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Bengaluru | Gas leak in GAIL pipeline near IT hub sparks panic; traffic diverted

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October 29, 2018

Bengaluru, Oct 29: Panic gripped residents and commuters following a leakage in Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) pipeline near IT hub at Whitefield in the city on Monday.

According to Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Harishekaran, there was an accidental damage to GAIL pipeline during Metro work on ITPL main road in Whitefield. 

Immediately an experts’ team from GAIL and Karnataka Fire Safety rushed to the spot and plugged the leak to restore normal vehicular flow.

Road traffic was diverted via Devasandra main road and Outer Ring Road to proceed towards Marathalli to reach Whitefield.

BMTC, other bus traffic and vehicles bound for the International airport via the alternate route coming in this area was also diverted in the morning, he added.

Managing Director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) Ajay Seth said: "In order to prevent any such reoccurrence, BMRCL is obtaining gas network alignment from GAIL in all metro reaches. We will superimpose them with metro alignment and ensure the removal of any potential conflict before taking up any construction," he said. 

This is the second such incident as a similar incident occurred in Mahadevapura on October 22 and a complaint was filed with the Mahadevapura police station.

Bengaluru Traffic Police has issued the following advisory for vehicles moving around Whitefield and towards the Kempegowda International Airport.

1. Traffic moving towards ITPL Main road to reach Whitefield are advised to use Devasandra main rd or use ORR to proceed towards Marathalli and reach White field 

2. Traffic moving towards City from Whitefield are advised to proceed towards Graphite from Hoodi proceed towards Kundalalhalli towards city via Marathalli.

3. KIAL Bound traffic is advised to use Devasandra road or travel towards Graphite-Kundalahalli- Marathalli - on to ORR

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suresh, Never.. politicians and authority will not learn anything and if any tragedy occured then they will blame each other. Loss only for people.

Suresh
 - 
Monday, 29 Oct 2018

Major tragedy will occur soon. then the authority will learn

Sruti Kotian
 - 
Monday, 29 Oct 2018

Foreign countries may successfully done similar projects. They may have done with lot of security measures. Indian politicians hardly think about safety of people. They just wanted to loot money.

Vinod
 - 
Monday, 29 Oct 2018

Gail project is not safe. should abandon

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May 9,2020

Mangaluru, May 9: A team of doctors at Mangaluru's Mangala Hospital has developed a 'bubble helmet' that will provide an alternative to patients who need an oxygen mask.

The team was led by Dr Ganapathi, medical director of Mangala Hospital and Mangala Kidney Foundation in the city.

The bubble helmet, which has a special collar attached to it, helps the patients with breathing issues, and to avoid using ventilator facility.

Dr Ganapathi said, "When a patient needs intubation we will be providing them oxygen bubble helmets and we will first give it a trial before we intubate a patient."

"I have converted an ordinary snorkelling mask into a ventilator assist device, this mask can be used as a personal protection device by connecting it to a bacterial viral filter," he added.

Dr Ganapathi said that the connector has been made available in India and a snorkelling mask can be easily converted into a ventilator assist device. And it will make the management of coronavirus patients easy.

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April 4,2020
Udupi, Apr 4: District Commissioner Jagadeesh has warned that the vehicles of people who break lockdown norms will be seized.
 
Addressing the media, he said, “People who want to buy essential items are allowed come out of the house between 1100 hrs and 1900 hrs, but we have noticed that some are unnecessarily coming out and blocking the roads. If this continues, vehicles of such people will be seized.”
 
No new COVID-19 positive cases were reported since Friday Udupi district.

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July 22,2020

New Delhi, Jul 22: Sir Philip Barton visited Bengaluru on Tuesday in the first of the series of virtual regional visits as the UK's new High Commissioner and called Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, business leaders, and startup community to pitch for new momentum in the already strong UK-Karnataka relationship.

During his virtual call, High Commissioner Barton got a 'real' taste of Bengaluru through a traditional Masala Dosa delivered to his residence in Delhi along with authentic south Indian filter coffee, which he relished over a chat with historian and commentator Ramachandra Guha. They discussed the unique UK-India "living bridge" across culture and cuisine, history and heritage, and sports and science.

Both Yeddyurappa and the British envoy restated their commitment to working together on the immediate challenges of Covid-19 and beyond.

Barton subsequently 'traveled' to Electronics City, where he met with a range of key business leaders to discuss deepening the UK-India tech partnership and opportunities for global investors in the UK.

Barton also met with a group of entrepreneurs, business founders and innovators, who were part of the first GoGlobal UK cohort to explore the dynamic UK market considered one of the best ecosystems for startups in the world. 

They had earlier attended a week-long boot-camp in London and Manchester in December 2019 that helped them bolster their business skills, build links with UK's thriving digital sector, and paved the way for future partnerships.

"I am delighted to make my first regional virtual visit to Bengaluru, the technology hub of India. My visit comes at a difficult time for everyone. So it is also a time when the excellent collaboration between the UK and Karnataka across technology and healthcare could not be important," Barton said.

"Making the most of those close links, and drawing on the great energy, innovation and entrepreneurship that Karnataka is famous for, will be central to ensuring we all recover from Covid-19 stronger than ever," he added.

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