Navya P K – Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Is integration without displacement possible at Cantonment metro station?

December 13, 2017 Navya P K

A residents’ group in Benson Town is fearing displacement, as Metro surveys land to change the alignment again. BMRC has not explored options to avoid displacement in the original alignment.

Cantonment metro station: BMRC – Railways standoff continues

December 12, 2017 Navya P K

BMRC has been silent for months, even as citizens questioned the rationale behind the change of Cantonment metro station location. The silence continues and many questions remain, and a residents’ group has now got involved.

Dengue reduced to a “common” viral disease in Bengaluru

September 25, 2017 Navya P K

With improved reporting mechanisms, the official number of people getting affected with dengue is nearing the real numbers. Meanwhile, fatality of dengue fever has decreased, according to doctors.

Bengaluru’s Mayors: What they can do, what they have done

September 14, 2017 Navya P K

Bengaluru is gearing up for Mayor election yet again. Did you know that the Mayor of Bengaluru can do many things, despite all limitations that the post has?

All you want to know about Indira Canteens

August 22, 2017 Navya P K

Count-down tickers and CCTV cameras will be used for monitoring Indira canteens, but BBMP Health Department officials will still have a major role in the daily functioning of Indira canteens. Here is how the system will work.

Traffic cops, children worst hit by Bengaluru’s air pollution

September 29, 2016 Navya P K

Air pollution in Bengaluru has reached levels that are causing many to leave the city on health grounds. Navya PK looks at various studies that outline the shocking impact on citizens and some particularly vulnerable groups.

BDA keeps steel flyover on hold after drawing flak from citizens

June 30, 2016 Navya P K

Citizens, architects and urban experts have criticised this project. The ambitious steel flyover project is on hold for now.

Why we don’t know what diseases affect Bangaloreans

April 24, 2016 Navya P K

Little data is available on what ails Bengalureans. But the available data on cancer, shows increased lung cancer due to air pollution. Nobody knows what other factors are affecting the health of Bengalureans.

No studies, no data: air pollution continues to haunt Bengaluru

April 20, 2016 Navya P K

Anecdotes and basic studies show air pollution causes lung diseases in Bengaluru. But, nobody is collecting the data that can support strong measures to curb pollution.

When micro-finance and self help groups make things worse for poor in Bengaluru

October 26, 2015 Navya P K

How effective are micro-finance institutions in helping the poor in Bengaluru deal with their crises? Do self help groups really help? What is the downside?

Here’s why bank loans aren’t meant for Bengaluru’s poor

October 12, 2015 Navya P K

Poor in Bengaluru trapped in the vicious circle of money-lending are unable to get bank loans. Structurally the poor are designed to be left out of the banking system, as banks cannot determine either their ability or intent to repay loans.

Bengaluru’s slum dwellers: trapped, bankrupt and poor forever

October 5, 2015 Navya P K

While most of us don’t understand why poorest of the poor in the society remain so for decades, here is a reality check that reveals the darker side of the story: an atrocious circle of borrowing, spending and borrowing again, to make ends meet, and remaining poor forever.