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Hi Folks.. Was in Bangalore for around 4 Days away from the hectic Chennai.. B'lore had changed a lot. I was stunned to see the city as polluted or even more polluted than chennai.The city of Garden is now the city of concrete. What a waste!! The climate is Hot these days. Missed the B'lore of yore.

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