Bengaluru South commissioner seeks residents’ input on roads, lakes and waste management

Bengaluru: Bengaluru South City Corporation Commissioner KN Ramesh on Sunday met Residents' Welfare Associations (RWAs) to gather public suggestions for the upcoming budget.

The meeting focused on infrastructure gaps in HSR Layout, BTM Layout and Kasavanahalli.

Roads & traffic

Residents urged road widening at Holiday Village Road and Talaghattapura. They also stressed the need to ease congestion at Rajatagiri Junction and on the stretch from Akashnagar to DLF Road.

In Kasavanahalli, representatives asked for the relocation of six houses to help improve Kaikondrahalli Junction.

Environment & sanitation

Residents made conservation of Madiwala Lake a priority, with proposals to develop it as a biodiversity park.

Residents of Elenahalli and Kasavanahalli wanted an immediate end to sewage entering local lakes. For waste management, the commissioner was urged to remove black spots and start ward-level wet waste processing to cut costs.

Commissioner Ramesh said a new skywalk is coming up at Vega City Mall Junction on Bannerghatta Road.

He added that a new 'Adopt-a-Street' policy will be launched soon, so citizens and companies can maintain parks and junctions through CSR funds.

All requests will be checked based on fund availability, the commissioner said, adding that field visits are already underway to address local issues.

Residents’ priorities

- Installation of CCTVs and streetlights in dark spots.
- Standardisation of footpaths in HSR Layout and 110 villages.
- New skywalks in Haralur and Kasavanahalli.
- RBI Layout residents suggested ward-level wet waste processing to reduce transportation costs.
- Identify garbage black spots, install additional kasa kiosks, and construct more public toilets.
- Removal of encroachments and completion of underground drainage (UGD) works to prevent sewage inflow into the lakes.