Bengaluru: Karnataka HC schools BBMP, says it failed in providing food in containment zones
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has severely criticized the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) saying that the latter has failed in providing food facilities in containment zones in the city.
The BBMP has failed in following the government guidelines regarding the food supply in about 5,000 zones, said the High Court.
The hearing of the PIL was chaired by Chief Justice A S Oka and Justice Alok Aradhe.
The BBMP has claimed to provide 25,000 ration kits but has not identified the people who are in need of food supply. It is not aware of the appropriate method of functioning in this regard, said the bench, adding that strict action should be taken against the BBMP.
Senior officer G Kumar Naik has been given charge of the food supply. The bench said that he should guide the BBMP in the supply of food items. The beneficiaries should be listed out and supplied food items. A report should be submitted by July 24, the bench instructed.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
