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bengaluru south Vol-3 Issue-25 14 - 27 Jan 2012FREE

btm, ns palya, jp nagar, sarakki, dollars colony, jayanagar

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5 Puttenahalli Lake trust gets featured on TV6 Garbage tender delayed. What’s new? 9 BTM music bonanza

10 The great Koramangala Park Robbery 12 Doctor speak19 Confessions of a second-time mom

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Computers are increasingly becoming a necessary part of our life, at work, home, and even play, so much so that, now computer classes are being included even in primary school teachings! No wonder we are seeing a significant proportion of our patients attending our eye clinics and hospitals coming with complaints of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS).CVS is not a disease. It refers to eye related problems people develop after long hours of computer work or work with any other electronic visual display units like television, laptops etc. These complaints can be - dryness feeling in eyes, burning sensation, itching, redness, and irritation, pain in and around eyes, general tiredness and sometimes even headache.However computers are not to be blamed directly. The problem lies with the way one uses the computers and how we constantly stare at the computer monitor. In a normal healthy eye, a thin layer of tear film covers the front exposed part of the eye. This tear layer is required for normal functioning of eyes. The tears layer acts as a lubricant and as a protective layer. During waking hours a healthy adult blinks around 12 to 14 times in a minute. This blinking is required for smooth spreading of tears secreted by tear glands. Any abnormality in the tear-blink mechanism can cause dryness of eye surface, which will cause blurred vision, eye pain, irritation etc.A person who works with computer for long hours with concentration tends to blink only 3-4 times in a minute instead of 12-14 times. This happens without his knowledge. Decreased blinking will cause more evaporation of the tear layer leading to dry spots, which will manifest as dryness, irritation, burning sensation and sometimes even painful eyes. This cluster of problems associated with computer use is CVS. Low humidity associated with air conditioning exacerbates the problem. Persons who use contact lenses get more dryness and suffer more from computer vision syndrome. Wearing improperly corrected spectacles or many times not wearing spectacles will also increase eyestrain.

In some cases, increased watering from eyes during computer work may occur. This can also be because of dryness! The irritation from dry eyes sends signals to brain to secrete more tears. But quality of these extra tears will not be normal. These are of not much help to the eyes.PrevenTion and Cure Avoid working in low humid dry air-conditioned

environment Give rest to eyes for 2-3 minutes after every 30-45 minutes of concentrated work Look at distant objects or keep eye closed for few seconds Decrease contrast and brightness in monitor to comfortable levels. Always maintain proper sitting posture Frequent voluntary blinking during working is essential.

Use prescribed lubricating eye dropsIf you have symptoms of CSV, consult an eye specialist. Eye specialist may suggest some lubricating eye drops to be used every few hours to keep the eyes moist and prevent dryness. Avoid using eye drops available over the counter in medical shops without doctor’s prescription. These drops usually contain some additives called preservatives, which can damage the eyes if used more frequently. Use only preservative free eye drops prescribed by an eye specialist.MyTHs1. Rays coming out from monitors are harmful to the eye. Not true. No scientific study or report has shown this till now.2. Wearing of antireflective or antiglare glasses prevents eye damage. Not true. No scientific proof is available.3. Long hours of computer work or staring at television increases glasses’ power. Not true. Changes in glasses power occur because of general body growth and because of aging.

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Vol-3 Issue-25 14 - 27 Jan 2012 CITIZEN MATTERS 5

In & AROUnD

dr geetha bali becomes president of iscPROfESSOR Geetha Bali, a Bengalurean and Jayanagar resident, was the General President of the 99th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) at Bhubaneshwar held on January 3-7. Prof Geetha is Vice Chancellor at Karnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur. She is the first woman scientist from South India to be elected as President of ISC.

Dr Geetha graduated from Bangalore University. She completed Ph.D. in neurophysiology in 1975. She established the Center for Clean Environment Technology at Bangalore University and served as its Coordinator. An internationally acclaimed scientist,

she has published five books and over 150 papers in research journals.

She is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India and has received awards such as the Young scientists’ career award of the UGC, Millennium plaque of Honour by the Prime Minister of India, and was honoured as IfAS Scholar at University of florida, Alexander von Humboldt fellow, Germany, and fellow of Salzburg Seminar, Austria.

Pic courtesy: Indian Science Congress. http://isc2012.com

LAST year ended on a high note and the new year began on a higher note for PNLIT! December was when our project was open for voting in Mahindra Spark the Rise Project Championship. Those were hectic days of campaigning and canvassing for votes. Times Now television channel chose PNLIT from the projects submitted for their Amazing Indians series, an unexpected recognition indeed. We combined our monthly Nature Walk with the film shoot and invited some 75 school children to visit the lake. The kids’ excitement at seeing the birds was incomparable.

Spark the Rise result announcement was postponed from 4th to 9th Jan prolonging our tension. However, the thrill of Times Now telecast over the intervening weekend helped to ease the stress a little. It was an honour for PNLIT to feature in the Amazing Indian series.

Spark the Rise results have been announced. Our “PNLIT – nurturing Puttenahalli Lake” was declared the most voted project! We are now eligible for a prize of ̀ 4 lakh and, more importantly, get to enter the final round where the stakes are very high. Three runners-up will get `20 lakh each and the grand prize winner will take home `40 lakh. This is a personal

appeal to all readers to rally to our support with their votes and spread the word among your family, friends and colleagues.

Another honour was the opportunity to welcome two very special visitors to the lake – Mrs and Mr Zafar futehally!

Laeeq and Zafar futehally are veteran ornithologists, related to the “birdman of India” Salim Ali. Laeeq and her uncle Salim Ali co-authored a book Common Birds in 1967 which has since been reprinted several times and have run into many editions. Zafar is a passionate naturalist who was closely associated with the Bombay Natural History Society. In 1960, he started the Newsletter for Birdwatchers as a forum for birders to share their observations. Zafar had several questions to ask of us – what is the source of the water in the lake? What’s the depth in summer? How are we raising money to maintain the lake and so on. Their passion for lake restoration and conversion to avian habitats was truly inspirational.

Please visit our Puttenahalli

Lake (near MLR Convention Hall, Brigade Millennium) and see the transformation for yourselves. Voting will be between 25th March and 13th April. More excitement lies ahead! Be a part of it!

excitement galore for pnlit

PNLIT trustee O P Ramaswamy with Zafar futehally. Pic: PNLIT

Usha Rajagopal is the chairperson of PNLIT.

NaRahaRI MUkUNd is a resident of Jayanagar 5th block.

Puttenahalli Post

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JAyAnAgAR JP nAgAR & BTM

Residents love their enterprising RajiMEET Rajeshwari aka Raji, age who has been selling vegetables for 30 years now. She has made a thriving family business out of it. Sometimes, one woman’s enterprise brings the entire family to progress and some level of prosperity.

43-year-old Raji hails from a village near Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. She moved to Bangalore at the age of 20, after her marriage. She and her husband got into the vegetable vending business. They used to push a wheeled cart of vegetables through the streets of the city.

Around 1995, a new apartment building, called Casa Ansal, came up on a plot of land on Bannerghatta Road. She stationed herself outside the back gate of the complex, in the Mini forest area, and was soon selling vegetables to the many apartment residents, as well as the

house-owners nearby.

Raji always managed to get good quality vegetables and people don’t mind paying a premium for it. In fact, she says, those who moved out of Casa Ansal still come back to buy from her.

Raji was one of the first ones get a mobile phone. Working professionals were able to call in and place the order for the fruits and vegetables.

Raji has fought several battles in her life; it has not been an easy path. “Thrice, the police have harassed me,” she says, but former CM H D Kumaraswamy, whose house is nearby, has helped her by telling the police that such vendors also need to make a living, and allowing her to

continue.

Raji is helped by her husband, and her brother. Her daughter Sivakami was visiting with her sons, Sai Ram and Sai Krishna, when I went to talk to her. A beaming little Sai Krishna told me, “I am studying in Nalanda School, and I want to become a scientist.” Raji gives him an indulgent smile.

Deepa MohaN

THE Banashankari Travel and Transit Management Centre’s (TTMC) is receiving mixed reviews. Commuters starting from Banashankari find it convenient. Commuters using buses passing

through the terminus are upset at the delays because the centre itself is getting jammed.

The TTMC is located at the junction of Marenahalli and Kanakapura road at the boundary of Jayanagar 8th block and Banashankari.

Kamala S, student, who is been travelling through Banashankari for over an year, says that the TTMC is helpful. “Now, we do not have to run around for buses. Before, there were four different places where buses would stop, it was so confusing when I came here first,” she added.

But the narrow entry and exit of the TTMC has been causing jams inside. All the buses passing by Banashankari are now forced to enter and exit the TTMC. Since the TTMC has replaced all of the

previous four bus stops, there is a large number of buses flowing in.

“It took two and a half hours to reach Marathalli from Kattriguppe which otherwise used to be 1hr 45 minutes,” complains commuter Vasanth on his blog. He also added that the buses from Kattriguppe, that could cross Banashankari in 15 minutes are now taking more than 30 minutes after the rerouting through TTMC.

Krishna T, Traffic Inspector at the TTMC agrees that there are problems because of space. “It is impossible to allow buses to park here for a long time. The entry road is just a one small road, buses have to wait to get in also, that also creates a jam outside too.”

Deepthi M S

Raji was one of the first ones get a mobile phone. Working professionals were able to call in and place the order.

BSK Bus Terminus

some gain, some pain


lOcAl MATTeRs

Jp nagar’s new police chief served as Un investigator in kosovo Residents of J P Nagar have a reason to smile. B S Angadi, 49, the new Inspector of Police is an accomplished officer with major international experience.

A native of north Karnataka, he joined the police force 1990. He is a BCom and an LLM graduate, with four years experience as an advocate before joining the police force. With experience and skills in sharp shooting, driving and English language, he was chosen by the UN peacekeeping mission in May 2002 to serve in conflict-ridden Serbia for a year under the investigation wing of the police department . He was part of a 55 nation team in Kosovo.

In 2007, he received the gold medal award from the Chief Minister for his outstanding contribution to the police department. He has been instrumental in drafting the “Bangalore south division police letter of appeal” to the residents under his jurisdiction. After his early years in the force, he was promoted to the rank of Inspector of Police in 2001.

Angadi says that JP Nagar is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural society and has the extremeties of the poor and the rich. He states that every day poses a new challenge to him and

the department and attributes this to the changing pattern of crime and newer ways people think of to commit offences.

A very big responsiblity lies with press, police and politicians he says, since they are the ones to lead the society in the correct path and are the most accountable. When asked about what the department thinks when it comes to the safety of people, he says that “with a co-ordinated approach by the public and the police, prevention of crime, which holds the top priority, can be made or achieved without much distress.”

“It’s the responsibility of the public to be aware of the surroundings and to take necessary precautions to avoid untoward incidents which end up with a crime being committed.

Inspector Angadi signs off from his exclusive conversation with Citizen Matters by wishing the residents of JP Nagar, a very happy new year, Sankranti and to take the best of care.

Sathvik kouShikThis article was compiled from an interview Inspector B S angadi gave to Sathvik koushik.

AngAdi’s tips foR Residents of Jp nAgAR

• Use bank lockers for valuables.• Have enough illumination in and

around residences.• Women should cover their

valuables while on the road with the help of saree/dress.

• Note down basic information while travelling in auto rickshaws like registration numbers.

• Do not entertain sales representatives without cross checking identification.

• Be wary of people posing as ornament polishers.

• Be aware of people trying to rob by diverting attention.

• Changing of locks prior to occupying a house on rent.

• Most importantly, inform the nearest police station, in case of leaving residence for long periods of time.

BBMP has extended the deadline for submitting bids for Solid Waste Management tenders. The deadline was extended from January 10th to 18th. This was due to less number of bids received and demands from contractors to amend some terms, says B V Satish, Chief Engineer (SWM) at BBMP.

A few changes were made to the tender document also. A clause, mandating the contractor to submit

records of door-to-door collection to BBMP in electronic format monthly, has been removed. Also, bidder would not have to remove BESCOM tree trimmings from road side, as was required earlier. Another clause requiring contractor to transport animal carcasses within two hours, now says that carcasses should be removed from spot in two hours and then transported.

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garbage tender deadline extended, yet again Kuvempu Nagar Residents Welfare Association is celebrating Annual day at 6pm on January 26th.Invited guests include Bhuvaneshwar Babu, Professor of RV Engg College, G N R Babu, Corporator, and Mohan Kumar, Mico Layout Police Inspector. There will be a cultural programme, followed by prize distribution.


Sandwichwallas, a fast food joint at JP Nagar offers toasted sandwiches prepared in a home made style, breaking away from the usual grilled sandwiches. It also features on its menu tasty pizzas, extremely delicious garlic bread, chats and coolers. The price here is enormously reasonable and the food you get here is worth every single pie you pay. A vegetable sandwich is priced at just Rs 15. Not a single dish on the menu would exceed Rs 40.

“We have about 37 different kinds of toasted sandwiches and everything that is prepared here is home made, the sandwiches here are prepared on a pan”, says Karthik L B, 27, owner of Sandwichwallas.

“This place was started about a year and a half ago in

JP Nagar and the other branch

is at Gandhi Bazaar which

is just about a month old and the

response we are getting is really good”, he adds.

Recommended dishes here are vegetable sandwich, mayonnaise sandwich, chutney powder toast sandwich, cheese chilly garlic bread, onion garlic pizza and jeera drink. I would rate this place a 4.5 on 5.

Sandwichwallas, #283, shop#6, 2nd Main, 3rd cross, JP Nagar 3rd phase.Ph no: 9886703302

from sandwiches to Punjabi food, it’s a different world altogether. Delhi Zaika, a Punjabi restaurant, which looks more like a highway Dhaba, is just opposite RV Dental College, JP Nagar. This place is just about two months old. This is a feasible afternoon lunch spot for college goers.

“We are famous for our starters Pahadi chicken and veg pahadi (Uttaranchal delicacies) and the chefs are from Uttaranchal”, says Manoj Yadav, 22, Manager of Delhi Zaika. He also says that the eight dal curries a v a i l a b l e (like dal makhanwala and Punjabi dal tadka) are always in demand.

Recommended dishes are Afghani Kabab, chicken zalba, pahadi chicken and paneer curries with rotis. Home delivery option is available for those within the radius of three kilometers.

delhi Zaika, 24th main, JP nagar 1st phase, opposite RV dental college. Ph no: 9743028369

NagaShree gururajPics: Shruthi mohan

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a toast for the yoUng


theme performances this month at btmA week long musical treat is in store at Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy, 3rd cross, 3rd phase, JP Nagar, from January 23rd.

The event, ‘ A r a d h a n a Sapthaha’ will witness about 60 musicians delivering vocals, whistling and instrumental music, over 6 days, under the guidance and expertise of Vidwans and Vidushis in Carnatic classical music. The stage will be on a high octane drive with all the musicians delivering Purandaradasa, Thyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshithar, Shyamashastry, Jayachamaraja and Kanakadasa’s krithis.

The vocalists and instrumentalists are disciples of very well known names in carnatic classical music.

Some very popular krithis and songs to look forward to will be the Pancharatna krithis - Jagadanadakaraka, Duduku gala and Endaro Mahanubhavulu, by Thyagaraja, Eka dantam bhajeham, gajadhisadanyam najaneham by muthuswamy dikshitar, Gaja Vadana Beduve Gowri Thanaya by Purandaradasa, Kamakshi anudinamu maruvakane by Shyama

Shastry etc.

20th Aradhana Sap-thaha programme

Mon 23 Jan 5.30 pm Inauguration by Dr R GaneshTue 24 Jan 5 pm Disciples of Push-pa Kashinath: Kamala Ravi and Padma (Veena), Kashinath (Mru-danga)

Wed 25 Jan 5 pm Disciples of Mathu-

ra: Chinmayee P, Sanjana, Rakhesh

Datha, Prithvik Bharadwaj, Ven-

katesh H M – flute, B N Suhas (Mrudanga), Ganesh V (Ghata), Avinash (Morsing), Pranav P (Dhalak)Thu 26 Jan 5 pm Su-hai Kumar, M A Rohit, Sushrutha, Laksh-meesha – Violin, Karthik K (Mrudanga)fri Jan 27 5 pm Mad-hava Bhat: Saikeerthi, S Prashanth, M Nagaraj – WhistlingSat, 28 Jan 5 pm Ashwin Bhagavan, Rahul Krishna, Shashank C, Aditya, Prajwal, Sha-shank, Padmaksh – MrudangaMon Jan 23 5.30 pm Sri Purandara-dasa Krithis: Shankari Moorthy Balila,

Mysore Dayakara, C Cheluvaraju, S N Narayanamurthy, Bhagyalakshmi KrishnaTue Jan 24 5.30 pm Sri Thyagaraja Krithis: K Lahari, B K Raghu, Jay-achandra Rao, B N Chandramouli, Phanindra BhaskaraWed Jan 25 5.30 pm Sri Muth-uswamy Dikshithar Krithis: Am-ritha Murali, Dv R Hemalatha, B K Chandramouli, Sukanya Ramgopal, Bharadwaj SahavalliThu Jan 26 5.30 pm Sri Shyamasastry Krithis: Dr Baby Sriram, Charulatha Ramanujam, Ananthakrishna Shar-ma, G Guruprasanna, Pramathkiran

fri Jan 27 5.30 pm Sri Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

Krithis: Vani Satish, Mysore Srikanth, B

C Manjunath, A S N Swamy, M A Krishna MurthySat Jan 28 5.30 pm Sri Kanaka-dasaru Krithis: Chandan Bala, Nalina Mohan, S Ashok, G Om-

kar, Prasanna Kumar

Sun Jan 29 9.30 am Aradhana

Ph: 65616693/65611336,

www.btmculture.orgShree Ramana Maharshi Acad-

emy, 3rd cross, 3rd phase, JP Nagar

Satvik kauShik


exclUsIVe

PARKS have turned out to be the new ‘play’ area for BBMP. The palike has spent over one crore rupees (1,30,48,825) on the Koramangala 1st block park or the Wipro park between 2007 and 2010. And more than 81 lakh rupees lakhs (81,16,051) on the Lakshmi Devi park in 6th block. Most of which is for the work that was never done.

Anil Kumar, of KRIA Katte and Secretary of the Ejipura RWA, fORWARD 68, compiled the BBMP records used by Citizen Matters for this inquiry.

In the era multi-crore scams this might seem like a small number, but the scale of these figures for a two wards of Bengaluru – tells a tale of corruption that could quickly add up to a running scam of the tune of

hundreds of crores of rupees.

Tenders had been awarded and work orders given to install a fountain twice at the 1st block park, earlier known as Wipro Park. This despite citizens saying they did not want the fountain and BBMP agreeing to drop it. The first time the tender was awarded in 2008 – 09 for about eight lakh rupees. “BBMP said that they overshot the budget and had no funds for the fountain”, says Manvel Alur, longtime Koramangala resident and citizen campaigner. It is not clear why work orders were issued if there was no budget.

“When residents saw the item in 2009-10 plan again, they shot it down, because they were not confident of BBMP’s maintenance capabilities, says Manvel. Local MLA Ramlinga Reddy

confirms stoppage due to protests. “The amount that was given in the tender may have been used for some

other works. I am not sure of what those other works are,” he says.

The some story goes for park sculptures. Residents shot down the project, but two work orders were issued, in two plan years back to back.

Gross overpricing

Items currently in the park are over-priced. The 1st Block park has 16

metal garbage bins and 56 concrete benches apart from play equipments. The BBMP work order however puts the cost of each dustbin, specified to be made of only PVC and not metal at `6588 per bin. Records show that between 2008 and 2010, BBMP bought 16 dustbins worth `2,40,000 putting the cost per dustbin at a whopping ̀ 15000. Even if you assume they had to replace the dustbins in the two-year time frame, each dustbin still costs `7500.

A quotation from a popular play equipment provider puts the cost of these same metal bins at `1510 as on 10th January 2011. furthermore, play equipments were installed only in December 2011, for 2009-10 work order, says Manvel.

The concrete benches in the park are

the great koramangala park robbery

BBMP has been quietly spending away tax money on parks. A Citizen Matters inquiry has this expose.

In the era multi-crore scams this might seem like a small number, but the scale of these figures for a two wards of Bengaluru – tells a tale of corruption that could quickly add up to a running scam of the tune of hundreds of crores of rupees.

Koramangala 5th block park.Pic: Vijayalakshmi Bhat.Continued on Page 14

The Koramangala 1st block park has work orders for a fountain costing `8 lakhs (twice) even though BBMP cancelled it after citizens objected. Pic: PR


cM sPecIAlbtm society prevents

park land grabIt happened in the nick of time. Alert residents of housing society in BTM Layout fought back to prevent land allocated to a park to be gifted away by BBMP and BDA for a residential project.

IN a startling land grab case filed by BTM Layout’s Bank Officers’ Co- Operative Housing Society against the BDA for illegal land transfer, the Karnataka High Court has ordered the BDA on January 6th to restore the land and maintain it as a park.

The Bank Officers Society was alloted 30 acres of land in bulk in 1982, at the time of the formation of BTM layout. The land was given on a lease and subsequenty in 1997 transferred to the society. It was used for construction except for 2 acres and 31 guntas, which was meant for a civic amenity.

In May 2005, the society relinquished the 2 acres and 31 guntas to the BDA for use as a park. The BDA did not build a park and the place remains barren even after the area came under BBMP.

The twist emerged when the BDA, out of the blue, issued an NOC in November 2005 to one Channappa, who then claimed ownership of the same chunk of land. This

happened within six months of relinquishment.

Channappa then got a Khata from the BBMP. following this, in December 2006, he received town planning approval for construction of a residential building on the land. These developments weren’t known until construction work began on the land recently.

“In 2010, we found someone digging in that piece of land for construction purposes. It is then we realised that something was wrong here. We immediately got a stay order and the digging was stopped. Later, we learned that some unknown person

claims to be the owner of the land,” says Kishore Kumar P, Secretary of the Bank Officers’ Co-Operative Housing Society. Through RTI, the society learnt about the land transfer and about the ‘’new owner’’.

Stung by the land transfer, in September 2010, the society sued the BDA for misuse of the land meant for civic amenity.

At the first hearing in the High Court on December 16th, the BDA attracted the ire of Justice D V Shylendra Kumar. The BDA had claimed it had no records of issuing the NOC itself! “No wonder, in this state of collusive murky conduct on the part of many officials of state government, BDA, BBMP and who others who might have been involved in this affair not known, BDA wants to wash off its hands.....” wrote Justice Kumar.

And then on January 6th, the High Court ordered the BDA to clear encroachments and to ensure that the land be retained as a park. Here again, Justice Kumar spared no words. “This submission is too simplistic and one of trying to avoid or evade responsibility on the part of the Commissioner, BBMP, particularly trying either to cover up or shut his eyes to the possible earlier illegal actions or to shelter some erring persons in the BBMP”, he wrote.

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BRIEF CHRONOLOGY1982: 30 acres leased to housing society1997: Land registered in name of society May 2005: Society relinquishes chunk to BDA for park.Nov 2005: BDA gives NOC to Channappa over same land Dec 2005: BBMP gives khata to Channappa Dec 2006: Town Planning gives approves for residential complex to Channappa Sep 2010: Channappa starts constructionSep 2010: Society files case against BDAJan 2012: High Court asks BDA to restore land to park.

Pic: Deepthi MS


fOR yOUR InfO

STATE Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will redefine Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) norms for apartments by March. In a Nov 26th meeting with Board Chairman A S Sadashivaiah, residents of some city apartments explained their problems and proposed solutions.

CuRRENT PROCESSBuilder has to get a Consent for Establishment (CfE) before setting up the STP, and a Consent for Operation (CfO) before starting its operation. CfO has to be renewed annually by paying a fee to KSPCB. There is no formal process for builder to hand over STP to apartment owners’ association. After the handover, association will be responsible for renewing CfO and maintaining STP.

PROBLEMSResidents complained that builders set up STPs that do not meet specifications and pass it on to apartment assocation even before all flats are occupied. Later Associations struggle to maintain STPs as they do not have the required knowledge and builder do not do a knowledge transfer to them. KSPCB does not evalute STPs based on design before approval, they said.

PROPOSED SOLuTIONResidents proposed that Board should certify STPs based on design and engineering aspects, and keep a record of all STP components while giving consent. Builders should be held responsible in case of flaws later, as per Water Act.

They also proposed that the CfO process should be done in two stages – a Provisional CfO (PCfO) should be issued to start operation, and a final CfO (fCfO) after the STP runs successfully for a certain period. They said that PCfO should be mandatory for getting Occupancy Certificate, and fCfO should be made mandatory for builder to hand over the STP to association. Another demand was to waive the annual fee for renewing CfO.

KSPCB RESPONSESadashivaiah said that builders will be asked to operate STPs for at least five years before handing them over to associations. An expert committee will be formed to evaluate residents’ proposals and finalise new processes by March, and these will be implemented by June. He said that CfO fee collection cannot be stopped suddenly as this was a huge revenue source.

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During the last decade the incidence of suicides in India has increased from 108,593 in 2000 to 134,599 in 2010 (23.8% change).

Suicides and attempted suicides are far more common amongst males, those with depression, failed relationships, excessive alcohol abuse, loss of rational thinking, financial loss and/or inability to manage finances, lack of social support, not coming up to expectations of those who matter and more.

Suicides have a social, cultural, and economic background. Thus, while farmer suicides may be a phenomenon in some states, children dying by suicides especially following declaration of examination results is an expression of the expectations from the parents. Stress has been pointed out as a significant factor in a large number

of cases. Termination of significant relationships, especially in younger age group, is a significant cause. In quite a few cases, an inability to terminate or failure to bring a relationship to logical conclusion in extramarital affairs, and triangular love stories, precipitates suicide attempt.

Some of the common warning signals in vulnerable people may include someone going into a shell, organising his finances, writing will, or anything suggestive of winding up. Someone taking to excessive smoking are other warning signs. An usually introvert person suddenly reaching out to people may also be of concern.

Importantly, the number of attempted suicides range between 8-10 times the numbers of death by suicide. This strongly suggest that most of the deaths that occur

by suicide have a chance to be prevented. The concluding part of this article in the next issue will go into preventing suicides and useful helplines in Bengaluru.

can you help save a life?

CoL (ReTd.) dR MUkUL SaxeNa has over 30 years of cross-functional expertise in healthcare, both in the public and private sectors. email: [email protected]

clearing the air on stps


A Bangalore of leisurely afternoon siestas, trees in abundance, monkey tops adorning grand bungalows, joyous celebrations unrestrained through the night and cycle rickshaws that got you about town. How do you celebrate the best years of your life? Artist Paul fernandes does it with a series of 50 paintings that relive vibrant Bengaluru of the 70s. While the series currently reflects life in the Cantonment areas, Paul hopes to extend this in the coming months.

Most of these paintings were drawn at leisure, with no specific purpose in mind. But they have now come together as an exhibition series at Paul’s studio aPaulogy. He explains, “I wanted to show these drawings to people who remember that time of Bangalore and get them to feel nostalgic about it.”

Paul expects the current exhibition to continue for a year before the paintings will also be brought together in a book remembering memories of Bengaluru.

In the future, Paul hopes to move to documenting economies on the street. Like his previous work, his perspective will remain on a lighter vein.

Paul says of his work, “it’s a nice way to approach a serious topic. You can’t simply depict Bengaluru changing in a text book fashion.”

So how does the artist in him come to terms with the rapid transformation? Paul believes, “the changes are skin deep. If you go down any street and look beyond the first row of monstrous new buildings, it’s still the beautiful old Bengaluru. We are the same people.”

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over priced too. The ‘Delhi Benches’ (wrought iron) are priced at `9300 each in the tender. All 56 benches in the park are however made of concrete and cost only `5,500 as per a quotation.

Different Park, same story

In the Lakshmidevi park in 6th block, BBMP has spent 81 lakhs in last three years. Though the park does have a fountain, there are no animal sculptures. The tenders were however given out for `10 lakh and `10,97,072

in 2008-09 and 2009-10 respectively.

The tender for construction of toilets and security sheds were given out in 2009 for `7,55,051. But no work was taken up till 2010. Only after Anil Kumar questioned BBMP authorities, did the shed and the toilet come up at Lakshmi Devi park. Kumar says none of the work is executed as per the work order.

There’s more. Discrepancies abound between amounts specified in tenders and the work orders issued. Work

order amounts are about 7 – 9.5% higher. “It is only on the behest of contractors that these numbers are changed,” he claims.

The Koramangala ward has 23 parks. Documents available with Citizen Matters show the same kind of figure fudging in all the parks.

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THERE’S more to being a parent than posing prettily with the cherub, wrote a slightly hassled friend on facebook. The reason? Her son’s upcoming birthday or at least the decision making process of it. I could not resist an evil and slightly relieved laugh. So it wasn’t just me who dreaded the birthday juggernaut- the planning, the presents, the cake, the theme and of course, the return gift, which is a must give these days unless you have been living under a rock or are very brave and do not care for public opinion, especially from pint sized people.

At our home, the older one’s great birthday party has come and gone and I am already being asked about the next one that comes in february next year, courtesy boy number two. My first predictable reaction is a groan.

Considering that boy number two is turning one, an age where chocolate cake elicits the same reaction as Cerelac, a full-fledged birthday party seems rather pointless. Yes I am one of those moms who are absolutely on the fence when it comes to birthday parties.

I do love the idea of planning one, especially as the boy loves having them. I go through party ideas on

help! There’s a birthday in my home

ReShMI ChakRaBoRTy is a freelance writer, mother of two and lives off Bannerghata Road.

the net and even think of cards the boy and I can make. Though this is exactly the

stage where the idea hibernates for the whole year.

why do I get the birthday jitters?

Part of it of course has to do with the fact that I spend the D-day moving

around the house like a bird on wheels and the post birthday part

of it picking up confetti from every bit of floor and furniture. These days, just the thought of doing it makes me feel rather tired.

Confetti apart, the jitters are probably also because I

am not a well-planned mom and good birthday parties always

require planning. I can’t make up my mind whether to do a

humongous creamy concoction for a cake, theme based of course or go the healthy

wholewheat route.

One look at my son’s face and I know it is either cream or fondant. Healthy stuff never looks as good and simply cannot be turned into Chota Bheem or Spiderman.

I’m also rather last minute in the return gifts department, starting off with nice, thought-provoking ideas like gifting plants or homemade chocolates in a jar (a friend of mine once gave jam in pretty jars, still feel like bowing to her) before succumbing to the easily available (and acceptable) ones.

Acceptability is rather important in the return gifts department because no matter how hard you teach your child, she/he is likely to walk up to the host and demand, ‘ok aunty, mamma says I need to go now. So where’s my return gift?’

She/he is also likely to dissect and analyse said gift with a ‘I have the same thing at home (Sketchpens), ‘Borrring’ (Sipper/cup), ‘too girly’ (photoframe), ‘too kiddy’ (art kit), ‘for boys only’ (frisbee).

Now before I sound like the mom from hell, let me try for some redemption. I actually look forward to the birthday parties. It gives me a chance to make the brat endlessly happy as only kids of a certain age can be. Even if that means cake with green colour cream.

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