The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Vijayanagar acquires air-conditioned bus stop, but commuters ask if that is priority
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The Hindu Bureau & Nagesha 6022
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Residents and activists in Bengaluru are criticizing the construction of an air-conditioned bus shelter, arguing it is an unnecessary expenditure of public funds. Critics point to a lack of public consultation and the failure of previous civic projects in the same area.
Even as Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has stepped up efforts to clear footpaths of encroachments across the city, Priya Krishna, Govindarajanagar MLA, has come under criticism after an air-conditioned bus shelter was constructed on the footpath at the Vijayanagar bus stop.
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