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How BBMP arrived at steep rise in revenues

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Citizen Matters asked BBMP’s finance committee to explain how it arrived at its massive revenue projections for 2010-11 The responses involve major claims.

Growing your own vegetables!

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Imagine growing vegetables, that you need in your kitchen, on your own terrace. Meet P Manikandan who does exactly that, the organic way!

The other 23 roads BBMP is widening

Vaishnavi Vittal

Court cases and unrest apart, BBMP is widening 23 roads in areas that were formerly BDA layouts. Work has begun and is expected to finish in a year.

Underperforming BBMP winks, claims massive revenue surge

Navya P K

Call it what you will. The BBMP has proposed a massive 136% increase in outlay. It plans to finance this by outperforming itself on revenues by orders of magnitude from 2009-10.

Art gallery employees showcase their works

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A unique art exhibition in the city has technicians doing odd jobs at local art galleries, showcase their works of art. Also, a recent show in Samuha had the works of eight Bengaluru women with no formal training in art.

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