BENGALURU LIVE - Feb 8, 2019

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy is going to present his second budget today at 12.30 pm.

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. The second Budget of the coalition government, to be presented by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday, has been overshadowed by the fluidpolitical situation in the state.

. Anitha Kumaraswamy, Ramanagaram MLA and wife of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, filed a complaint with the Cubbon Park police against an online Kannada movie channel and its owner for leaking the newly released movie of her son in the public domain.

. One side of the Sirsi Circle flyover will be open for traffic from Friday evening. After a delay of three days, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) officials have said the road from Town Hall towards Mysuru Road will be open for commuters from Friday evening onwards.

. For years, cholesterol and hypertension were attributed to be the biggest causes of heart attacks. But now, air pollution is said to be another major cause.

. "It's a challenge to provide infrastructure in Bengaluru. To improve Brand Bengaluru, several projects are being taken up, including peripheral ring road, Namma Metro Phase-2, suburban rail projects and so on," says HDK.

. The city administration, along with the Bengaluru city police and an NGO from Madhya Pradesh, rescued nine bonded labourers from a borewell digging unit in the city on February 5.

. Karnataka allocates Rs 50 crore for implementation of a comprehensive mobility scheme for Bengaluru under which public transport will get priority by increasing the number of BMTC buses. At least 50 km of roads will be developed for pedestrians.

. Development works in notified slum areas in Bengaluru which are predominantly inhabited by SC/ST communities at a cost of Rs.300 crore under the SCSP/TSP grant of BBMP.

. Housing on rental basis “Saarathiya Sooru” scheme for auto drivers and taxi drivers in Bengaluru at a cost of Rs.50 crore.

. Opening of a 450-bed hospital in the premises of Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health at Bengaluru at a cost of Rs100 crore.

. Construction of a 450-bed hospital in the Kidwai Institute of Cancer premises at Bengaluru with private partnership at a cost of Rs.100 crore.

. Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy has proposed to implement Nava Bengaluru Kriya Yojane at an estimated cost of Rs.8,015 crore. A grant of Rs.2,300 crore in the year 2019-20 has beem proposed in the budget for 2019-20. A grant of Rs.1,000 crore to construct elevated corridors in the year 2019-20 in Bengaluru city. It has been proposed to convert 5 lakh road lights in Bengaluru into LED. Action to convert Commercial Street and Brigade Road into pedestrian roads. Establishing a 400 metric tonne capacity solid waste processing unit through KPCAL under PPP has been proposed.

. Establishment of a large ‘Constitution Museum’in Bengaluru city to introduce the genesis and importance of our Constitution to the future generations; Rs. 20 crore is provided.

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