Karnataka govt asks IT firms to extend Work From Home for employees till December 2022
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government has issued an advisory calling upon the IT firms to extend the ongoing Work From Home (WFH) period till December next year i.e. 2022. The move by the state government is reportedly to control the traffic mess in the state’s capital Bengaluru.
The Metro construction work is set to start on the Outer Ring Road in Bengaluru and the state government has asked the IT Parks located in the stretch to extend the Work From Home period till the end of next year.
The ORR hosts more than 800 companies with a workforce of 1.5 lakh IT professionals and is infamous for its perennial traffic congestion.
The advisory was issued by the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Electronics, IT, BT & Science and Technology, E V Ramana Reddy, to the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) on August 21.
“The Directorate of Urban Land Transport and the Urban Development Department proposed the move to us to prevent traffic congestion. Hence, the advisory has been issued. It is not mandatory, but we have advised them to extend the WFH,” The New Indian Express quoted Reddy as saying.
“The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) is starting construction works on the ORR from Central Silk Board to KR Puram and it could take about 1.5 to 2 years. The ORR houses many large tech parks and IT campuses and carries a large amount of traffic throughout the day,” the letter said. It will be extremely difficult to manage traffic movement on ORR if IT companies resume work from the office, it added.
The advisory urged IT companies to extend the WFH option till December 2022 and/or IT companies to stagger the work hours for those employees working physically at the office. “The IT workforce who need to physically attend office are encouraged to take buses (BMTC/company) as they travel on bus lanes,” it added.
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Haven't rapes taken place during BJP regime, asks CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru/Belagavi (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday wondered whether there were no rapes during the BJP regime.
He was reacting to BJP's allegation about the deteriorating law and order situation in the state in the wake of a woman raped at KR Market in Bengaluru on Sunday night.
The victim who was waiting for a bus to Yelahanka was allegedly raped by two men. Police have arrested two people in this connection.
"The incident happened in SJ Park. The complaint pertains to extortion and sexual assault. Two people have been arrested," Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda told reporters here in Bengaluru.
Reacting to BJP's charges in this regard while speaking to reporters in Belagavi, Siddaramaiah asked "Haven't rapes taken place during the BJP regime?"
He said that rapes should not happen and women should be protected.
"Anti-social elements in the society do such things. We will take stringent action against them," the Chief Minister added.
The BJP on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Home Minister G Parameshwara claiming that the cases of crimes such as robbery, murder, rapes and atrocities on the weaker sections of the society have suddenly increased.
