HSR Layout Residents Watch - October 2017

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Beware of suicide bombers When it rains rhinos, HSR Layout goes under water. When houses in low-lying areas were flooded, people were put under house arrest by the rain gods, and boats were used to ferry them. The basements of many commercial buildings were flooded, prompting Bescom to make it mandatory for all house owners to shift the transformers to the ground floor and on an elevated platform.

flooding.

It's time everyone involved pull up their socks. If stiffer penalties are introduced and more rigorous implementation happens on When will ground, such better reason irregularities can be prevail over contained. But the the general situation is such that public, even when violations are brought to the officials and notice of the BBMP our netas? officials, the storm When the water drains are yet entire HSR to be desilted, the goes down encroachment of under? Buck The culprits are eateries is yet to be up, guys! many. The building removed. The owners for letting BWSSB is letting sewage into storm water drains sewage into storm water drains and encroaching storm water and is yet to properly find a drains to make way for parking solution to the overflowing lots. The BBMP, BWSSB and Somasundrapalya Lake water local politicians are equally to inundating Sector 2 and 3. be blamed for turning a blind The people who violate the law eye. The residents and should be dubbed anti-nationcommercial vendors aren't holy al. They are the suicide either. Many proactive residents bombers who are digging have caught such people everyone's grave in addition to red-handed for dumping wet their own. and plastic waste into the drains that led to blockages and

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NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS

HSR Federation has ) new faces Call The Federation of HSR Layout Residents Welfare Association has new office bearers after the elections held last month. Sector 7 resident BNR Reddy returns as chairman after a gap of two years. HE Chandrashekar (Sector 2) is the new Secretary General while Bhadra Reddy (Sector 3) is Vice Chairman and Jayalaxmi (Sector 6) is the Treasurer.

Welcome to all of them. Their work is cut out and HSR residents need all the help and support they can offer. The Federation was on the job within a few days. The office bearers submitted a memorandum to CM when he visited HSR Layout to inspect the damage caused by incessant rains. This was followed by another visit by BBMP Commissioner Manjunath Reddy where the FederaLast month, Cycle Day turned three years in HSR. tion apprised him of the hapless situation.

We congratulate the HSR Cyclists Forum for Other RWAs migrate to Telegram making it a success by putting their best pedal forward. Every third Sunday of the month, keep After Residents Watch migrated from yourself free between 6.30am and 10.30am. The Whatsapp to Telegram, the core committee of venue is always 18th Main, 22nd Cross in Sector KCDC and the Sector 1 Residents Welfare 2. It's fun on the run out here every month. From Association have followed suit. playing 'tug of war' to zumba, skipping, hopping The merits of Telegram are many, but the and going on group cycle rides to taking part in most important is that you can have up to stretching sessions and rolling a wheel, it's the 10,000 members in your group unlike best kids and parents' day out. So head there Whatsapp's 256 limitation. this October 15th and indulge yourself.

What's more, the admin can delete unnecessary messages from everyone's phones and Want to become a traffic warden? keep the group, neat and clean. And the Just visit the traffic police station in Iblur, fill members can also edit or delete the up a form and submit it. If you have any messages they have already posted. doubts, call Yaduvar at 87927-90631.

Cycle Day turns 3 in HSR

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NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS

Residents against garbage maďŹ a

Pig menace continues

HSR residents joined other citizen activists in the city and staged a protest against garbage contractors last month at Town Hall. They later met city development minister KJ George and submitted a petition. Their move was prompted by the indefinite strike by the garbage contractors who were opposed to the BBMP and state government's idea of introducing biometrics to monitor the sweepers and wire transfer their salaries. "This will eliminate ghost workers," says Dr Shanthi T. "They are also opposed to GPS which will help in monitoring the garbage autos and the efficiency of the drivers and helpers." In addition, the BBMP plans to introduce mechanical Sector 2 and 3 are notorious for pigs. The sweeping. "This will keep the streets dust-free residents of 26th cross and 27th cross close and ensure the safety of workers." to Mangammanapalya and Yellukunte government school are the most affected.

It's not just pigs but also the mafia behind pig herding that should be caught and punished, say residents. If you are suffering from pigs, call BBMP contractor Ravi at 94481-14940.

Volunteer for charity The Rainbow Learning Centre at Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled in Sector 4 is looking for volunteers. They need to commit one to two hours a week on weekdays for teaching life skills to intellectually-challenged adults in yoga, craft and Bollywood dance. Call Radhika at 98453-69872. The Rainbow Learning Centre is an initiative of PADA (Parents Association for Differently abled adults).

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NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWS

Illegal floors galore Houses like the one here on 21st Cross in Sector 3 are innumerable in HSR. It’s amazing how the BBMP officials can be turning a blind eye to such violations. Only houses that are ground plus two floors are allowed. And if there’s parking on the ground floor, then three floors are permitted above. All the illegal floors should be demolished to deter the others from coming up. Will the Joint Commissioner act?

Cloth banners used by BBMP. We urge everyone to discard flex banners and adopt these instead.

Robbed when out of town Sector 3 resident Deepak S says, "Last month, our neighbour's home on 23rd B cross was robbed.

Looks like the robbers kept a close watch and robbed at night. They broke the strong grill door and the main door. The family had gone out of town only the previous night. A police complaint was lodged. There are houses on the first floor and also surrounding it, but the robbery went un-noticed because of the rains perhaps." Deepak has a few words of caution. "Don't lock the door from outside because that's a clear indication for the robbers," he says. "And also keep the lights on."

Cheap cycle rentals in HSR soon

Call for any civic complaints

Following the successful trial of the public bicycle sharing (PBS) system in Mysore, the state government has decided to replicate it in HSR Layout, Banaswadi, HRBR Layout, HBR Layout and Kacharakanahalli. At a cost of Rs 80 crore, this project could take off early next year. Unlike the existing cycle rentals, these are cheaper. In fact, the first one hour is free.

For two hours, it's only Rs 5. For three hours, it's Rs 10 and so on. For more details on Trin Trin, log on to www.mytrintrin.com. Happy cycling.

If your streetlight isn't working, sms and call Abhishek. In case, that does not work, send a message to the sector-specific social network, so the civic activists in the group can take it up with the concerned officials. Abhishek's number is 91640-09891. And if you know someone who needs this number, pass it on.

Similarly, if you have any other BBMP related complaints and the local officials aren't responding to them, escalate the problem to the BBMP Control Room for Bommanahalli at 080-25732447, 918025730923, 918025735642. If that doesn't help, contact the mayor's office (08022975501) or mayor (96630-00002).

Another PIL on BBMP Grounds?

If things aren't set right, civic activist RS Murthy is requesting the Sector 2 RWA to file yet another court case against the rampant misuse of the BBMP Grounds in Sector 2 for non-sports related activities. Despite several requests to the BBMP, corporator and MLA, the grounds are being used for anything and everything. From cultural nights to religious and political functions, the scene after these functions is horrendous. Not to mention, the garbage, noise pollution and parking issues. "Why is commercialisation allowed here? This is not a place for entertainment and festivities," says Murthy. "All the resident welfare associations fought in court for five years to take it back from the judges and what’s happening? Please don’t let it set a bad precedent."

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PHOTO ESSAY

BBMP engineer Muralidhar inspected this sewage-filled drain on 15th B Main in Sector 3 lying filled for over a fortnight but did nothing except blame the local corporator. The fear of dengue forced the residents to hire labour and desilt the drain. Shame on you, BBMP.

The community policing wing of HSR Layout found a missing boy and traced his parents in 65 minutes. The credit goes to Area Suraksha Mitras Gopi and Praveen. May their tribe increase.

These tiles have lined up the median park behind Sai Baba temple in Sector 3. Is this another discreet encroachment?

Nobody knows yet.

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This storm water drain on 14th Main in Sector 3 has sewage in it. It's become a common scene across HSR. It's time the BWSSB and BBMP officials responsible for this mess are brought to book. Not to mention, the house owners, commercial vendors and tenants who are dumping the waste in these drains.

HSR residents teamed up with the Ugly Indian group to colourise the median facing the BDA flyover.

A rainbow over HSR last month, the only silver lining in what was a flooded HSR where boats were used to get people out of homes due to incessant rains and blocked drains.

PHOTO ESSAY

NEWS & VIEWS

This building owner has sunk pillars in the storm water drain to build parking space for its tenants in Sector 6. The drain was blocked and the entire street got flooded due to the rains.

Such examples are many in HSR. It's time the authorities act on such illegal constructions.

The winners of the 10k Freedom Run in HSR for a greener and safer Bengaluru.

This is the 5th edition organised by Kaagaz Foundation.

When one resident alleged in the Telegram Group of Residents Watch that Mumbai Tiffin is throwing garbage on a residential road in Sector 4, garbage supervisor Anil Benni got his men to beautify the place with benches. But the next day, someone threw garbage again... this time, on the road. Such is the uncouth behaviour of the residents and commercial vendors in HSR today.

The sweepers who keep HSR Layout clean and green.

Lets salute them for getting their hands dirty for us.

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HELP

When you feel helpless and need a helping hand, this is the section you cannot do without. From numbers of civic agencies to conceirge and odd job services, it’s a bit of everything in two pages.

Make the most of it.

If there is an error in the listings or you have a new listing to add, email: residentswatchmag@gmail.com

BBMP (Roads): 94806-85199 (Muralidhar, AEE) Police Whatsapp No: BBMP (Garbage): 98456-00457 +919480801000 (Roopesh), 90086-92345 (Anil) Police control room: 100 BBMP (Advertisements): 99456Fire service station: 101 68835 BBMP (work inspector): Traffic control room: 103 99021-66884 Sanjeevini (accidents): 102, 1062 BBMP (snake catchers): Health helpline: 104 98801-08801, 99169-68959 BBMP Joint Commissioner Private snake catchers: (Bommanahalli): 94806-83433 99803-39880 (Veerabhadraswamy, (Kishen), 99808-55720 (Devaraj jcbhalli@bbmp.gov.in) Shivappa) Hearse van: 94806BBMP Chief Engineer: 9480683495 83438 (Bettegowda) Electrical Division: 94806-85413 HSR Ward corporator: 99458(assistant executive engineer), 90672 (Gurumurthy Reddy), 94806-85340 (executive MG Palya/Somasundrapalya engineer) Street Light BBMP corporator: 94483-88585 91640-09891 (Abhishek), (Shobha Jagadish) 99868-35425 (JE, Ramesh) BBMP Joint Engineer: 99868Park Development Division: 35425 (Ramesh) 94806-83436 (superintendent) HSR Police Station: 2294-3467 Forest Department 58888, 1912, Hoysala Police Patrol: 2294-3000 94806-85038 (supervisor) HSR Police inspector: 94808BESCOM complaints 58888, 1912, 01626 2258-5287, 94498-44831, Police Commissioner’s office: 94498-40477 (JE), 94498-40476 2294-2222/3322 BWSSB: 2294-5154, 98454KSRTC control room: 2225-5720 44154, 98454-44039 (AE), Passport office: 2570-6101 98452-28559 (inspector), BBMP control room: 08025732447 98454-44037 (AEE) BBMP Grievance Cell: 94806-85700 BMTC: 2295-2253 Railway enquiry: 131, 132 BDA Office (HSR Layout): BangaloreOne: 2295-5517 2572-0264, 2572-5932 BBMP: 99001-34955 (executive Post Office (HSR Layout): engineer), 94806-85199 2572-0744 District registrar: (assistant executive engineer) 2525-3505 Registrar of BBMP (Horticulture): Companies: 2553-7449 94806-83594 BBMP (Health): Registrar (marriage): 2559-5977 98446-29911 (Vinod), 94806Sub Registrar office: 2535-2907 85280 BBMP (PRO): 2212Ananth Kumar, MP: 2656-8483, 8409/2297-5523 98443-08554

USEFUL NUMBERS

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Kupendra Reddy, MP: 99800-55599 Lok Ayukta: 98450-00022 M Satish Reddy, MLA: 94480-51616 Police officials Twitter IDs: @cpblr, @blrcitypolice, @dcpsebcp @ccbbangalore, @crimebangalore HSR Club: 2572-3928 BBMP Whatsapp No +9480685476 BBMP HSR Ward Whatsapp No: +917022372923 Traffic Whatsapp No: +919480801006, Public Eye (phone app) Traffic Control Room (East Bangalore): 080-22943131 HSR Traffic inspector: 99009-92998 (Rajshekar) BDA engineers: 94805-89835 (Satish), 94496-49915 (Krishna) Online BBMP Complaints: http://bbmp.sahaaya.in BBMP Chief Conservator of Forests: 94806-85414 (Brijesh Kumar), 2297-5707 CM’s Office: cm.kar@nic.in HSR Club: 99161-10458 (S Somashekar, president), 98451-62692 (Shankaranarayana Reddy, secretary)

HELPLINES Alcoholics Anonymous: 98455-87507 Helping Hand: 2353-5787 Children’s helpline: 1098 Women’s helpline: 1091 Elders helpline: 1090 Women’s & Kids Helpline: 91084-45555

Carpenters: 88847-28709, 81476-21037, 99458-47344 Painting: 99001-99081, 98803Trees for free: 98454-49703 25969, 87928-23079 Asha Foundation:2354-3333 Plumbing: 98800-04624, Dream A Dream: 6534-9980 97380-08158, 90191-36181 Samarthanam Trust for the Repair works: 1800-42-525252 Disabled: 2572-1444 Borewell service: 98450-14845, Mitra Jyothi (for the blind): 96632-07070 2258-7623/25 Electrical works: 98803-25969, Petcare: 2294-7300 (CUPA), 2860-3986 (PFA), 90366-70771 87928-23079, 2572-0758, 81971-47041, 94800-81117 (Vets Society for Animal Welfare Rainwater harvesting: 2572-3911, and Rural Development) 98457-88308 Swakruta Charitable Trust (for Solar systems: 2572-1355 women entrepreneurs): 98860Key makers: 99722-30096 46987, 2255-5227 Water treatment: 99455-95251 Water testing lab: 2573-1142/81 RESIDENT WELFARE Pan card: 6653-4014 ASSOCIATIONS Mineral water suppliers: 96866SECTOR 1: 94421-33907 13943, 6547-1197, 99804(Jayaram Reddy, President), 21388, 99861-08869, 98450-05094 (Muralidhar, Pest control: 99027-39891, Secretary) 4131-5656, 92411-12071 SECTOR 2: 94495-71949 Water tank cleaners: 73492-88470, (N Gopalakrishna), 98809-87339 98802-16085, 94485-13352 (HE Chandrashekar) Security services: 3329-8000, SECTOR 3: 98440-23561 3329-8001 (Sadashiva), 98440-89956 Matrimonial services: 3255-7963, (Chandrashekar Reddy) 2255-5227, 98860-46987 SECTOR 4: 99807-13619 Legal services: 99456-88974 (Vijayalakshmi), 99800-08418 Forex services: 96205-42691 (Chandrashekar) Financial services: 4208-3339, SECTOR 5: 88845-72033 (Riyaz 2572-3911 Ahmed), 95357-00255 (Jyothi Private gas agencies: 4917-6006, Prabhu) 99165-12242, 97416-37096, SECTOR 6: 94483-88912 (Raje 6683-0900, 4917-7144, 4960Urs), 91418- 52084 (Deshmukh) 8777, 2573-5807, 4915-3659 SECTOR 7: 98800-91609 Packers & movers: 98455-5000, (Munivenkatappa), 99001-24477 99807-03399, 98440-57216, (Prem Kumar) 93421-55380 FEDERATION OF HSR RWAS: Water suppliers: 96114-37370, 99809-00017 (BNR Reddy, 98809-60881, 98454-20534, Chairman), 98809-87339 99016-66688, 2691-2004 (HE Chandrashekar, Secretary Gen) mrhomecare.in: Cleaning, pest control, plumbing, carpentry, electrician: 090220-70070 ODD JOBS Drivers on hire: 8046-8686, Dripler Automatic Watering Care: 92417-74565, 90360-04565, 73535-50077 94499-87140, 98867-07140, Odd jobs: satyaapan.com 6534-3434, 4240-0000, (90350-11316), aurospaces.

3291-9714, 98865-18108, com (Whatsapp 97425-57757): 98458-55386, 74119-78123, Housekeepers, cooks, office boys, 74113-36800 electricians, plumbers, painters, Day & Night Drivers Service: carpenters, pest control, appliance 80888-08876, 6547-4747 repairs and more.

Mattress sanitising/upholstery, Mosquito mesh: 94482-64511, carpet cleaning: 87222-72777 99166-68957 HELP

Steel cutlery on rent: 99862-03156, 94480-63776

RECREATION  BASECAMP ADVENTURES

227, 31st Main, 7th Cross, Sector 1 % 93420-16482

 GUBACHEEZ

1491, 20th Main, Sector 1 % 4953-4693

 EARDRUMS MUSIC HUB

2628, 1st Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4212-1122

 GYAN SRISHTI MUSIC ACADEMY

19th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-2002, 97385-79940

 SOULTRENDS PYRAMID MEDITATION CENTRE

No 551, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 99025-88500

 KARNATAKA YOUTH CRICKET ACADEMY

58/4, Harlur Road, Zee School campus % 73533-08833

 GEETANJALI HARMONICA INST OF MUSIC

20, 2nd Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 81972-91483

 SUTRA HUB

% 6533-3399, 99455-18534

 NATYAKALA DANCE & MUSIC ACADEMY

2339, 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-2888

 INNOVATORS CHESS ACADEMY

579, 15th B Main, 14th Cross Sector 4 % 98863-58313

 JK SNOOKER ZONE

No 65, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 9738550555

 THRILLOPHILIA

4th Floor, 2628, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4915

 JUST BOOKS

2628, 1st Floor, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4212-1122, 72599-74251

 DISCOVER KIDS

27, 18th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 7, behind McDonald’s % 98806-50266

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GROOMING

100 CCTV cameras HSR Toastmasters Club for HSR residents Where leaders are made...

By ZAHID H JAVALI Are you a body with a mind or a mind with a body? That's something you will have to explore by yourself or better still, join the HSR Toastmasters Club. This year-old club associated with the 90-year-old non-profit organisation, Toastmasters International, is already 45-member strong and counting. Much of the membership ranges between 20 and 40 but the professions run the whole gamut: IT, marketing, HR, finance, business and so on.

After attending a couple of weekly sessions, I can say that it's a club you should be part of if you want to stay positive, competitive and learn. Here is where you get to stand up in front of a discerning audience to humour them and be humoured. To be evaluated and to evaluate others. To be a success at communication and leadership skills and inspire others to follow the same journey.

As member Bilal Ali Saiyed puts it, "For most of us, the ultimate happiness lies in getting into that dream college, landing a dream job or reaching a dream travel destination. We become so obsessed with the goal that we forget to enjoy the process of reaching there." At Toastmasters, you will enjoy the journey... and it's a never-ending one, if you choose to.

Some of the topics include: how to load humour into your life, the fear of failure, the art of communication, the language of leadership, the power of truth, and the magic of persistence, among others. Not to mention, story telling contests and impromptu speech contests based on visual cues.

If you want to see the spark and know the thunder within or understand why dreams don't work unless you do, drop by. Remember, there are two ways of spreading 16

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light: To be the candle or to be the mirror that reflects it. Want to know how you can spread light in the community? This piece is a big shout out to those of you who want to realise your true potential and see through the fog clouding your life's journey.

The HSR Toastmasters Club has weekly sessions that you can make the most of as a guest.

They meet every Saturday at Bhoomi Diagnostic Centre (17th Cross, Sector 2) from 3pm-5pm. Be there.

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YOUR CONTACT FORM HSR Toastmasters Club Email: hsrtoastmasters@gmail.com Phone: Bhuvana at 98453-96963

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GARBAGE

Will KCDC plant reduce intake?

100 CCTV cameras for HSR residents

By OUR CORRESPONDENT

Yes, if another plant becomes functional, but residents are doubtful

If all goes well, the tonnage at the Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC) will come down to 120 tonnes from the current 180-200 tonnes per day. And the smell from the plantWRITER would be cut down once the

By OUR FEATURE bio-filter is operated round the clock. These are the take-aways from the meeting of the Joint Action Team (JAT) last month.

Chaired by the MD of KCDC, the others who will meet twice a month on the progress of the unit include P Manivannan (Secretary, Department of Information and Public Relations, Karnataka), BBMP Special Commissioner (Solid Waste management) Sarfaraz Khan and Veerabhadraswamy (BBMP Joint Commissioner, Bommanahalli), among others. The residents who are part of the team include Sankar, Kamesh, Ravinder, Lalithamba, Sudipan, Srinivasan, Rajesh, Meera, Kavitha and Jeevan.

The BBMP has written to Bosch for installing an air monitoring online facility. In addition, the team will create a website to publicise about all the efforts taken by them to run the plant in a professional manner. The lake development team of the BBMP has prepared a detailed project report on the development of the Somasundrapalya Lake. This water body is adjacent to the KCDC plant. A tender has been called to fully enclose the partiallyenclosed plant after which the bio-filter plant is to become fully operational.

Right now, KCDC is accepting waste from eight wards of Bommanahalli assembly constituency (HSR is one among them) in addition to eight wards each from the assembly constituencies of Bangalore South and BTM Layout. Once the repair works of the Chikkanagamangala plant are complete, the waste from these two areas will

be diverted, according to the authorities. That's when the total intake will come down to 120 tonnes per day. But until that happens, the citizens and officials will get together every alternative week to fix the mess caused in the last three years.

By the middle of December, the KCDC plant is supposed to be completely enclosed. At the meeting, the residents conveyed that this will be the last opportunity for BBMP and KCDC officials to fix the plant.

A month after some resolutions were made, many things are yet to take off.

There is no consensus on the clearing of the RDF debris that has become a ticking time bomb. The windrow height that currently stands at around 20 feet needs to be razed down to 4-6 feet. The buffer zone violators have not yet been issued a notice - there are atleast seven apartments, one temple and a few village houses that fall under it. The encroached lake land is yet to be returned by the KCDC. Doubts remain.

[ [ BEHAVE OR SHUT DOWN It’s now ‘Shutdown or Behave’ for KCDC. And this is its last chance.

And the residents believe that all the plant’s odour-control measures might not pan out eventually.

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COVER STORY

The Swachch Man Meet Anil Benni, HSR�s waste supervisor who has won many hearts

By ZAHID H JAVALI Anil Benni (38) is one of those rare individuals who impresses you with his prompt customer service. As the chief garbage supervisor for HSR Layout ward for the last 18 months, he has been doing an exceptional job for the residents. His areas include Sector 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. In addition, he is also in charge of Iblur, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Guntoop, Muneswara Layout, Yellukunte, Vinayak Nagar and IAS Officers Colony. What makes him so endearing is his response time. The residents post their grievances on their respective Whatsapp groups or message him and he is quick to send his men to address the issue. The problems can be quite varied. If it's the landlord not keeping a separate place for tenants to dump their garbage, to wet and dry waste not being collected regularly, to waste not being cleared from the roadsides, drains and vacant sites. The problems are aplenty but Anil does not bat an eyelid and is on the job without passing the buck or twiddling his thumbs.

[ [ A DAY IN HIS LIFE Begins his work at 5am and ends at 2pm. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, it can last till 6pm or 8pm as it’s the dry waste collection day for his 240 member team.

Anil's day begins at 4am. He starts with a light stretch and a little bit of yoga. He ensures that he doesn't miss his morning prayer. "I ask for god's help in making me take the right decisions for everyone's well-being," says Anil. And then, he begins his day of managing egos, creating awareness and tackling any logistical issues. "People complain about desilting drains, and I tell them that it is the BBMP engineer's job.

Similarly, we don't lift construction debris - it is the responsible of the house owner to arrange for a tractor and send it to low-lying areas or upcoming new layouts. There is no specific area provided by BBMP for this." But this is rarely the case.

"The tractor guys make false promises to the customer and end up dumping the debris near lakes, road sides or places where no one questions them. Most of the time, this happens after midnight or early in the morning."

But the most common problem is the lack of awareness on waste segregation, says Anil, who was previously part of Airtel and HDFC Bank's sales team. "Every six months, there are new residents who come from other wards or states where there is no such garbage disposal mechanism," he says. "We have to go back to square one and educate them about separating the waste into wet and dry and giving them to us on specified days (dry waste is collected on Wednesdays and Saturdays and wet waste on other days). If there are strict clauses on garbage segregation made in every rental and lease agreement that the tenants are made to sign, it will be a responsible step taken by the owners."

Managing a team of 240 isn't easy. He has three supervisors, 17 autos, 34 auto drivers and helpers, 120 waste pickers (pourakarmikas) and 66 labourers (gang men). He admits that it was tough when he first came on to the scene. He even thought of quitting the job because there were too many ego issues among the people he had to manage. Not to mention,

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the attitude of residents who didn't bother segregating the garbage and instead created black spots (a non-specified place where garbage is thrown). Eventually, what made him overcome this was his 'attitude and will power'.

Closer home, the seniors in his team considered him a newbie and didn't allow him to implement newer ways of functioning. Fed up with this mindset, he quit. But his bosses, garbage contractors Roopesh and Babu, didn't let him. Realising that Anil was the man for the job, they gave him all the rope he needed to rein in his team. "With immense faith in me, they permitted me to do whatever I felt was the right thing to do," says Anil.

The next day, Anil called for a meeting of all the men who worked under him. "I had a list of rotten apples to deal with," he says. "I tried the age-old method of divide and rule. I divided the pourakarmikas into 12 teams and gave the responsibility to one leader for each team. This minimised the power of one person commanding the entire team."

After having neutralised the power of one senior pourakarmika over all the others, he made all the waste pickers carry a notebook with them every day. "The idea was to reach those residences who were not in the residents' Whatsapp groups," says Anil. This measure put the breaks on auto drivers and helpers who never listened to anyone and worked according to their whims and fancies. What's more, Anil changed the route of the autos based on the complaints from residents.

In addition, he began to get his name added on to the residents' Whatsapp groups, to intimate them the exact location of the auto.

This way, he involved the residents to monitor the autos as well. "I actively started responding to people's complaints in the groups," says Anil. "I made a promise to myself that I would

attend to complaints within 10 minutes. It was hard in the beginning but I was satisfied when I saw the change in the percentage of complaints from 80% to 1%."

His next goal was to eradicate the black spots that were festering in the neighbourhood for many months. He drew up a list and met some of the residents living around the black spots to fix the problem. The next step was to not only cancel the black spots by cleaning them up but also erecting benches and planting trees around them. "I got the area supervisor and health inspector's name and numbers painted at these spots," says Anil. His work didn't end there. He monitored the place with a waste picker for a few days to ensure that it didn't go back to square one. Once satisfied, he moved on to the next black spot.

When he began his innings, there were 34 black spots.

Now, there is just one."This is garbage brought from other wards and dumped here because the garbage collectors over there are not going to people's houses and collecting the waste from them. With no option, they are dumping the waste here," says Anil. "I am sure that one day, even this will be eliminated."

His work is far from over. Every other day, newer black spots emerge out of nowhere, and mostly on the roadside. "I make sure I kill them before they flourish," he says.

Such dedication to work has won him many admirers. The Sector 4 and Sector 7 Residents Welfare Association honoured him for his out-of-the-box thinking and sincerity. And so did the Salarpuria Serenity Apartment Owners Association in Sector 7. Not to mention, his felicitation at the recent 10K Freedom Run by Kaagaz Foundation. Keep at it, Anil.

If you have any wet or dry garbage issue, you can call him at 90086-92345 or 95131-40009.

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PEOPLE

'Will footpath encroachments first’ 100remove CCTV cameras Says Reddy, new chairman, HSR Federation of RWAs forBNR HSR residents

By ZAHID H JAVALI BNR Reddy (66) is a long-time resident of HSR Layout – 14 years and counting. He retired seven year ago as the Vice President of ING Vysya Bank and until recently, was its consultant on vigilance issues. Much earlier, Reddy played cricket for Mysore University in 1971-72.

Today, he is the new chairman of the Federation of HSR Layout Residents Welfare Association. So what are his top three priorities as RWA chief? "Removal of footpath encroachments and cleaning up (desilting) of storm water drains across HSR," he says, almost immediately. "Filling up of potholes that have sprung up because of the recent rains. Removal of unscientific road humps and speed breakers. Restricting the movement of heavy vehicles within HSR, wherever it is feasible. Installing streetlights and CCTV cameras for safety and security wherever they are required."

Ofcourse, this will be impossible with "proper coordination and help from the respective department officials and the elected representatives". So everything he wants to do is dependent on them. But we can rest easy. Two years ago, when he was the Federation chairman, much was achieved due to the "the teamwork of the Federation and its members".

Some of the them include playing a key role in getting a unified Police station for HSR Layout - earlier, there were two police stations governing different sectors. "We reclaimed the tree park in Sector 1 (behind Assetz Apts) that was wrongfully allotted to a private party," says Reddy. "We relentlessly pursued the CCTV installation issue with the MLA and ensured coverage across HSR Layout." Not to mention, he spearheaded the demand for 20

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a separate Traffic police station for HSR Layout and eventually made it happen.

The Sector 2 playground case - where the state government allotted it to judges but eventually it went back to the residents when they petitioned the Karnataka High Court - happened during his tenure as the Federation Chairman.

"We were also instrumental in getting a notification issued for HTV ban within HSR Layout," points out Reddy. "This time around, we will work on its implementation."

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MAN OF ACTION

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No sooner did he assume office, Reddy was on the job. Meeting the ministers and government officials on the civic issues plaguing HSR.

WASTE

Residents mess up garbage disposal 100 CCTV cameras for HSR residents

By QAMAR HJ

A few other citizens want commons bins for waste dumping apartment resident Kamesh Rastogi: "Everyone feels it convenient to mix it Owners of multi-storied buildings are playing foul. Many and dump. We have done quite a lot of apartments have fallen in line but it's the multi-storied segregation workshops to overcome this buildings that house more than 4-8 households that are and also imposed penalty where they playing Added WRITER to that are new residents to the area didn't follow the rules."

By OURfoul.

FEATURE who are unaware of garbage segregation. And where the The biggest problem in HSR and residents want to do their bit, the house owners aren't surrounding areas is this. Most tenants helping much. don't stay for long. And the entire city is "I reside in a building which has the ground floor and not segregating. So if a person from the first floor as commercial space, and the remaining some other part of town is coming to three floors are residential," says Sector 2 resident HSR where mixed garbage is the trend, Sahadev C. "The owner says that we are not supposed to all the energy of the BBMP and keep garbage for collection at the entrance since there volunteers is being spent on re-educatare shops around and he says it is for parking, while it is ing them. By the time, the tenants not a parking space at all." understand, they shift to some other The story does not end there. "When we said that he place for some reason and the story is ought to provide garbage disposal provision to the back to square one. tenants since he has constructed the residential spaces, The only way this can work is if all of he says he is not liable to provide that and goes on to say Bangalore segregates (right now, it that he collects garbage and throws it in the drain near stands at 38% according to BBMP) or Mangammanapalya, and shouts on us saying we are not better still, a solution needs to be found supposed to keep the garbage below," says Sahadev. to accept mixed garbage itself and The authorities resolved this issue after it was raised in segregate elsewhere in a decentralised the Residents Watch Telegram Group. "The owner is now facility. paying the garbage contractor to come up to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floor every couple of days to collect the accumulated garbage," says Sahadev.

PROBLEM COMMUNITY However, where garbage collection is a problem Multi-storied buildings where because of the landlord, dog menace and so on, BBMP there is no association, the owner should keep common bins on every main thoroughfare is not bothered and the tenants for wet and dry waste collection manned by attendants, are erring as they are from areas recommend a few residents. where there is no segregation.

In some houses, separate bins are not working because some tenants dump mixed waste into these bins. Says

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FOOD

HSR is a melting pot of world cuisines. Make the most of its eclectic facade. Dig into the best that casual, formal and street food has to offer. Here are select listings from the many eateries around.

Indulge!

FOOD

If there is an error in the listings or you have a new listing to add, email: residentswatchmag@gmail.com

GROCERIES

 MORE

2336, 17th Cross, Sector 1 % 97439-91530

 SAFA SUPER MARKET

Shop No 1, BDA Complex % 96864-47864

 AISHWARYA SUPERMARKET

801, 19th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 2572-2099/199

 MK RETAIL

485, NIFT, 27th Main, 17th Cross % 4213-4646

 AJFAN DATES ‘N’ NUTS

191, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 70220-22107

 M K AHMED SUPER MARKET

• No 58/59, Behind BDA Complex, 17th Cross, 12th Main Road, Sector 6 % 2572-7822 • 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2572-9924

 SOBHA SUPER MARKET

190, 9th Main Road, 14th Cross, Sector 6 % 2572-1026

ORGANIC FOOD  THE ECO STORE

1018, 13th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0132

 CELEBRATE WELLNESS

19th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-0882

 GRAND SUPER MARKET

 24 MANTRA ORGANIC FARM SHOP

 MULTIPLEX HYPER BAZAAR

 ORGANIC MANDYA

1695, 19th Main, Sector 2, % 2572-7373, 99000-27373

2624, CPWD Quarters, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-0277

 FOOD PALACE SUPERMARKET

1322, Venkatesh Mansion, 24th Main Road, 2nd Sector % 2572-7999

1379, 25th Main, Sector 2 % 70229-70935 No 41, 14th Mn, Sector 7 % 4851-0605

 ORIGREEN

 EZZEE BUY SUPERMARKET

5/2, Yellukunte Village % 4212-8047

 STAR MARKET

VGR Essor Building, 6th Main, Sector 6

22nd Mn, 22nd Cr % 88671-64415

 SUBWAY

Near BDA Complex, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-9999

 LEON GRILL

No 17, 18th Cross, Sector 3 % 2572-2900

 FIVE STAR CHICKEN

37/38, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 95382-00612

 PIZZA HUT

14th Main Road, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 2572-0305

 DOMINO’S PIZZA

1573, Sector 1 % 6870-3740

 PIZZA HUT EXPRESS

2633, 27th Main Road,13th Cross, 1st Sector % 3377-3300

 US PIZZA

4, 64/65, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 3247-5722, 98450-81882

 NAMDHARI’S FRESH

24th Mn, Sector 1 % 4955-5348  THE PIZZERIA 402, 1/1, HSR Club Road, Sector 2 % 87470-00082

FAST FOOD  BBQ SQUARE

Vistar Arcade, 24th Cross, 18th Main, 14th Cross, Sector 3 % 80640-05777

 FOOD BASKET

734, 15th A Main, 22nd Cross, HSR Club Road, Sector 3 % 73377-33513

2318, Sector 1 % 90193-43939

 NORTHAM’S PIZZA.PITA

1085, 23rd Cr, 24th Mn, Sector 2  KFC 30, 14th Main, Sector 7 % 99408-12726 % 93434-33330

 NILGIRIS SUPERMARKET

176/243, 9th Main, 4th Sector % 6536-6536

 FAASO’S

 INDIAN PARATHA FACTORY

1780, 19th Main Sector 1 % 91085-29166

 DAKSHIN COFFEE HOUSE

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Ground Floor, 5th Main Sector 6 % 87470-15906

 MCDONALDS

1, BDA Complex, 14th Main Road, Sector 7 % 6600-0666

BAKERS & ICE CREAM PARLOURS  CORNER HOUSE *

1666, 27th Main, Sector 2

*

1001, 9th Main, Sector 7

% 72592-41707, 80225-85077

% 98805-94010

 CHEF BAKER’S

FOOD

 KANTI SWEETS l

806, 19th Main, Sector 2

% 2572-6125 14th Main l

Opp BDA Complex

 KC DAS

1174/2, 17th Cross, 5th Mn, Sector 7 % 4155-9697

l

 PATVILLE PATISSERIE

697/795, 26th Main,11st Cross, Sector 1 % 4212-3000

 PABRAI’S NATURELLE ICE CREAM

964, MR Complex, 27th Main Sector 1 % 95350-06187

 JUST BAKE

l 445, 5th Main, 16th A Cross, 6th Sector % 6500-0106 l 27th Main, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 % 6888-8050

 SWENSENS

28, Opp BDA Complex, Sector 4 % 97382-63244

1131, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 97317-79985

 HOTEL JUNIOR KAPPANNA

 RASHTRAKUTAS

 KABAB MASTI

85/6, 19th Main, 15th Cross, Sector 1 % 8884495599/59955

 MOTI MAHAL DELUX

 SHREE MITHAI

 PURNABRAMHA

 SWEET CHARIOT

 WAZWAN

 CREAM & FUDGE

 MEERA’S BEEGARA OOTA

 SHUBH SWEETS & CHATS

2733, 27th Main, 16th Cross, Sector 1 % 96117-65699

 THE MOGHUL’S

171, 19th Main Road, Sector 4 % 90360-26099

 POLAR BEAR

780, Ground Floor, 19th Main Sector 1 % 98456-95601

 PUNJABI TADKA

 SILBATTI

 EMPIRE RESTAURANT

1174, 5th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-5998

Sector 6 % 93799-12345, 97437-32517

9th Main, Sector 6 % 80416-33030

 THE RIGHT MOO

590, 15th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 2572-7337

 BANGALORE AGARWAL BHAVAN

450, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-6616

 HYDERABAD BIRYAANI HOME

647, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4219-7575

27, Ground Floor, BDA Complex % 2572-5399/6399

 SAMAIKYA

 AMMA’S PASTRIES

1664, 27th Main, near VLCC Sector 2 % 6595-0099

 ADYAR ANANDA BHAVAN

INDIAN

 HOWRAH BRIDGE

218, Sector 6, Empire hotel Road % 95906-07750

15, 3rd Floor, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 6 % 91083-72053

89, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 80645-68822

 CARNIVAL CAKES

1018, 13th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 99167-54689

 PINDI

 CREAM STONE

 CHINNASWAMY NAIDU BIRIYANI

2317, Opp NIFT, 27th Main % 3221-7208

1177, Sai Optimus Gold, 5th Main, Sector 7 % 84949-12611

 FROZEN BITES

 THE FRENCH LOAF

242, 9th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 95387-23326 No 78, 11th Main, Sector 6 % 98865-60881

2627, 1st Flr, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 90086-62266, 6599-5599 169/A/170, Sector 6 % 4041-4141

No 331, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 4091-4854

19th Main Road, Sector 4 % 6888-8911 4, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 6 % 4337-0000

519, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 2258-0009, 99168-74081

2623, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6583-0980

 HELLOO DELHI

154, 9th Main, Sector 6 % 98446-72400

 ARASUVAI ARASU MADHURAM

 FLAVOURS 24

 VASUDEV ADIGA’S

69, 19th Main, near Rashtrakutas Sector 4 % 6573-6757

17, 18th Main, Sector 3 % 6535-1717/1818

1st Floor, 5th Main, Sector 6 % 2572-3543

447, 17th Cross, 17th Main, Sector 4 % 4965-3326 1565, Masti Square, Sector 1 Service Road % 77605-38668

 BANGALIANA

2633, 27th Main,13th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-2839

 MAST KALANDAR

3, 1st Floor, Sector4 % 3192-5500, 6569-5279

 DA CITY CAFE

191, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 96200-54343

 TAWA GHAR KA

355/2, 14 B Cross, 5th Main Sector 6 % 4965-3415

 CRUNKZ

1190, 24th Main, 22nd Cross Sector 2 % 4965-2961

 ZZUNGRY

1463, 5th Main, 17th Cross Sector 7 % 90660-22621

 T&U

2610, 27th Main, Near NIFT % 6547-0565

 ZERO MILE PUNJAB

5th Floor, L167, Outer Ring Road Sector 6 % 90364-27497

 PETOO

177, 9th Main, near Corner House Sector 7 % 4965-2814

 SUBBAMMA

492, Ground floor, 24th Main Sector 2 % 91485-33339

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FOOD

 BIRYANI ZONE

1548, 19th Main % 96864-09911

 KOHINOOR

No 426, Sector 1, 27th Main % 4213-4863

 SWATHI SPICE N ICE

145, 1st Floor, Sector 5 % 2550-7575, 99000-13406/07

 THE PUNJABI RASOI

1082, 18th Cross, 3rd Sector % 2572-3043

 KUMARAKOM

23, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 6500-0118

MULTI CUISINE  MISHMASH

 NANDA’S

 NIRVANA

 KABAB MASTI

2321, 17th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0091

253, Ground Floor, 5th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 6533-1212

1558, 19th Main, Outer Ring Rd % 4209-0505

1565, Masti Square, 1st Sector % 77605-38668

 HUNGREE BELLY

15th Cross Road, Sector 4 % 4965-3402

 FAMILIAR FOOD

27th Main, Sector 1 % 4952-4012

 BROADWAY

 PARIKA

Twin Tulips, 1086/A, 18th Cross 14th Mn, Sector 3 % 4965-3159

 KITCHEN ON TABLE

Biryani Zone building, 3rd Floor, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 94800-24750

 SUNSET TERRACE LOUNGE

 RAYAAN’S

329, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 2258-0454

 TOMATINA

2631, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4242-0606

 MUGHAL GARDEN

944, 5th Main Road, Sector 7 % 2572-9482

 AMBUR STAR BIRYANI

Behind BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 2572-0796

 SWATHI SIGNATURE

145, Sector 5 % 99000-31444

2802, 27th Main Road, Sector 1  OLIVE 14th Main, Sector 7, near BDA % 4512-8598 Complex T % 88920-29574

 MUGHAL TREAT

1563, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 4210-7444, 96208-60013

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 CINNAMON

78, 11th Main, 14th Cross Sector 6 % 4120-1897

 SOUTH INN

1158, 5th Main, 20th Cross, 7th Sector % 2572-0213

CHINESE

 GONGURA’S

 SICHUAN

 KITCHEN AFFAIRS

 MUSTARD FOOD COURT

 LUO HAN

 ATITHI

 EARTH PLATE

 NEW DELICACY

253, Ground Floor, 5th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 6533-1212 251/A, 19th Main, 17th Cross, 4th Sector % 4965-3074

7/38, 14th Main, Near BDA Cmpx Sector 7 % 89041-33998 46, 18th Main, Sector-3 % 6575-4854 1, Above McDonalds, 14th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 2572-4114

219/2, 1st Floor, 9th Main, 15th A Cross, Sector 6 % 4965-2709

 ANJAPPAR

25/26, Sector 6, BDA Complex % 2572-2207

 PEPPER

Sector 4 % 6400-5777

 STOP & EAT

 DEVIL GOES VEG

 NOODLE DOODLE

 KEETOS

 NOSTALGIA

 KUTTANADU

 GRILL N HOG

 THE LITTLE CHEF

1197/1, 22nd A Cross, Sector 3, HSR Club Road % 96116-37724 27th Main, Sector 1 % 96862-23357

433, 1st Floor, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 98803-18181

No 89, 17th Cross Road, Sector 4 % 6500-0368 819, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-5528

90, 27th Main % 4212-0507, 80959-83146

64/65, Husna Sahar Arcade, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4212-2048

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2733, 16th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6435-0423

1552, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 3232-0077/88 666, 27th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 1 % 6450-5304

735, 15th Main, HSR Club Road, Sector 3 % 88610-73260

 WANGS KITCHEN

2137, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 3925-3925

 DRAGON’S KITCHEN

764/1, Vishal Towers, 19th Main, Sector 2 % 6444-8888

CONTINENTAL  FISH & FRIES

1677, 27th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 98801-16229

EUROPEAN  THE EURO KITCHEN

27th Mn, Opp NIFT, Sector 1 % 6888-8050

FOOD

 CAFE TROUVAILLE

 ART BLEND CAFE

 BAITHAK

 CAFE MONDO

2606, 27th Main, 16th Cross Sector 1 % 4512-8759

 GRIGLIATO

1562, Mantri Sarovar, Sector 1, Agara % 2572-6660

 NAPOLI

646, 12th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0999

1659, 27th Main Road Sector 2 % 4965-2668

659, 22nd Cross, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 81051-00311 2617, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4953-4335

 KRISPY KREME

MCH Society, Opp BDA Complex PUBS & BARS Sector 4 % 2572-0338

 CAFE COFFEE DAY

 HEADQUARTERS

 GOLD BEAN

 CHAAI RESTO

 RE-PUBLIQUE

 HERE & NOW

 WHAT’S IN THE NAME

COFFEE SHOPS/CAFES No 457, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-9596

24th Main, Opp Ganapati temple Sector 1 % 92062-41905

28, Opp BDA Complex, 14th Main Sector 4 % 99169-33000

 MYLAPORE CAFE

13, AB Square,14th Main, Sector 5 % 4217-2421

 GRAPEVINE

1216, Ground Floor, 14th Main Sector 3 % 99403-40396 27th Main, Sector 1 % 88801-41000

1085, 14th Main, 18th Cross Sector 3 % 4512-8707 No 253, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 6533-1212

 THE DECK

403, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 6999-0013

1085, 18th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 3 % 6723-2402

 SWEEGAN’S CAFE

 DONT TELL MAMA

2801, 27th main, Sector 1 % 98452-07846

No 14, 9th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 6 % 4337-0000

 CAFE TROUVAILLE

2606, 27th Main, 16th Cross Sector 1 % 4512-8759

 CAFE PASCUCCI

 SAFE HOUSE

145, Below Swathi Spice n Ice Sector 5

 HOUSE OF COMMONS

17/J, 18th Cross, Sector 3

 CHAI POINT

1085, 14th Main, 18th Cross Sector 3 % 4512-8819

 CAFE BY THE CORNER

 PAPPU CHAIWALLA

251,19th Main Rd,, Sector 4

% 99457-02486  HWEALTH CAFE

837, 27th Main, 11th Cross, Sector 1 % 4210-5050

 ESPRESSO CAFE

* Outer Ring Road * 27th Mn * 17th Cross * 14th Main

1172, 24th Mn, 25th Cr, Sector 2 % 95386-15678

1197, 25th B Main, 22nd Cross  LIQUID PEARL Sector 2 % 6535-6599 145, Outer Ring Road  CANOPY FLAVOURS Sector 5 % 2550-7575/6676 241, 17th Cross, 9th Main Sector 6 % 98453-93655  TEA TRAILS BISTRO

114/115, 27th Main, Opp VLCC Sector 2 % 4965-2591

 5TH MAIN CAFE

355, 14th B Cross, 5th Main Sector 6 % 98863-35005

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BOOKS

A book inspired by HSR resident's life

Bharat Lal Meena's life experiences documented in Community Catalyst

By OUR CORRESPONDENT Community Catalyst is a novel inspired by the life experiences of senior bureaucrat and Sector 6 resident Bharat Lal Meena.

Here is an excerpt from the book penned by JP Nagar resident and senior journalist Nirmala Govindarajan.

[ [ SHOP TALK If you are a student, academic or a citizen activist, this book is a must-buy. It is available for Rs 213 on sapnaonline.com.

EXCERPT FOLLOWS...

Following the Sahebru and Vivek to the manicured garden overlooking the main house, Prakash sits cross-legged on the grass, ready to learn all about how the Sahebru has impacted the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) in Karnataka positively. Nitin follows the trio, and sits on the steps leading to the garden area.

Taking a long sip of chai from a tall mug, Vivek assumes the role of moderator, and says: ‘Now Nitin will tell us what he knows about his Sahebru’s tenure in BESCOM.’ Nitin, who has by this time been adopted into the family says: ‘No Vivek Bhaiya. How could I?’ ‘Come on, be a sport,’ chides Vivek.

Nitin looks at the Sahebru, who says: ‘Go on.’ Nitin clears his throat and begins his dramatic rendition: ‘In the beginning, there was electricity in Bangalore. Bills were handwritten, and people paid the said amounts until the year 2003, when a certain new Sahebru assumed responsibility as Managing Director of BESCOM.’ Prakash covers his mouth with his right palm, trying to conceal his laughter. The Sahebru, who is accustomed to his youngest sibling’s playful nature and Nitin’s enthusiasm, laughs, and signals the storyteller to continue.

‘And then the time was ripe for every householder in the metropolitan city of Bangalore to pay his or her electricity bill.

Only, now, the person in question arrived at the BESCOM counter with a slip of paper containing some calculations of watts and nots — in other words, the exact amount representing the sum one had to pay for the amount of electricity he or she had utilised,’ narrates Nitin.

Prakash leans forward, waiting for Nitin to continue. Vivek and the Sahebru too, are listening intently. Fully aware that he has a loyal audience in Prakash, Vivek and the Sahebru, Nitin continues his rendition. ‘Soon, a big furore erupted in the BESCOM office. The employees who had been making a buck or two or three or four, even fifty-thousand, perhaps more, via the manual billing system, giving the Department and the

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honest workers a bad name, were now left with no means to make underhand money. An electric meter had been fixed in every Bangalore household. And an official appointed to document the exact electricity usage by the household every month. All thanks to a certain senior bureaucrat who hails from Sundari,’ Nitin says pointing in the direction of the Sahebru.

‘What I had understood upon assuming this post was the concept of energy audit,’ the Sahebru takes over from Nitin, and goes on to educate Prakash. ‘Energy is like cash, you buy it from someone and sell it to someone else.

At the end of the transaction, a proper tally is a must. But then, I found that there were a lot of aspects that were unaccounted for, and the losses for BESCOM were high. So, I went on my customary reconnaissance to conduct my audits, when suddenly, something struck me. I figured that if the point at which the electricity was generated — meaning the transformer were metered, the energy could be transferred via high tension wires to the power supply stations and monitored as well. I had discovered that our people were updating the readings in a very random manner, entering digits according to their own whims and fancies, leaving neither the Department nor the end users in homes with means to verify the discrepancies. Fixing the meter was certainly a viable solution.

‘I further went on to plot a network to indicate the interlinking of various connections. I figured that if the electricity supply is generated from one transformer, and that only those metres attached to it were read by the official on billing duty on any given day instead of conducting random readings, there would be no discrepancies. So, every month, all the readings from transformers and

household metres were collated, as a result of which several earlier discrepancies came to light.

‘We kept at it, and within months, BESCOM started saving huge amounts of money, adding up to Rs 500 crores annually.

Until then, several BESCOM employees were hand in glove, making their cuts. So when things turned around, almost overnight, there was obvious dissent. But then the change was there for all to witness — BESCOM’s losses had come down to 9% from the earlier 15%. We were faring better than the private power companies, which were documenting a 12% loss. Also internationally, countries that were using the best technologies to keep discrepancies in check, were facing losses of 6 to 7%. So we in Bangalore were actually breaking international records. All this was possible because many offenders in the Department were caught red-handed. Until then, many officials would write the figures in pencil, and then manipulate the digits to their advantage.’

‘Sir, if I recall correctly, you had equipped the officers with hand-held devices,’ says Nitin. ‘Everything went hi-fi and the bills were being generated on the spot. Soon enough, BESCOM became No 1!’

The Sahebru nods in assent. Vivek’s heart brims with pride for his Ram. Prakash’s face is filled with wide-eyed admiration for his bureaucrat uncle, and he wants to hear more about the BESCOM revolution.

‘I was so thankful that the discrepancies in the Department had been put in check, almost overnight,’ says the Sahebru. ‘Before I joined the Department, there was talk of privatising BESCOM. When I gave the Department a facelift, all this talk vanished.’

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SHOP

You don’t have to step out of HSR Layout for shopping.

Everything is right here. This comprehensive list will guide you on what is available where.

Happy shopping!

If there is an error in the listings or you have a new listing to add, email: residentswatchmag@gmail.com

APPAREL  PLANET FASHION

No 1/A, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0557

 LEE/WRANGLER/VANS

No 1514, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-2160

 MONTE CARLO

No 2616, Ground Floor, Sector 1, 27th Main, Opp CPWD Quarters % 4207-9711, 99803-80040

 JP COLLECTIONS

No 429, 27th Main, Sector 1, % 4208-3366

 SOCH

 SRIRANGAM TEXTILES

 PEOPLE

 SARIKA SILKS & GARMENTS

 SIYARAM’S SHOP

 STHREE

No 805, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-1920 No 417, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4124-1622 G3, #665, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 93434-72677

 KIDZON

433, 17th Cross, 19th Main, Sector 4 % 95357-00571

 ADAM’S AVENUE

No 85/1, 19th Main, Sector 1

 CELIO

90, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4202-5266

 UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON

423, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4210-9810

 LEVI’S

No 419, Ground floor, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4209-7964

 PEPE

423, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4725

 NEEMAKUMAR DESIGN STUDIO

59/101A, 1st Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 6547-0520

 MOCK ORANGE

2580, 27th Mn, 13th Cr, Sector 1 % 99167-27806

 SWADESHI

2629, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6583-1758, 2258-0280, 2258-7502

 COOL CLUB

No 2580, 27th Mn, 13th Cr, Sector 1% 4953-8922

SHOP No 18/4, 9th Main, 17th Cross, 7th Sector % 94488-04632

44, 24th Main Road, Agara, Sector 1 % 2258-7786 5, Ground Floor, 14th main, BDA Complex, Sector 6, % 2597-9593

 FAB INDIA

Shop No 8, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 98802-96383, 98867-89178

 MILOU

2614, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6888-8919

 VIVIDITY

No 2801, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3406

 JOCKEY

2607, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-6886

JEWELLERY  KUSHALS

2611, SRS Complex, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4958-7930

 RAYMOND

 MAHARAJ PARADISE FACTORY OUTLET

 SWARAN SANKALP JEWELS

 LINEN COLLECTION

 SAI HARI’S DESIGNER BOUTIQUE

 M P JEWELLERS

 FAVOURITE SHOP

 THE LABEL

 RAJESH JEWELLERS

 MOD FASHIONS

 UNNATHI

No 1665, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 2976-5999/5620 No 964/965, 27th Main, Below Pai Intl, Sector 1 % 4213-3122 No 804, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-1919

No 4, BDA Complex % 2572-1558

No 804/805, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0474 3, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 78293-11369

116, 10th Main, Sector 6 % 2572-6663

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35, BDA Complex % 2572-6700

1031, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 4200-5287

249, Shiva Arcade, 19th Main, Sector 4 % 89515-16161

L377, 5th Main, Sector 6 % 2258-3155

 ANAND JEWELS

981, 24th Main, 7th Cr Sector 1 % 4204-8727

SHOP

BABY PRODUCTS  FIRST CRY

17th Cr, Sector 4 % 2572-4939

 BABY OUTLET

1322, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 6537-5557

 BORN BABIES

1366/552, HSR Club Road, 14th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 3 % 89043-77517

 KIDS GIGGLE

27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 99802-64544

 BABIES IN ARMS

677, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-1784

 HONEY BUNNY

433, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4213-4071

 MY BABY STORE

141, Sector 5, Outer Ring Road % 3353-0534

 LITTLE MISS

No 163, 9th Main, Sector 6

 LITTLE BOSS

437, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4701/02/03

 KIDS CITY

819, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4213-4213

 TOTS N TEENS

421, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 2572-0061

SPORTS APPAREL & EQUIPMENT  SPORTZ ARENA

7, BDA Complex % 2572-9929

 HERCULES SPORT

Sector 1, 27th Mn % 4218-1695  AVIN SPORTS

27th Main, 1st Sector % 4213-4376

BAGS & MORE  DARSHAN BAGZONE

819, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 90351-22005

FURNITURE & HOME DÉCOR  GLASS WORLD

No 1114, 14th Main, Sector 3 % 6572-2401

 SRI SAI FURNISHING

No 1069, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0599

 MILAN FURNITURE & FURNISHING

No 12, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3999

 SAFA FURNITURES

28, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6

 OPULENCE

1542, Salasar House, 19th Main, 7th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-1595

 SOFAS & MORE

2802, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4203-5334

 M0HSIN FURNITURE

No 1500, 19th Main, Sector 1 % 6453-0011

 KIDS FURNITURE WORLD

17th Cross, Sector 4 % 97420-83169

FOOTWEAR  MARK

28/32, Sector 4 % 99160-93401

 NIKE

427, Sai Ram Arcade, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-2886, 99161-94134

 STEPZ

804-805, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0436

 BATA SHOE STORE

2799/2800, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 3256-9268, 98809-86637

 REEBOK

423, 27th Main, Sector 1, % 4213-4725

 HUSH PUPPIES

2608, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 3256-9265

 FRANCO LEONE

345/414, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4217-4446

 PUMA STORE

807, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-4047

 THE INDOOR COLLECTION

HANDICRAFTS & ANTIQUES

 DÉCOR INDIA

 CENTRAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES EMPORIUM

27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0228

1566, Sector 1 % 4131-3300

 EKBOTE FURNITURE

7, First Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 2572-0935

 WELLBORN FLOORINGS

1572, Service Road, Sector 1 % 4112-6451

WATCHES  FASTRACK

7 & 8, 27th Main Rd, Sector 1 % 2258-2112

 WORLD OF TITAN

7 & 8, 27th Main Rd, Sector 1 % 4204-2467

 HELIOS

27th Main, Sector 1 % 4208-8780

44, 1st Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 2572-5660

 MULGUND

1667, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 96639-60187

OPTICIANS  LAWRENCE & MAYO

191, 27th Main, Sector 2 % 2258-3599/3621

 VISION SAVERS OPTICS

87, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4213-4926

 VISION EXPRESS

810, Ground Floor, Sector 1, 27th Main % 4213-4926

 BRIGADE OPTICS

3&4, Sector 2 % 8123806667, 2852-8247

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SHOP

 TITAN EYE PLUS

2795, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-3062

ELECTRONICS & HOME APPLIANCES  SANGEETHA MOBILES

422, Vibhu Complex, Sector 1, 27th Main Road % 4213-4989, 74118-52250

 SHIVA VISION CARE

60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 4147-7113

 ICENTRE

419, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 2258-2119

COMPUTER CARE

 A-Z ELECTRONICS (SAMSUNG)

428, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4207-0240

 ACER MALL

174, 9th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-9222/23/24

 PUROHIT COMPUTERS

Shop No 15, BDA Shopping Complex, Sector 6 % 2572-1166

 ORCHIDS NETWORK

No 174, 1st Floor, 9th Main Road, Sector 7 % 2572-7272

 CARTRIDGE CRAFT

398, 27th Main Road, 10th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-5545

CAR CARE

 A S ELECTRONICS

42, 24th Main, Sector 1, Agara % 6991-7060

 UNIVER CELL

No 647, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0219

 ADISHWAR ELECTROWORLD

No 812, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 4213-4000

 PAI INTERNATIONAL

 NEXT

2625, Sector 1, 27th Main % 3247-9266

AUTOMOBILES  PRATHAM MOTORS

90/85/2, 21st Cross, 8th Main, Sector 1 % 88840-15222

 NINE STAR SUZUKI

Hosur Road % 99725-13333

 SOLAR AUTOS

19th Main, Sector 4

 VENKATESHWARA ENTERPRISES

 KUBERA TVS

 IFB POINT

 ANANDA HONDA

No 410, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 4167-8088

 RELIANCE DIGITAL

18th Cross, Sector 3 % 2572-0652

 AUTO SPA

Opp. CPWD Complex, Sector 1 % 81471-71831

No 2318, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 97380-44550

27th Main, Sector 1 % 80880-99511

 TYRE KINGDOM

No 1463, 5th Main, Sector 7 % 2572-2229, 4915-6042

15, BDA Complex % 2572-6991, 6590-2721

964, 27th Main, 1st Sector % 2258-1213

27th Main, Sector 1 1800-3000-0330

 EYE WORLD

 PRESTIGE SMART KITCHEN

GIFTS & STATIONERY

17th Cross, 27th Main, Opp BDA  SONY CENTER Complex, Sector 6 No 2799, 17th Main, Sector 1 % 6900-0222 % 4213-4184

 PENFOLDS VENTURES

174/A, 9th Main Road, 4th Sector % 2572-4864

 UNILET

 FANCY CHILLI

 PRONTO

 ITOUCH SMARTPHONES RESTORE

 PARTY PLANET

 TYRE EMPIRE

 SAMSUNG

 3M CAR CARE

Racerz Inc, 991/992, 5th Cross, Sector 7 % 99805-29298, 92436-05444 436, 17th Cross, Sector 4, % 6999-9124, 4114-5125 27th Main, Sector 1 % 98451-18844

2318, 27th Main Road, Sector 1 % 99000-46919 410, 24th Mn, Sector 2 % 3011-9221

552, 2nd floor, 14th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 3 % 96110-33334 55/2, Opp Nagarjuna Apts., Sector 2 % 77956-20275

60, 11th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 6 % 2572-7256

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BOOKS

Charming vignettes fly off their pens 100 CCTV cameras for HSR residents

By OUR CORRESPONDENT

Mind Blogs 1.0 is co-authored by Residents Watch editor Zahid H Javali

Three Bangalore writers go offtrack and find themselves.

We are talking about Kalyan Nagar resident Christina Daniels, JP Nagar inhabitant Nirmala Govindarajan and HSR activist Zahid HWRITER Javali.

By OUR FEATURE So what's the book all about, you ask? The book's jacket says it all: "Sunshine, rain, bombs, bridges, mothers, friends, bikes, distances — sorrow, joy, hope, love, celebration — cheap thrills, poignant observations and an intense desire to make this world a better place” bind this book of non-fiction and some bit of poetry.

ZAHID H JAVALI: The grasshopper finishes his supper.

Senior journalist Zahid H Javali catches him in action, through his shutterbug, his mind’s eye. The grasshopper doesn’t know this. The world sees it, and falls in love with the grasshopper’s supper. Zahid is not a foodie, he loves to tell his story in a way you can digest it. He’s a meticulous guy, with a zany zest for story-telling. Zahid’s last post was as the City Editor of MiD DAY, Bangalore.

He was the Co-Festival Director of The Times of India Literary Carnival in January 2014. Today, he runs Write Wing Media, a custom publishing and content marketing firm. He blogs at zahidjavali.com.

CHRISTINA DANIELS: The fly continues to sit on the wall. Christina Daniels, the author of Ginger Soda Lemon Pop & I’ll Do It My Way: The Incredible Journey of Aamir Khan, has observed the fly. Noting his every move… storing descriptions in her mind. The fly has no clue he’s of such great interest to a writer. The reader gently follows the fly, and wonders about its place in the world.

Christina is not into flies; but she takes a trip into this fly’s soul, and then, inspires you to go on that journey.

She’s a go-getter, in a gentle, artistic way. Christina is a Communications professional who holds a Masters in

New Media from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is currently Director – Content at Gutenberg.

NIRMALA GOVINDARAJAN: The butterfly is romancing the jasmine bud.

Theatreperson and former Senior Copy Editor of The Times of India (Bangalore) and the author of The Community Catalyst, Nirmala Govindarajan, who was also the Co-Festival Director of The Times of India Literary Carnival in January 2014, has flitted with him, from rose and lily to jasmine, basking in the rendezvous. The butterfly relaxes in the aftermath of the journey. The human race catches a whiff of rose essence, spray of jasmine, and a fantasy ride to the nether world. Nirmala doesn’t know the butterfly is, in reality, a moth; she believes in wonder. She rides life like a 350 cc bike, and, suggests you to hop on.

She works for non-profits and makes corporate films and documentaries.

Read her eclectic posts in the book, Mind Blogs 1.0.

[ [ READ THE BOOK Published by Write Wing Media, you can buy it at Sapna Book House or www.SapnaOnline.com for Rs 232. The ebook is available at www.Pothi.com.

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HEALTH

If you are not well, the world isn’t well. But if you are, the world will be such a happy place. Here is a select list of places where you can pamper yourself and get treated when the need arises. Take care of yourself, so you can take care of others.

HEALTH

If there is an error in the listings or you have a new listing to add, email: residentswatchmag@gmail.com

SALONS/SPAS

 PLUM & SUGAR

2631, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4242-0606

 VLCC

1660-1661, 27th Main, Sector 2

 NB NATURALS BEAUTY

241, 17th Cross, 9th Main, Sector 6 % 6999-3334

 TONI & GUY

2607, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-4884

FITNESS CENTRES  BOOT CAMP

19th Main, Sector 3 % 99000-69882/27827

 SNAP FITNESS

17-T, 1, 17th Cross, 19th Main Road, Sector 3 % 9900003242, 90081-10110

 NATURALS

l 3, 2nd Floor, Opp BDA Complex, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 88846-88846 l 331, 1st Floor, Sector 2 % 88846-11122

 VIVA FIT

433, 3rd Floor, 17th Cross, Sector 4 % 94800-10044

 GOLD’S GYM

No 2631, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 4242-0606

 CHIK MIK BEAUTY PARLOUR

2623, NIFT, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3485

 JAWED HABIB

2633, Liss Arcade, 13th Cross, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 49535502, 74066-60462

DENTISTS  SUNKRIS DENTAL HEALTH CARE

4, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Agara, Sector 1 % 98860-60757, 9945384748, 2258-4910

 YLG

434, 27th Main % 4213-4462

 LAKME SALON

 484, 17th Cross, 27th Main,

Sector 2 % 6638-9590  40, 14th Main, 7th Sector % 6066-4444  KIMERA

Bhagyalakshmi Square, 3rd Floor, 17/N, 18th Cross, Sector 3 % 2572-7444

 NATURAL TOUCH

No 53/A, Somasundarpalya, Sector 2 % 99720-02319

 VISION HEALTH CARE

 CONFIDENT DENTAL CARE

2630, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 6565-0016

 RAGHAV’S

No 1194/2, 22nd Cross, HSR Club Road, Sector 3 % 6577-6644

 VASAN DENTAL CARE

1127/A, Sector 7 % 3300-9000

 WHITE DENTAL STUDIO

256, 17th Cross, 5th Main Road, Sector 7 % 99025-65657

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No 51, Behind BDA Complex, 6th Sector % 2572-2355 6454-7070

HOSPITALS  NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL

Opp. HSR Club, Sector 3 % 186-0208-0208, 7111-2244 (emergency)

 VASAN EYE CARE HOSPITAL

1127/A, Sector 7 % 3920-7900

 DEVI EYE HOSPITAL

157/A, HSR Outer Ring Road, Sector 5 % 4111-2604

 GREENVIEW HOSPITAL

20&21, Kalpa Vruksha, 14th Main, Sector 5 % 6792-7777

 SAKRA WORLD HOSPITAL

52/2 & 52/3, Outer Ring Road, Opp Intel % 4969-4969

 QUEEN’S HOSPITAL

11/B, 19th Main, 25th Cross, Sector 2 % 2572-6684, 88845-57171  RAINBOW CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

8/5, Marathahalli-KR Puram Outer Ring Road % 4241-2345

 LOTUS HOSPITAL

24th Mn, Sector 1 % 4957-2020

CLINICS  MATOSHREE KIDNEY STONE CENTRE

281, 5th Main, 15th A Cross Sector 6 % 96202-23336

 8AM TO 8PM WOMEN & CHILD CENTER

2nd Floor, BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 186-0208-0208

 QI BACK & SPINE CLINIC

14th Mn, Sector 7 % 4851-9081

HEALTH

PET CLINICS

 DR GOVIND’S MEDICAL & DIABETES CENTRE

 MY PETS CHOICE

 AMEYA HEALTHCARE

 HERRIOT’S CLINIC & PET SHOP

541, 17th Main, 4th Sector % 2572-5378/6450

41/A, 12th Main, 14th Cross Road, Sector 6 % 98451-18585, 2572-2999

 NH NARAYANA MULTISPECIALITY CLINIC

1st Floor, HSR BDA Complex, Sector 6 % 186-0208-0208

No 541, 3rd A Main, 16th A Cross, Sector 6 % 2572-6989 1, 19th Main, Sector 4 % 2572-4449, 98452-99502

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE  INSTITUTE OF CLINICALLY APPLIED HIJAMA THERAPY

No 24, 14th Main, Sector 4, Opp BDA Complex % 4114-5125

 HSR DIABETIC CENTRE

1197, 22nd Cross, Sector 3 % 6050-6688

 EXCELA MEDICARE

No 1320, 1st Floor, 24th Main, Sector 2 % 6555-5655, 97408-51726

 PYRAMID MEDITATION

No 536, 23rd Main, Sector 2 % 90356-31723

 KITES

 NATURE’SMART SKIN & HAIR CLINIC

 AANVII HEARING SOLUTIONS

 SHATHAYU AYURVEDA

2345, 17th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-6700, 99800-67000

No 440, 28th Main, Sector 1 % 99000-95973

1017, 27th Main, 13th Cross, Sector 1 % 2258-1171, 99000-55100

358, 25th Main, 22nd Cross, Sector 2 % 4228-6600, 98868-22115

 EXPRESS CLINICS

244, 17th Cross, Sector 7 % 2572-7771

 DR BATRA’S

No 419, 27th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-3860/61

 NATIONWIDE

 EARTH AYURVEDA

 THE APOLLO CLINIC

 PIONEER PHYSIOTHERAPY & PAIN RELIEF CLINIC

1172, 24th Main, 25th Cross, Sector 2 % 6565-0030, 90350-77924 54, 1st Floor, 12th Main Road, HSR Layout % 2572-4235/36

No 143, Sector 5, HSR Ring Road % 6570-0609 No 776, 19th Main, 23rd Cross, Sector 2 % 98449-55866

 VAIDYARATNAM

No 2335, 17th Cross, 24th Main, Sector 1 % 2258-0020, 81051-64638

 SAMATVAM HOLISTIC HEALTH CENTER

No 61, 11th Main, Sector 6 % 2572-1500

 KEVA AYURVEDA HEALTH CARE

No 600, 15th Cross, 14th Main, Sector 4 % 6547-0744, 80500-56033

 ENERGY NESTS

13A, 4th Floor, 14th Main, Sector 5 % 98455-33655

 DR SILPA HOMEOPATHY CLINIC

216, near NIFT, 20th Cross, 27th Main Road, Sector 2 % 93430-14711

 DR LALITA’S HOMEOPATHIC CLINIC

1694, 1st Floor, 19th Main, Sector 2 % 77607-57025

DIAGNOSTIC LABS  BHOOMI DIAGNOSTICS & PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE CENTRE

495, 24th Main, 17th Cross, Sector 2 % 2258-5550/51, 73377-22229

 V CURE

1000, BDA Complex, 9th Main, 7th Sector % 2572-5191

 SPANDANA

No 816, 27th Main % 6599-1476

 EBISU DIAGNOSTICS

17th Cross, 24th Main % 2258-5555, 2258-7777

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CIVIL UNREST

Sector residents cry foul 100 CCTV 3 cameras Boycott RWA residents elections and function on their own for HSR

By QAMAR HJ Several residents of Sector 3 are livid with the current office bearers headed by Prof Sadashiva Reddy (president) and KPC Reddy (secretary). While more than 20 people filed their nominations to contest this time's elections, they were allegedly conned into withdrawing when a consensus list of nine office bearers was drawn up.

In the list, Prof Sadashiva had promised to represent the sector in HSR Federation. But at the last minute, he decided to stay on as president for the fourth consecutive time. Crying foul play, 51 residents petitioned the registrar of cooperative societies to conduct the re-elections of the Sector 3 Residents Welfare Association (RWA) in a transparent, democratic manner.

"The current office bearers have done nothing noteworthy for the residents," says Gopala GN. "They don't deserve to be re-elected. And now, with this latest case of foul play, the time has come to purge them from the RWA." The residents have hit a road hump though. Apparently, the society rules ask for 75% of the registered residents to sign on the petition letter. Since most house owners don't stay in HSR Layout, and quite a few live abroad, this is a near-impossible task. So what have the residents decided? "We will continue our activism through our Whatsapp Group and be a force to reckon with," says HM Javali.

In the last two years, more than 250 residents have been part of the Sector 3 Whatsapp Group created by Javali who is also a core committee member and former secretary of Sector 3 RWA. "Even though he's not an office bearer, he has been helping with the resolution of complaints made on this forum while the actual office 34

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bearers did nothing," commented Gopala. "It clearly goes to show that the office bearers are here just for their titles."

DISFUNCTIONAL RWA The Sector 3 RWA is filled with disfunctional office bearers who did nothing noteworthy in their last term, allege residents. More than 50 residents wanted the existing office bearers to step down and make way for new members who can inject some fresh perspective and passion into a job that requires you to be selfless. However, to hang on to their titles, the office bearers allegedly played foul this time around as well. The residents still hope that better reason prevails and Prof Sadashiva steps down as president for the greater good.

Everyone is waiting.

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Sector 3 RWA is in crisis for over two years now. And this year’s foul play in the elections has only deepened the complexity. Will Prof Sadashiva step down please?