Citizen Journalism – Page 2 – Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

BMTC’s communication design: How does a newbie navigate?

August 20, 2018 Vikhyath Mondreti

How does BMTC communicate to commuters? How easy or difficult to figure out routes and bus timings using this communication system? How efficient is this?

Electoral roll revision in Bengaluru: Have you been visited by officials for verification?

August 20, 2018 PG Bhat

The Chief Electoral Officer for Karnataka had admitted to the possibility of Bengaluru’s voter roll being bloated. And here we are, with a summary revision taking place. Did you have visitors who tried to verify your address and voter id?

Kaggadasapura stinks, and it’s an environmental disaster

August 16, 2018 Tamanna Mishra

And residents are not going to take it lying down. They have decided to come together in protest against the status quo.

Dear CM, you need to do something about this problem quickly…

August 14, 2018 Padmanabha Arkalgud

Chief Minister has decided to stay in J P Nagar house instead of the official houses given by the government. This is affecting the area, as security protocols and restrictions on vehicles impact the traffic and walkability.

Pottery Town slaughter house hopes for improvements, as BBMP wakes up

August 14, 2018 Arun Subramaniam

Long after all the licenses expired, BBMP is trying to spruce it up with facelifts that will improve the sanitation conditions in this abattoir. Will the abattoir reach acceptable KSPCB standards?

How to save time using trains in Bengaluru: a practical example

August 7, 2018 Krishnamurthy Anand

A journey that would otherwise take 90 minutes is shortened into 20 minutes, when one takes a train. The city has good number of railway tracks, which need modification and optimum utilisation.

Help land owners with practical compensation policy, before kicking off infra projects

August 6, 2018 Vishnu Prasad Hari

Real estate sector doesn’t see any value in existing transferable developmental rights policy. Lack of regulation on TDR has led to scams, and the trust has been non-existent. Before the city goes for any infrastructure development, the issue needs to be addressed.