scores fall under the jurisdiction of Shiv- scores 7.61 and stand tall. But there are CRIME IN BANGALORE IS ber of cases registered in the respective aji Nagar, Commercial street and Ashok possibilities of crime going unnoticed," police station during the time of the sur- Nagar police station. says Anjana Krishna of Janaagraha, who (A) VERY HIGH (B) HIGH vey was relatively high. Again, this does was a part of the survey team. not mean that these areas are infested Herohalli tops the list Wards like Shankara Puram, Basa- (C)AVERAGE (D) NONE OF THE with crime for it could be that the edu- Which is the safer area in the city? As per vanagudi which are safer than most oth- ABOVE cated people who live in these areas are the survey, it is Herohalli in Yeshwanth- er areas according police sources have less intimidated at the prospect of going pura which tops the list with a score of scored average rank in crime. Shankar MAIL US @ to police stations, and so might lodge complaints with the police for things ranging 7.61. However, according to the surveyors there is no police station in this ward. Unlike for other parameters, for the survey on crime, the results were based matt 5.47 and Basavanagudi scores 3.93. bangalore.patrol@timesgroup.com or from petty theft, neighbours playing mu- "The public in this ward will have to go on the statistics procured from the police Divisionwise crime statistics sic loudly to theft and dacoity. Yeshwanthpura police station to report stations in the city, which is completely As per the division wise crime statistics, SMS TOIBP <your option> to 58888 any safety threat that they face in their complaint driven. The survey is based on North division recorded a total of 22 mur- Many wards have no cops! ward. Thus even if the the crime rate is the data collected from all the police sta- ders, where as central division had only NEXT TOPIC WHY THE POSH As per the survey, there are no police stations in many of the wards and each po- high they might not be registering it, making the ward sound safe," the surveyors tions in the city from January to March 2010. As per the Bangalore Patrol sur- two murders that had taken place during the three months of the survey. The data AREAS ARE NOT SO POSH lice station is in charge of not less than three wards. This is one of the factors that felt. Ganesh Mandir ward which is the best veyors, safety of the wards was not taken into consideration when the delimitation reveals that there were 425 motor vehicle theft cases that registered. Though South ON THURSDAY play a key role in complaint registration. For example, Yelahanka police station ward as per the survey is pretty safe with a score of 6.11. of the wards was done. "Most of the wards especially the newly added ones, do not east division records only two dacoity cases, it has got 187 house thefts. THE CRIME DATA WAS COLLECTED FROM THE POLICE, AND WAS PROCURED AT A DIVISIONAL LEVEL. RANKING OF ALL WARD WARD CRIME 198 WARD WARD AS A RESULT, APPROXIMATIONS HAVE BEEN USED TO ALLOCATE CRIME DATA TO SPECIFIC WARDS. CRIME WARD WARD CRIME WARD WARD CRIME WARD WARD CRIME NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK NO. NAME SCORE* RANK 72 Herohalli 7.61 1 161 Hosakerehalli 6.43 41 182 Padmanabha Nagar 5.71 81 93 Vasanth Nagar 4.89 121 143 Vishveshwara Puram 3.92 161 125 Marenahalli 7.56 2 14 Bagalakunte 6.41 42 94 Gandhinagar 5.71 82 169 Byrasandra 4.84 122 142 Sunkenahalli 3.91 162 40 Dodda Bidarakallu 7.54 3 12 Shettihalli 6.39 43 95 Subhash Nagar 5.69 83 170 Jayanagar East 4.83 123 145 Hombegowda Nagara 3.86 163 128 Nagarabhavi 7.54 4 16 Jalahalli 6.31 44 32 Kaval Bairasandra 5.69 84 50 Benniganahalli 4.81 124 192 Begur 3.81 164 130 Ullalu 7.53 5 133 Hampi Nagar 6.31 45 61 S K Garden 5.69 85 27 Banasavadi 4.81 125 7 Byatarayanapura 3.64 165 126 Maruthi Mandir ward 7.35 6 158 Deepanjali Nagar 6.24 46 44 Marappana Palya 5.68 86 24 HBR Layout 4.79 126 150 Bellanduru 3.41 166 10 Dodda Bommasandra 7.25 7 38 HMT Ward 6.22 47 65 Kadu Malleshwar 5.68 87 4 Yelahanka Satellite Town 4.78 127 110 Sampangiram Nagar 3.40 167 131 Nayandahalli 7.22 8 39 Chokkasandra 6.18 48 43 Nandini Layout 5.64 88 168 Pattabhiram Nagar 4.78 128 82 Garudachar Playa 3.29 168 9 Vidyaranyapura 7.06 9 165 Ganesh Mandir ward 6.11 49 96 Okalipuram 5.64 89 49 Lingarajapura 4.77 129 64 Rajamahal Guttahalli 3.23 169 127 Mudalapalya 7.02 10 124 Hosahalli 6.10 50 107 Shivanagara 5.63 90 91 Bharathi Nagar 4.71 130 77 Dattatreya Temple 3.18 170 106 Dr. Raj Kumar Ward 6.99 11 46 Jayachamarajendra 6.10 51 8 Kodigehalli 5.62 91 144 Siddapura 4.57 131 191 Singasandra 3.13 171 159 Kengeri 6.98 12 118 Sudham Nagara 6.09 52 123 Vijayanagar 5.62 92 31 Kushal Nagar 4.48 132 194 Gottigere 3.09 172 21 Hebbala 6.93 13 179 Shakambari Nagar 6.08 53 97 Dayananda Nagar 5.61 93 58 New Tippasandara 4.39 133 112 Domlur 3.08 173 19 Sanjaya Nagar 6.93 14 71 Hegganahalli 6.08 54 55 Devasandra 5.60 94 89 Jogupalya 4.39 134 76 Gayithri Nagar 2.95 174 138 Chalavadipalya 6.92 15 160 Rajarajeshwari Nagar 6.08 55 134 Bapuji Nagar 5.60 95 140 Chamrajapet 4.37 135 85 Dodda Nekkundi 2.93 175 101 Kamakshipalya 6.87 16 186 Jaraganahalli 6.07 56 33 Manorayanapalya 5.58 96 28 Kammanahalli 4.35 136 114 Agaram 2.90 176 104 Govindaraja Nagar 6.87 17 2 Chowdeswari 6.03 57 1 Kempegowda 5.57 97 60 Sagayarapuram 4.35 137 115 Vannarpet 2.90 177 129 Jnana Bharathi ward 6.85 18 137 Rayapuram 6.00 58 66 Subramanya Nagar 5.57 98 30 Kadugondanahalli 4.35 138 83 Kadugodi 2.87 178 34 Gangenahalli 6.83 19 119 Dharmaraya Swamy Temple 5.97 59 120 Cottonpete 5.55 99 79 Sarvagna Nagar 4.33 139 86 Marathahalli 2.78 179 11 Kuvempu Nagar 6.79 20 108 Sriramamandir 5.92 60 17 J P Park 5.53 100 51 Vijnanapura 4.31 140 188 Bilekhalli 2.78 180 69 Laggere 6.78 21 109 Chickpete 5.91 61 178 Sarakki 5.50 101 23 Nagavara 4.28 141 116 Nilasandra 2.77 181 42 Lakshmi Devi Nagar 6.75 22 198 Hemmigepura 5.90 62 98 Prakash Nagar 5.50 102 180 Banashankari Temple 4.27 142 117 Shanthi Nagar 2.74 182 132 Attiguppe 6.74 23 122 Kempapura Agrahara 5.90 63 67 Nagapura 5.49 103 92 Shivaji Nagar 4.20 143 189 Hongasandra 2.60 183 105 Agrahara Dasarahalli 6.74 24 136 Jagajivanaramnagar 5.90 64 75 Shankar Matt 5.47 104 148 Ejipura 4.20 144 173 Jakkasandra 2.27 184 100 Basaveshwara Nagar 6.72 25 62 Ramaswamy Palya 5.89 65 36 Mattikere 5.44 105 59 Maruthi Seva Nagar 4.19 145 175 Bommanahalli 2.20 185 15 T Dasarahalli 6.69 26 121 Binnipete 5.87 66 78 Pulikeshinagar 5.44 106 80 Hoysala Nagar 4.18 146 174 HSR Layout 2.06 186 157 Gali Anjenaya Temple 6.69 27 6 Thanisandra 5.87 67 37 Yeshwanthpura 5.43 107 90 Halsoor 4.18 147 81 Vijnana Nagar 2.06 187 18 Radhakrishna Temple Ward 6.67 28 52 K R Puram 5.87 68 68 Mahalakshimpuram 5.43 108 164 Vidyapeeta ward 4.18 148 193 Arakere 1.98 188 13 Mallasandra 6.67 29 197 Vasanthpura 5.87 69 29 Kacharkanahalli 5.29 109 167 Yediyur 4.17 149 149 Varthuru 1.95 189 20 Ganga Nagar 6.67 30 183 Chikkalsandra 5.84 70 185 Yelchenahalli 5.28 110 88 Jeevanbhima Nagar 4.14 150 84 Hagadur 1.68 190 54 Hudi 6.64 31 22 Vishwanath Nagenahalli 5.83 71 146 Lakkasandra 5.23 111 162 Girinagar 4.12 151 190 Mangammanapalya 1.21 191 70 Rajagopal Nagar 6.62 32 102 Vrisabhavathi Nagar 5.83 72 56 A Narayanapura 5.23 112 155 Hanumanth Nagar 4.09 152 113 Konena Agrahara 0.58 192 195 Konankunte 6.60 33 184 Uttarahalli 5.81 73 63 Jayamahal 5.20 113 181 Kumaraswamy Layout 4.04 153 171 Gurappanapalya 0.11 193 187 Puttenahalli 6.54 34 74 Shakthi Ganapathi Nagar 5.80 74 177 J P Nagar 5.20 114 163 Katriguppe 3.98 154 87 HAL Airport 0.00 194 139 K R Market 6.54 35 99 Rajaji Nagar 5.78 75 57 C V Raman Nagar 5.17 115 111 Shantala Nagar 3.98 155 151 Koramangala 0.00 195 41 Peenya Industrial Area 6.51 36 25 Horamavu 5.77 76 3 Atturu 5.14 116 141 Azad Nagar 3.98 156 152 Suddagunte Palya 0.00 196 73 Kottegepalya 6.46 37 5 Jakkuru 5.75 77 45 Malleswaram 5.13 117 35 Aramane Nagara 3.94 157 172 Madivala 0.00 197 196 Anjanapura 6.45 38 47 Devara Jeevanahalli 5.75 78 48 Muneshwara Nagar 5.05 118 153 Jayanagar 3.94 158 176 BTM Layout 0.00 198 26 Ramamurthy Nagar 6.43 39 135 Padarayanapura 5.72 79 147 Adugodi 4.95 119 154 Basavanagudi 3.93 159 * Scores are on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest 53 Basavanapura 6.43 40 103 Kaveripura 5.72 80 166 Karisandra 4.91 120 156 Srinagar 3.92 160 SOURCE : JANAAGRAHA

2 THE TIMES OF INDIA, BANGALORE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010 THE SURVEY TURNED CONVENTIONAL WISDOM UPSIDE DOWN ON WHICH ARE THE BEST AREAS TO LIVE IN THE CITY. THE SUPPOSEDLY POSH AREAS SCORED POORLY WHILE WARDS EXPECTED TO DO NOT SO WELL EMERGED ON TOP. CIVIC SERVICES WERE LAGGING IN MANY OF THE POSH CITY AREAS MOBILITY WATER SANITATION PUBLIC AMENITIES ENVIRONMENT CRIME QuoteCITIZENSPEAK HANGER WHY POSH IS NOT REALLY POSH Aarthi R | TNN TOI he biggest surprise that the Bangalore T Jayanagar’s among the well Patrol survey threw up was in the rank- planned, upper-middle class ing of the best wards to live in, in Ban- galore. Commonly accepted wisdom haslocalities. But maintenance has been the central business district — MG Road,inadequate. The rapid St Marks Road, Lavelle Road — Indi-commercialisation here has also not ranagar, Koramangala, Sadashivanagar, RajMahal Vilas, Jayanagar, Malleswarambeen complemented with enough as the posh areas of the city. Related toparking space. Unplanned projects and this is the assumption that poshness de- notes good civic amenities. Otherwise,poor execution like at Tagore circle why would the rich and famous want tounderpass, incomplete ones like the live there? But a ground level survey done by Ban-TTMC and a shopping complex still galore Patrol has demolished many of thewaiting renovation, are some of the myths. While these areas are indeed dot-concerns of South Bangaloreans’’ ted with swanky commercial establish- ments and beautiful villas and bunga- N MUKUNDA | lows, the civic life of the residents isn’t JAYANAGAR RESIDENT much to write home about. It can also be that while parts of these areas are indeed very upscale with the best of facilities,CORPORATORSPEAK other areas adjacent to them might not have the same delivery of services. It is- Where ever MLAs have worked well, the wards have got better As for Sadashivanagar and Rajmahalrankings. Delimitation of wards has Guttahalli areas, the roads are good andplayed a major roll the status of each sewage line network decent. But, there’sward. The only problem with my ward nothing to be happy about the footpathis the haphazard garbage collection, for conditions here. When they exist they havewhich the solution is to recall the been completely taken over as extensionstenders. This survey has given us an for the VIP homes. The proximity to the Kidea of what we lack and where the G tower has ensured good water supplyscope for development lies. Though but civic crisis in some pockets like Huge number of vehiclesBTM layout is one of the posh areas, it parked on the footpath Devasandra and adjoining slum areas hashas scored 110th rank, but in the days at Jayanagar 3rd Block these wards fall away from the Top 25.ahead, a lot of improvement can beseen.” n’t atypical to see a slum or revenue area Kushalnagar! ‘Middle-class’ Mallesh- dence at RMV II stage makes it posh. But in close proximity to a posh area. When waram checks in at 59. A real shock is the traffic and garbage woes in some G N R BABU | both areas are combined the scores come seeing Koramangala — where most of the pockets make matters worse for the com- CORPORATOR, BTM LAYOUT down. city tech millionaires and billionaires mon man. Long-time residents at an Bangalore Patrol, which assess the live — at 92, which makes it worse than apartment complex at D’Souza road in The survey report came as a civic services in a ward, an initiative of the congested Cottonpet. Koramangala Richmond Town—that’s part of East Ban- the Times of India’s that’s been concep- is good only for its roads with the poor galore — have seen the water quality shocker as the civic amenities in tualised and managed by Janaagraha, water supply, traffic congestion, the state change at least two times in less than amy ward have improved a lot after has found that overall many wards in of its parks and playgrounds are area of year! The HAL airport area, that once South and East Bangalore have fared well, concern. Even the one-time royal Ra- was the crucial lifeline to the city due tobecame the corporator. The survey must particularly those in core city areas, fea- jmahal Guttahalli now ranks 31 while Ka- the airport, is now at rank 153. This ishave been done even before the BBMP turing in the Top 25 in most categories. makshipalya is among top 10. mainly due to the conditions of sur-elections. The rankings given are Ganesh Mandir ward at rank 1 and J P The area-wise field surveys reveal a rounding areas. nagar at No 3 are some pleasant sur- lot more. Indiranagar & Defence colony So, if the posh areas aren’t really gooddisappointing. But older Bangalore’s prises. Ironically, the Begur ward that are still coveted addresses in town, but servations by our field surveyors in- in the quality of civic services they en-wards like Jayanagar, Ganesh Mandir ranks among the worst in Bangalore is today many of its residents suffer from clude bad roads and bus shelters with joy, why are they in demand? One reason also from South. irregular garbage collection. In fact the no proper shelter above! Even the broad could be is that the residents of these ar-ward, Basavanagudi have scored well It’s hard to imagine that Jayanagar — 7th main road here is now a perennial footpaths along the 100 feet road have eas to a large extent by-pass the poor qual-because they were the core areas of the the pride of South Bangalore —has a parking spot for garbage vehicles. Mo- now been taken up for parking while ity of services provided to them and ex- ranking as poor as 86, just one rank above bility is another issue. The list of ob- pedestrians walk on the busy road. The pend their own resources to get highercity earlier. Areas like Domlur are newly TOI Metro work on CMH road has also quality of life.added ones where planning of the layout changed the bus services here over the For example, when the transport serv-has not been done scientifically. BBMP last few years. ices, bus connectivity is poor, they in- As for Sadashivanagar and Rajmahal creasingly might rely on their own ve-has still not given a single rupee for the Guttahalli areas, the roads are good and hicles to stay mobile. If the power out-development of the ward, but I am able sewage line network decent. But, there’s ages are a common recurrence, they nothing to be happy about the footpath might invest in generators and invertors.to attend to the public grievances. My conditions here. When they exist they When the water connection is poor, theyward has been given 128th rank, but if have been completely taken over as ex- might just drill a bore well in their homes tensions for the VIP homes. The prox- to get water.you do the survey now, it would not be imity to the K G tower has ensured good The cost of doing these things is high,the same. water supply but civic crisis in some but the residents of the posher areas pockets like Devasandra and adjoining might feel it is worth the effort and crit- GEETHA SRINIVAS REDDY | slum areas has these wards fall away from ically, are in a position to spend to avail CORPORATOR, DOMLUR WARD the Top 25. themselves of these more expensive al- Ranked Top 5, Vasanthnagar is still ternatives. posh when it comes to location and wa- Also having poorer areas within a FOR A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF EACH WARD, ter. The high ground division here has neighbourhood might actually add to the LOG ON TO www.bangalorepatrol.com ensured it has very good water sup- quality of life of the richer people living ply.Maybe the fact that many ministers in it as they have easy access to a pool of CRIME IN BANGALORE IS live in this neighbourhood has something maid servants, malis, drivers, cooks and to do with it. However, mobility’s a con- ayahs from this catchment area. cern. There’s also a lot of congestion on Another factor that emerges from this (A) VERY HIGH (B) HIGH the road. is that while the posher neighbourhoods (C)AVERAGE (D) NONE OF THE Going by ranks, another upcoming suburb, BTM Layout (rank 110), is worse bypass the poor quality of civic services by making alternate arrangements, they ABOVE than K R Market. The roads here are also tend to bypass the civic bodies and good, so is water condition. But the traf- corporators. MAIL US @ fic congestion makes it unbearable to live. They,perhaps, then engage less with Marathahalli, is another example. them leading in turn to the local bodies bangalore.patrol@timesgroup.com or It houses many leading establish- paying less attention to them. In contrast SMS TOIBP <your option> to 58888 ments, but even an affluent retired colonel who’s been living here for long sold middle class areas, where people need good quality of civic services —good in a posh house, is helpless and harassed garbage collection, good bus service — At the Indiranagar NEXT TOPIC bus stop, there is by the unhygienic conditions at the three empty plots around his house. Even will engage better with their corproators and municipal officers to ensure THE SURPRISE ENTRIES no shelter and it is in badly maintained knowing top bureaucrats has helped him little. that these services are delivered to them in a consistent manner and of a ON SATURDAY Sanjaynagar is good, the CM’s resi- good quality. The condition and scores are a stark realisation of the fact that Having been a long-time resident of Indiranagar, I feel it has both good we need to work with the government. There’s nothing posh and bad sides. On the civic front, things have definitely changed post the when it comes to civic conditions in most areas. With the issues Metro construction, particularly along the CMH Road stretch as this was theVOICES remaining unaddressed, an increasing number of people living in these main commercial area. But now, with the works getting closer to completion, areas have stopped depending on the government, making their own perhaps things will improve post complete restoration of CMH Road. As for interim arrangements. Many of them also don’t go out and vote! This traffic congestion, the flyover on Old Airport Road gives relief but adding has to change. Urban planning is two-way. People must also work with worry is the many crossroads at 100 Feet Road. Commercialisation of purely the government’’ residential hubs along inner roads is also a concern.’’ SWATHI RAMANATHAN | URBAN EXPERT AND CO-FOUNDER, JANAAGRAHA A RAVINDRA | ADVISER TO CM ON URBAN AFFAIRS

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