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Who is a ‘Bulk Generator’ of solid waste?

May 20, 2022

BBMP has classified gated communities as bulk generators of waste, putting them on par with the commercial category. Here are the rules which govern them.

Bengaluru’s Labour Stands present a highly exploitative and informal hiring market

May 19, 2022

Labour stands are largely unknown to most Bengalureans, but these are the spaces where unskilled labourers seek daily wage jobs to survive in the city.

Costly and scarce: Water access a daily struggle for Bengaluru slum dwellers

May 18, 2022

A majority of slum residents depend on public borewells for water, which they use for cooking and drinking without filtering, at great risk to health.

A collapsed drain after rains in October 2020

No records, excess payments — Bengaluru’s stormwater drain works lack accountability

December 8, 2021

Contractors paid in excess, project without tenders, no proper records – what the CAG audit report on Bengaluru’s stormwater drain projects found.

Bengaluru’s stormwater drain story: Lack of planning, design, maintenance

December 4, 2021

Bengaluru’s stormwater drains are designed badly, violating all guidelines. Desilting and maintenance are rarely done. That the city floods is no surprise!

Flooding in Doddanekkundi underpass, 2019

50% stormwater drains lost: Bengaluru’s flooding is no surprise

December 1, 2021

Covered, encroached, remodelled or just plain missing – Bengaluru’s stormwater drain network has been so badly mismanaged, finds the accounting watchdog.

people at a ward committee meeting held outdoors

Why I like Ward Committees so much – and how you can too

May 23, 2022

Just electing a ward corporator is not enough. How can we ensure purpose and direction in a ward’s governance? The answer: ward committees.

Traffic congestion, chaos reigns at the Sarjapur-Attibele junction

May 16, 2022

The traffic congestion at Sarjapur-Attibele junction is typical of Bengaluru’s peripheries, with no traffic regulation and pedestrian infrastructure.

Road with vehicles moving fast. Divider on the right side.

Sarjapur Road underpass: Citizens say the ill-conceived project will worsen traffic

May 12, 2022

An underpass at Sarjapura Road-Harlur Road junction solves no problem and is likely to worsen traffic. It is also in the way of the Sarjapur Metro line.

Trend of SARS-Cov-2 viral load across Bengaluru Urban

What wastewater surveillance in Bengaluru reveals about COVID-19 trend

January 3, 2022

A wastewater surveillance project shows the trend in COVID cases in Bengaluru; data indicates a possible rise in the coming weeks!

Annual rainfall increasing in Bengaluru, data shows

December 6, 2021

Bengaluru saw unprecedented rains this November. Larger trends indeed show changes in the city’s annual and monthly rainfall patterns.

Bengaluru’s deadly footpaths: Children, elderly at high risk

October 22, 2021

Bengalureans face great obstacles to simply walk in their neighbourhoods. And data shows, among pedestrians, children and senior citizens are at high risk.

Why I like Ward Committees so much – and how you can too

Bengaluru Buzz: Heavy rains, flooding | Ward delimitation in 8 weeks … and more

Who is a ‘Bulk Generator’ of solid waste?

Bengaluru’s Labour Stands present a highly exploitative and informal hiring market

Costly and scarce: Water access a daily struggle for Bengaluru slum dwellers

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No records, excess payments — Bengaluru’s stormwater drain works lack accountability

Bengaluru’s stormwater drain story: Lack of planning, design, maintenance

50% stormwater drains lost: Bengaluru’s flooding is no surprise

Citizen Journalism

Why I like Ward Committees so much – and how you can too

Traffic congestion, chaos reigns at the Sarjapur-Attibele junction

Sarjapur Road underpass: Citizens say the ill-conceived project will worsen traffic

Data Journalism

What wastewater surveillance in Bengaluru reveals about COVID-19 trend

Annual rainfall increasing in Bengaluru, data shows

Bengaluru’s deadly footpaths: Children, elderly at high risk

Environment

Webinar: Bengaluru’s wastewater is polluting the Cauvery; users too must pay true cost of water

Economy

Bengaluru’s Labour Stands present a highly exploitative and informal hiring market

Opinion

Concretising open parks — this is not the development people want or need

Governance

Why I like Ward Committees so much – and how you can too

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