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Killing the Vrishabhavati

People staying near Vrishabahavati face lot of health problems as the water is contaminated and of no use. People can't use the water for drinking and have to depend on expensive water from Cauvery or have no water to drink.

Public spaces still a trouble for the disabled

Public spaces are a major issue for disabled residents like Radha,
a polio-affected girl from Bangalore.

 

 

Bangalore’s public playgrounds public no more

Public playgrounds in Bangalore will soon become few and far between as many grounds are either leased out to private institutions or are being converted into commercial entities.

 

Public toilet brings shame on slum

Despite being born and brought up in one of Bangalore’s most overcrowded slums, Janaki Subramanian has a cheerful disposition. She wore a smile when she showed
a SoftCopy reporter around Pulakeshi shanty town—except when she started talking about its communal toilet. 

 

 

 

Graves keep them alive

By Sagarika Ranjan

The right side of Simon’s body was paralyzed six months ago when the his shovel hit a power cable as he dug a grave, but he continues to work at the cemetery where he lives with his family.