{"id":54672,"date":"2024-05-20T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T13:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/startup-vision-group-head-slams-alarmist-predictions-about-bengaluru-says-the-city-is-under-transformation\/"},"modified":"2024-05-20T13:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T13:48:02","slug":"startup-vision-group-head-slams-alarmist-predictions-about-bengaluru-says-the-city-is-under-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/20\/startup-vision-group-head-slams-alarmist-predictions-about-bengaluru-says-the-city-is-under-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Vision Group head slams alarmist predictions about Bengaluru, says the city is under transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prashanth Prakash<\/a>, founding partner at the venture capital firm Accel<\/a> on Monday said increasing the staff strength<\/a> at Bengaluru<\/a>‘s civic body, BBMP<\/a>, was crucial to deal with the city<\/a>‘s pressing issues even as he disapproved of alarmist predictions about Bengaluru<\/a>‘s livability<\/a>. “Everyone has multiple responsibilities and is stretched thin. Increasing staff strength of BBMP is crucial – our ratio of municipal workers is far below that of a city like Mumbai, for example,” Prakash, who is also the state’s startup vision group<\/a> chairman, said in a post on X. <\/p>\n

An earlier post by an IIT-Madras<\/a> alum suggesting that Bengaluru is not going to be liveable in next five years, just like Delhi now triggered a debate. “What are the major constraints? The biggest gap is in the BBMP staff shortage. No government is willing to recruit engineers and health inspectors, and while the city has grown so much the size of local govt has not grown at all,” he said, while seeking comments from citizens about some of the other concerns in Bengaluru, and areas where it is making progress<\/a> in fixing its problems. <\/p>\n

“”Like every other fast-growing global city Bengaluru has its share of challenges<\/a>. But it is also a city amid transition and rapid transformation<\/a>. While it is important for us to be cognizant of the issues and address them, I find no reason for excessively alarmist projections mentioned in the original Twitter post. I would like to acknowledge the progress and good work that\u2019s been done in Bangalore – despite all the constraints. “
In a series of posts on X, the venture capitalist said 100 plus lakes have now been revived over the last year. There is now a climate action cell and efforts are underway to plant two lakh saplings this monsoon.<\/p>\n

“Open wells and filter borewells at lakes are being discussed with BWSSB<\/a> implementing active solutions for the water crisis, something that has slipped off the media radar.”<\/p>\n

Bengaluru Metro services, he said, have expanded to Whitefield, and will soon be to Electronics City. Expansion along the outer ring road (ORR), which is currently underway, will expand mobility dramatically.<\/p>\n

Since the introduction of the Shakti scheme (free bus rides for women), bus ridership is up 30-35%. The outer ring road companies association (ORRCA<\/a>) is leasing BMTC<\/a> buses in KR Puram for the last mile to supplement the metro feeder buses. These two developments will likely take thousands of cars and two-wheelers off the ORR, Prakash said.<\/p>\n

Road quality is also slowly improving with new white topping projects and pothole management, with high-density corridor redesign things will get easier. “Traffic police have upped their game with tech, and I\u2019ve observed a marked change in places that used to be a nightmare earlier.”<\/div>\n


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