Bannanje bus stand work: 50-year-old trees shifted
Udupi, October 13: A few trees of almost 50-years-old, which were about to axed to construct a KSRTC bus stand at Bannanje near here, have got a new lease of life, with the authorities shifted them to nearby places on Saturday.
In order to construct the bus stand, the Forest Department has given permission to axe 28 trees. Knowing this, environmental activists Premananda Kalmadi and Vinaychandra urged the department and other authorities to save the trees. Even they have also appealed Forest Minister R. Shankar to protect the trees. Responding to their appeal, the Minister directed the authorities to shift those trees to somewhere else. Following this, 16 trees were identified for shifting. Among them, three trees were shifted under the guidance of Jeeth Milan of Green Brigade of Mangaluru.
The trees were transplanted on the border area of the bus stand. Since the authorities were able to shift only three trees, it was decided to shift another four trees- one Hebbalasu, two teak and one Uppali- on Wednesday. The expenses to be incurred for shifting the trees would be borne by bus stand contractor Sridhar Acharya, said Premananda Kalmadi and Vinaychandra Sastana.
7 trees axed overnight
Out of total 16 trees, it was planned to shift 14 trees. But on Friday night, the forest department officials and the contractor have axed seven trees without giving any information. Knowing this, the environmental activists took the forest department officials and the contractor to task. Later, the contractor has agreed to bear the expenses of shifting the remaining trees and fulfilled his promise today.
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“Bleeding on the road, I begged for help but no one came”: Bengaluru woman recounts husband’s death
Bengaluru: A woman in Bengaluru has shared a painful account of how her husband died after they were repeatedly denied medical help and ignored by passersby during a medical emergency, NDTV reported.
The victim, 34-year-old Venkataramanan, a garage mechanic from Balaji Nagar, developed severe chest pain around 3.30 am. His wife immediately took him on a motorcycle in search of medical help.
"He complained about chest pain, and we went to the first hospital. However, the doctor was not on duty. At the second hospital, we were told he had a stroke and to go to another hospital. When we called for ambulance services, they did not respond properly. Humanity failed, but we did our bit by donating his eye." NDTV quoted his wife as saying.
According to the report, after being turned away twice, the couple met with an accident on the road. CCTV footage later showed the woman, covered in blood, pleading with folded hands as vehicles passed by, but no one stopped to help.
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The wait ended after several minutes when a cab driver stopped and rushed Venkataramanan to a nearby hospital. Doctors there declared him dead on arrival.
As per the report, the family decided to donate Venkataramanan’s eyes, giving sight to others even in death.
Venkataraman's mother, who had lost her last surviving child, had no words to express herself: "I have no words. I do not know what to say. My son is gone."
"The government should understand a health emergency. My daughter is left with two children. Who will look after them?" asked his mother-in-law. His wife, mother, and two children, a five-year-old son and an 18-month-old daughter now survive Venkataramanan.
The incident has once again raised serious questions about emergency healthcare access, ambulance response, and public apathy in the city.
