Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

residents removing water from a flooded house

Bengaluru Buzz: Flooding | 300 weak buildings identified | Kids’ vaccination planned … and more

October 16, 2021

Flooding after Monday rains, children’s vaccination planned, BBMP identifies weak buildings – read this week’s news in our roundup.

Church Street pedestrianisation reduced air pollution, improved quality of life: IISc study

October 14, 2021

An impact study of pedestrianisation of Church Street shows high acceptance among citizens, and a remarkable improvement of overall quality of life.

BMTC buses, schedules lower than pre-second wave levels

October 13, 2021

As COVID second wave has abated, more Bengalureans now need bus services. But BMTC bus numbers and schedules are now even lower than pre-second wave levels.

Real estate developers face few hurdles in getting environment clearance

September 6, 2021

Builders have to submit biodiversity details of the project site, to get clearance. But clearance is given even as the details are missing or copy-pasted

Lesser whistling ducks at Mallathahalli Lake

What we lose when we lose a lake — the Mallathahalli Lake experience

August 25, 2021

As plans are set in motion to ‘develop’ Mallathahalli Lake, a citizen shares stunning images of the biodiversity that is under threat here.

How the pandemic locked waste workers out of livelihoods

July 1, 2021

The economic impact on informal waste workers’ livelihood and the entire informal recycling industry due to the lockdown.

“Revamp the entire system of road repairs – Why wait for rains?”

October 18, 2021

Bengaluru’s pothole problem can be solved by making some changes in the schedule and system of repair works, writes a citizen.

Church Street pedestrianisation reduced air pollution, improved quality of life: IISc study

October 14, 2021

An impact study of pedestrianisation of Church Street shows high acceptance among citizens, and a remarkable improvement of overall quality of life.

ORR Cycle Lane: Do cyclists benefit at all?

October 11, 2021

The cycle lane on ORR would help a large number of commuters, especially blue collar workers. But currently it is broken, encroached and uninviting.

Bengaluru’s COVID deaths: With June numbers still worse than April’s, has the second wave really subsided?

June 28, 2021

We analyse COVID death rate data from BBMP bulletins. Even accounting for the back-counting of cases, the results are far from comforting.

Filing a consumer case? Be prepared to wait two years

November 18, 2020

There is a one in two chance of winning a consumer case, data from Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions in Bengaluru shows. Most cases are to do with housing, insurance and banking disputes.

Did Bengaluru really get excess rains in 2020?

November 4, 2020

This year, some parts of Bengaluru got extremely high rainfall while some others didn’t even get the usual amounts. This also means floods and damages were disproportionate across the city.

EV Charging: Challenges and options in gated communities

“Revamp the entire system of road repairs – Why wait for rains?”

Bengaluru Buzz: Flooding | 300 weak buildings identified | Kids’ vaccination planned … and more

Church Street pedestrianisation reduced air pollution, improved quality of life: IISc study

BMTC buses, schedules lower than pre-second wave levels

EDITORS’ PICK

Real estate developers face few hurdles in getting environment clearance

What we lose when we lose a lake — the Mallathahalli Lake experience

How the pandemic locked waste workers out of livelihoods

Citizen Journalism

“Revamp the entire system of road repairs – Why wait for rains?”

Church Street pedestrianisation reduced air pollution, improved quality of life: IISc study

ORR Cycle Lane: Do cyclists benefit at all?

Data Journalism

Bengaluru’s COVID deaths: With June numbers still worse than April’s, has the second wave really subsided?

Filing a consumer case? Be prepared to wait two years

Did Bengaluru really get excess rains in 2020?

Environment

Church Street pedestrianisation reduced air pollution, improved quality of life: IISc study

Economy

Stories of women repair workers

Opinion

What we lose when we lose a lake — the Mallathahalli Lake experience

Governance

How does BBMP compute Property Tax

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