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Articles by Srinivas Alavilli

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About Srinivas Alavilli
Srinivas Alavilli is a citizen activist based in Bengaluru, working on a variety of issues. He is the co-founder of Citizens for Bengaluru.
Vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road on Dickenson Road adding to the traffic pile up on both sides. Pic: Ekta Sawant
Bengaluru City Traffic Police

New traffic fines: “We need less outrage, more political accountability”

September 9, 2019 Srinivas Alavilli

Hefty fines lead to fewer traffic violations, and hence better traffic management. Then why are we angry about the new fines? And what can we, as citizens, really do?

BBMP

Ten steps to make your ward committee meetings effective

July 26, 2019 Srinivas Alavilli

At ward committee meetings, you can highlight problems in your locality, hold authorities accountable, and plan local development. But how do you get started? Here is a step-by-step guide

BBMP

Did your ward councillor win CfB’s Corporator No 1 Awards?

July 16, 2019 Srinivas Alavilli

This Sunday, citizens presented the ‘Corporator No 1 Awards’ to 51 BBMP councillors who had organised the most number of ward committee meetings. Read on to see if your corporator made it to the list

BBMP

Rate your ward councillor for CfB’s ‘Corporator No 1 Awards’

June 30, 2019 Srinivas Alavilli

Citizens for Bengaluru will award the city’s best corporators in a ceremony on July 14th. The awardees will be selected based on citizens’ rating through an online survey form

BBMP

BBMP compiling list of bars is a rude joke on Bengaluru!

January 10, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

Fire safety needs to be ensured by design and any violation must be noticed by the system by default. But why aren’t we there yet?

BBMP

Plan Bengaluru 777: A vision for City Mayor to work on!

November 29, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Strategy should be to elevate the stature of the Mayor’s office, take up small but significant set of things that lead to perceptible improvements, and to get citizens involved in local decision making.

COVER STORY

A journey from Bendakalooru to Bengaluru via Bangalore

November 13, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Books are a great way to know the culture of a city. These four books on Bengaluru are must-read for people who want to explore the mindset of Bengaluru.

Civic Engagement

Children to imagine Bengaluru via art at the #BekuBedaSanthe

October 14, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Children are future citizens of Bengaluru. They have a great stake in the city. Organisers hope to give them a happy platform to express themselves creatively.

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BBMP

Catch the rain chronicles: theory to practice at Natraj Layout, JP Nagar

September 2, 2016 Srinivas Alavilli

Here’s how a team of citizens went about clearing the storm water drain in their layout – a seemingly impossible work that only municipal administration is supposed to do.

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BBMP

Let’s send some rainwater to our lakes in Bengaluru

May 26, 2016 Srinivas Alavilli

It’s that time of the year when the city will receive rains. Roads will flood while lakes will remain parched. Can we catch the rain and send it to lakes?

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Government

Political parties to march in Bengaluru for clean politics on Oct 2

October 1, 2013 Srinivas Alavilli

Lok Satta, Aam Aadmi Party and JD(U) have organised a walk on October 2 in Bangalore, from M G Road to Anand Rao Circle, demanding de-criminalisation of politics.

Elections

Karnataka’s dance of democracy: Naavu ready, Neevu barteera?

February 25, 2013 Srinivas Alavilli

Change requires participation in democratic processes, not just exercise of voting rights; as the state readies for the 2013 Assembly elections, how can you engage yourself to make a difference?

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