Conservancy now a urinal
The conservancy on I st cross N S Iyengar Street, Seshadripuram is being used as a urinal. There is also a bakery which has turned into a hotel and all their patrons use this conservancy. The stench is unbearable.  One cannot understand as to how the BBMP can gave a licence for all this. Moreover many two wheelers are parked in front of this bakery making it impossible for people to move their vehicles.
As this is located next to Seshadripuram college students hang about here sitting on their bikes and blowing smoke rings at girls How can cigarettes be sold next to an educational institution. Again the BBMP and the police do nothing about it. I hope the authorities concerned will look into the issue and sort it out at the earliest.

Narayani Swamy

Dumping garbage in vacant site
The BBMP has introduced “Swacha Bengaluru” programme in which garbage is collected from house to house. Mini tempos have been introduced in the City for this purpose. But sadly the garbage collected from one house to another is being dumped in open spaces in the City and this is being done by the BBMP workers themselves. This dumping has led to greater problem and is harmful for the health of the residents living around these sites. The site is a mess .

Yashwanth
Padmanabhanagar.

Tarring of roads
Due to the laying of Cauvery water pipes in Vidyanagar (behind Widia School) Nagasandra Post and also the  uninterrupted rain, it has been difficult to walk on the road right from Widia School bus stop to Vidyanagar, Manjunath Nagar and Bagulgunte.  We would be happy if these roads could be tarred soon.
S  Lalitha
Vidyanagar

HELPLINE
 St John’s Medical College Hopistal is looking for financial assistance from philathropists to come to the aid of 40-year-old Francis Joseph. He has been diagnosed to be suffering from Aplastic Anemia and has to undergo Anti Thymocyte Gloublin Methyl Prednisolone and Cyclosporin A. This is a condition that requires life-long blood transfusion and medication for rediucing  the iron level in the blood caused by the transfusion. The procedure is expected to cost Rs. 5,000 per month. Those who are interested in contributing towards the treatment expenses can send cheques or DD. It may be addressed to Francis Joseph, Department of Medicine, St John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore-560034.

The patient’s IP number is 1671109.

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