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MANGALURU, December 23, 2014 :: 12-year-old girl dies after falling into a well
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Siren-signal link to give ambulances right of way
The operation of emergency service vehicles in and around Bengaluru is all set to be smoother, thanks to tech-savvy traffic police. With a view to facilitate the swift movement of ambulances and fire brigade vehicles, the state government will synchronise traffic signals at several busy junctions of the city with the siren sound of these vehicles.
When the vehicles, fitted with the siren synchronisation technology, approach the designated junctions, the traffic signals open to give right of way to the ambulances and fire service vehicles, facilitating their uninterrupted movement. Announcing this in the Council, Home minister KJ George said, "The Bengaluru City Traffic Police have identified 300 busy traffic junctions in various parts of the city for the project. To begin with, we are considering implementing the technology in 80 ambulance vehicles and 90 fire brigade vehicles."
The government will implement the technology under its ambitious B-TRAC programme on a pilot basis in Bengaluru. Subsequently, the home department is considering extending the project to other cities as well, according to the reply given by the state government to Congress MLC R Dharmasena.
Sources in the home department said the increasing traffic had made it tough for ambulances and fire service vehicles. "There were even instances when ambulances with patients and fire services tending to distress call were caught in traffic jams for hours," said a senior official.
When the attention was drawn towards the busy junctions where cameras and signals have turned defunct, George replied, "Some the police stations in Bengaluru have reported about the defunct cameras and signal lights in their jurisdiction. We have already directed officials to outsource the maintenance of these signals and cameras. In case those signal panels are damaged beyond repair, they will soon be replaced with new ones to facilitate the implementation of the latest technology."
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
All high-rises will be inspected for building bylaw violation: CM BELAGAVI, DEC 17, 2014,
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said all high-rise buildings in Bengaluru would be inspected for building bylaw violations. Stringent action, including against officials, would be initiated if any violation is found.
Replying to questions by Ramesh Kumar K R (Congress) in the Legislative Assembly, he said buildings taller than 15 metres were considered as high-rises.
Denying any nexus between the government and builders, which may have resulted in building law violation, he said an officer would visit all the buildings for inspection.
He said builders should obtain no-objection certificates from the following nine departments before constructing a residential complex in the BBMP limits: The Fire Department, State Pollution Control Board, Civil Aviation Authority, BWSSB, Bescom, BSNL, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Jakkur Flying Club (if applicable) and BMRCL (if applicable).
To a question how many housing complexes had come up in the City in the last five years, the chief minister said that between 2009-10 and till the present date, as many as 97 complexes had been allowed with the permission of the BBMP.
The BDA, post-2009-10, has permitted nine multistorey buildings. No building was allowed after that, he said.
Permission mandatory
To Ramesh Kumar's query whether any structure had come up in violation of the rules, Siddaramaiah replied in the negative. To another question of the member, the chief minister said permission from the Town Planning Authority was mandatory for constructing complexes.
Not satisfied with the reply, BJP MLA C T Ravi asked, "At least 9,000 complexes have been constructed and the government is saying just 97 have been allowed. This also means there is a large-scale violation."
His party colleague Ravi Subramanya said bogus NoCs were evident with 500 illegal structures being identified in the City.
Ramesh Kumar said issuance of occupancy certificate was a business deal between officials and builders. A big mafia is working and powerful people are exploiting the situation. Cases of violation in building norms is common. If there are many cases of violation, then why the government should go ahead with regularisation of illegal structures (Akrama-Sakrama), he asked. Siddaramaiah said the members should not get confused with multistorey buildings and high-rise buildings. He admitted that it was the powerful individuals and not the poor who violated laws. Such people also corrupt the politicians and bureaucrats, he pointed out.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/448103/all-high-rises-inspected-building.html
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Fire destroys godown in Udupi 13Dec2014
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/fire-destroys-godown-in-udupi/article6689104.ece