Overview

• The Greater Bengaluru Authority said it conducted an intensive cleaning and repair drive around the Majestic area and posted images of the work on X.
• The Bengaluru Central City Corporation team focused on clearing and fixing footpaths to provide safer pedestrian space, according to official updates.
• Canadian resident Caleb Friesen’s September 11 video documented a 2.4 km walk from the Majestic bus stand to a Starbucks, showing open drains, barbed wire and broken or blocked pavements.
• After the clean-up, Friesen shared before-and-after photos and thanked the civic body, joking that pedestrians no longer need to do parkour over barbed wire.
• Reactions online ranged from praise for swift action to criticism that change required a foreigner’s post, with calls for regular, citywide upkeep beyond one stretch.