A few photographs of the eyesore that the bus stop near Kundalahalli Gate had become which were shared on social media and a few concerned citizens, who responded, have transformed the place into an enviably clean and colourful area.
When Karthikeyan Balasubramanian, a resident of Whitefield, saw pictures on Facebook of mounds of garbage dumped near the bus stop, he shared it on the Whitefield Rising group.
"This started a discussion on what could be done to solve the problem. Several people volunteered and we created a Whatsapp group," the software engineer said.
As the first step, they went around the area on Wednesday night to find out who was dumping garbage there. "Shopkeepers in the area were taking the easy way out and disposing of their waste near the bus stop. It has been this way for years, so we undertook an awareness campaign in the area," he said.
The group then got the BBMP contractor to clear the garbage from the area. One of the volunteers shared the pictures of their activity with citizens' group The Ugly Indian, who took it up and created an event for a spot-fix on Sunday.
The volunteers worked for seven hours and transformed the 70-metre stretch, by taking posters off the wall and painting it.
"The message we want to give is that when people get together, they can make a difference. Just by sharing a few pictures, the area which had been a black spot for years got a facelift," Balasubramanian said.
![]( "Then and Now: Volunteers have cleared the garbage dumped by shopkeepers from near the Kundalahalli Gate bus stop and have given the place a facelift. dh photo")
A few photographs of the eyesore that the bus stop near Kundalahalli Gate had become which were shared on social media and a few concerned citizens, who responded, have transformed the place into an enviably clean and colourful area.
When Karthikeyan Balasubramanian, a resident of Whitefield, saw pictures on Facebook of mounds of garbage dumped near the bus stop, he shared it on the Whitefield Rising group.
"This started a discussion on what could be done to solve the problem. Several people volunteered and we created a Whatsapp group,” the software engineer said.
As the first step, they went around the area on Wednesday night to find out who was dumping garbage there. "Shopkeepers in the area were taking the easy way out and disposing of their waste near the bus stop. It has been this way for years, so we undertook an awareness campaign in the area,” he said.
The group then got the BBMP contractor to clear the garbage from the area. One of the volunteers shared the pictures of their activity with citizens’ group The Ugly Indian, who took it up and created an event for a spot-fix on Sunday.
The volunteers worked for seven hours and transformed the 70-metre stretch, by taking posters off the wall and painting it.
"The message we want to give is that when people get together, they can make a difference. Just by sharing a few pictures, the area which had been a black spot for years got a facelift,” Balasubramanian said.
When Karthikeyan Balasubramanian, a resident of Whitefield, saw pictures on Facebook of mounds of garbage dumped near the bus stop, he shared it on the Whitefield Rising group.
"This started a discussion on what could be done to solve the problem. Several people volunteered and we created a Whatsapp group," the software engineer said.
As the first step, they went around the area on Wednesday night to find out who was dumping garbage there. "Shopkeepers in the area were taking the easy way out and disposing of their waste near the bus stop. It has been this way for years, so we undertook an awareness campaign in the area," he said.
The group then got the BBMP contractor to clear the garbage from the area. One of the volunteers shared the pictures of their activity with citizens' group The Ugly Indian, who took it up and created an event for a spot-fix on Sunday.
The volunteers worked for seven hours and transformed the 70-metre stretch, by taking posters off the wall and painting it.
"The message we want to give is that when people get together, they can make a difference. Just by sharing a few pictures, the area which had been a black spot for years got a facelift," Balasubramanian said.
A few photographs of the eyesore that the bus stop near Kundalahalli Gate had become which were shared on social media and a few concerned citizens, who responded, have transformed the place into an enviably clean and colourful area. When Karthikeyan Balasubramanian, a resident of Whitefield, saw pictures on Facebook of mounds of garbage dumped near the bus stop, he shared it on the Whitefield Rising group.
"This started a discussion on what could be done to solve the problem. Several people volunteered and we created a Whatsapp group,” the software engineer said.
As the first step, they went around the area on Wednesday night to find out who was dumping garbage there. "Shopkeepers in the area were taking the easy way out and disposing of their waste near the bus stop. It has been this way for years, so we undertook an awareness campaign in the area,” he said.
The group then got the BBMP contractor to clear the garbage from the area. One of the volunteers shared the pictures of their activity with citizens’ group The Ugly Indian, who took it up and created an event for a spot-fix on Sunday.
The volunteers worked for seven hours and transformed the 70-metre stretch, by taking posters off the wall and painting it.
"The message we want to give is that when people get together, they can make a difference. Just by sharing a few pictures, the area which had been a black spot for years got a facelift,” Balasubramanian said.