June 2014 – Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Heritage

Silks to substations – Sarjapur through the years

June 30, 2014 Dushyant Naresh

Today Sarjapur is witnessing unprecedented residential and commercial development. What was Sarjapur like, a century ago? Is there anything left, that holds the key to its glorious past of silk markets and surveys?

Get the taxes paid to BBMP back to your area with citizen action

June 30, 2014 Arvind Keerthi

BBMP collects property tax promptly – but you don’t see any improvement in your area – pothole and road problems never seem to go away. What’s the way out? Take charge.

Rainfed Agara lake to get sewage treatment plant, residents unhappy

June 30, 2014 Nikita Malusare

While experts and people’s representatives are pushing for STP, residents are suggesting rainwater harvesting. The hurry with which the project is being pushed for a rainfed lake, when there is another lake nearby which receives untreated sewage, has caused suspicion.

HC to review ward committees’ role in managing waste

June 27, 2014 Nikita Malusare

Effective waste management is the responsibility of ward committees. But are ward committee meetings happening in Bengaluru? High Court decides to look into it.

Infrastructure