Date:19/08/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/19/stories/2006081923190300.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Around the City

Jairaj's inspection

Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) Commissioner K. Jairaj on Friday inspected the site in Malleswaram where the proposed grade separator will come up.

Mr. Jairaj had a Volvo bus take a turn from the narrow 7th Cross to 4th Main — a proposed traffic diversion for vehicles once the grade separator comes up and Margosa Road becomes a dead end. "The bus was able to pass easily. But I will have to undertake a thorough investigation to see whether the project is feasible," he said.

"The main aim of the investigation would be to see whether the bottlenecks we are trying to remove by the construction of the grade separator will create bottlenecks elsewhere," said Mr. Jairaj.

Bhajan competition

Ganapati Sachidananda Gnana Bodha Sabha Trust is conducting an "Inter-school bhajan competition" for college and school students. Around 300 students from 25 institutions are expected to participate in the event that is being held on Saturday and Sunday on the premises of the ashram of the trust.

Rally for ban on soft drinks

The Centre for Social Concern is organising a rally to promote ban on soft drinks across the State and not only in educational institutions, hospitals and public places. The rally will start from the Mahatma Gandhi statue on M.G. Road at 2 p.m. on Saturday