Crores lost in Bangalore

BANDH, what does it mean? It is a strike, where from 10 am to 6 pm normal life in the entire state, or city or country remains closed.

The amount of crores lost in just S\three days is huge. Businesses, restaurants, small shops, malls etc remained closed for more than eight hours each day.

If shop or business opened, a problem would arise, as the angry agitators would either damage the shop or, in extreme cases, burn it.

The Bangalore city has lost crores of rupees due to business loss.

In just one month, Bangalore experienced three different bandhs (Bharath bandh, BMTC bandh and Cauvery bandh).  Bharat bandh was a loss of nearly Rs12,500 crore

Through this the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) sustained a loss of Rs 18 crore in 24 hours, as buses came to a halt from September 15 at 10 pm till the next night.

A week later, we experienced Bharat bandh on September 21 from 10 am to 6 pm due to the diesel hikeby seven per cent, or in other words Rs 5 a litre and restricted sales of subsidised LPG cylinders to six per consumer annually.

The Government left petrol and kerosene prices unchanged.

This is not only hitting the community but the price hike is hitting many businesses and farmers.

Despite knowing that  it is not a monthly increase, it hits a lot of people.

For example, farmers will have to work even harder to produce more vegetables as they do not only sell it locally, but nationally and internationally.

As everyone knows, many people come from slums and below the poverty line in India, and they will suffer the most as they do not earn enough money.

During this time, a loss of nearly Rs 5000 crore occurred.

And bang. The third bandh hit Bangalore on October 5 when the release of 9,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu led to a shutdown for the entire city causing a loss of Rs 20,000 crore.

The fight till today has not ended but an NRI of India would believe that the only way to solve this issue is if people come together as a community, they can make a difference.

Losing crores of rupees in three days should tell not just individuals but the government that the City of Bangalore must wake up or it will suffer. Besides, the country will face trouble.