GBA to develop 100 major roads in Bengaluru, focusing on infrastructure, maintenance
Bengaluru: The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will undertake a much-needed development initiative covering 100 major roads across the city, focusing on improving infrastructure, maintenance, and cleanliness.
Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao announced the plan following a recent review meeting with key officials, The New Indian Express reported on Friday.
Rao directed each of the five city corporations under GBA to identify 10 major roads in each of Bengaluru’s 10 zones—totalling 100 roads. The selection process will consider public feedback and key issues such as potholes, footpath conditions, bus stop and streetlight maintenance, traffic congestion, water stagnation, and garbage dumping. The responsibility for comprehensive maintenance will rest with the respective chief engineers.
Highlighting that repeated road damage is often due to uncoordinated work by multiple civic agencies, Rao stressed that no department, including BWSSB and Bescom, will be allowed to carry out works on major roads without prior GBA approval.
To ensure accountability, weekly review meetings will be chaired by the chief engineer (projects). Officials have been instructed to implement temporary fixes immediately, followed by long-term, sustainable solutions to address recurring problems.
Rao also told engineers to fill potholes on priority, especially those on Outer Ring Road (ORR).
He further directed engineers to fix damaged drainage pipes on flyovers, citing complaints of rainwater falling directly onto roads and causing deterioration. Additionally, Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) has been asked to coordinate with city corporations for intensive cleaning drives along the ORR.
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Three new cubs born to Cheetah Gamini in MP's Kuno Park; India's count rises to 38
Sheopur (MP) (PTI): Cheetah 'Gamini' has given birth to three cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, taking the number of these big cats in India to 38, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday.
Describing it as a "roaring" success of the government's ambitious Cheetah re-introduction programme, Yadav said it is a powerful symbol of the country’s determined and historic conservation effort.
Gamini was translocated to India from South Africa as part of the ambitious project launched in September 2022 to revive the population of the world's fastest land animal in India, which had gone extinct decades ago.
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Yadav, in a post on X, said, “Kuno welcomes three new cubs - A roaring new chapter at Kuno on the occasion of completion of 3 years of arrival of cheetahs from South Africa. Celebrations echo through Kuno National Park as Gamini, the South African cheetah and second-time mother, has brought 3 new cubs into the world."
This joyful arrival marks the ninth successful cheetah litter on Indian soil and takes the number of surviving Indian-born cubs to 27, he said.
With these newest additions, India's total cheetah population has now reached 38 - a powerful symbol of the country's determined and historic conservation effort, Yadav highlighted.
Each birth strengthens the foundation of Project Cheetah and reflects the passion, perseverance, and round-the-clock dedication of the field staff and veterinary teams who have nurtured this dream into reality, he said.
"A moment of pride for Kuno, and for India—may Gamini and her three little sprinters grow strong and carry the nation’s cheetah revival story forward with speed and grace," the minister added.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav noted that Madhya Pradesh is a powerful centre for cheetah reintroduction.
This is a historic achievement for the entire country in the direction of wildlife conservation, biodiversity, and environmental balance, the CM said in a post on X.
It is a matter of immense joy that under Project Cheetah, the female cheetah ‘Gamini’ who arrived from South Africa has given birth to three cubs, he said.
"With the completion of three years of cheetahs’ arrival at Kuno National Park in Sheopur district, this is the 9th successful birth (of a litter). The total number of cheetahs in India has now increased to 38," Yadav added.
Earlier this month, cheetah Aasha, translocated to India from Namibia, gave birth to five cubs in KNP.
