Akshatha M | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Why BBMP’s stormwater drain encroachment clearance drive is delayed

September 27, 2017 Akshatha M

After the 2016 floods, BBMP started the demolition drive to clear drain encroachments, and followed it with a plan to remodel Bengaluru’s stormwater drains. Why is this still not complete?

How to fix voter registration issues in Bengaluru

September 27, 2017 Akshatha M

Some ideas on how to solve the difficulties in voter registration—from using post offices to Bangalore One centres—making it as painless as Aadhaar process often is.

All you need to know about Bengaluru’s Employment Exchanges

September 21, 2017 Akshatha M

This guide will help you figure out how anyone can benefit from employment exchanges.

Employment Exchanges need to find a way to become relevant again

September 20, 2017 Akshatha M

With changed world, easy availability of information and non-skilled human resources, Employment Exchanges have a greater void to fill, in skill development, not directly in providing jobs.

With govt vacancies open for all, Exchange banks on private sector for jobs

September 18, 2017 Akshatha M

Employment Exchanges are now helping private companies find people looking for employment. But there is no data that is given back to them on the actual number of people employed.

Employment Exchange: Old world job portal continues to serve

September 13, 2017 Akshatha M

Once Employment Exchanges were the most sought after centres for unemployed youth to get jobs. In an era of internet and job portals, what’s happening to them?

Million Mahadevapura voters want to rise, will BBMP help?

August 23, 2017 Akshatha M

Six months after application, some apartment residents haven’t got EPIC numbers or voter id cards in Whitefield. The Million Voter Rising campaign is trying to overcome such hurdles, as it works to get more people onto the rolls.

Five years after Ejipura eviction, she remains homeless

July 19, 2017 Akshatha M

Families were evicted from the housing quarters with a promise of new homes in the same place. Ever since, footpath has become their dwelling. What has the life been like, for the evicted?

BBMP MoU promises EWS land to developer, against rules

July 17, 2017 Akshatha M

Public-private partnership does not allow land transfer to developers, but the BBMP has promised a sale in the MoU signed, and the developer is banking on it. Where will this lead to?

Many legal hurdles to pass before Ejipura project becomes a reality

July 13, 2017 Akshatha M

Why has the BBMP not given plan sanction to the entire Ejipura EWS quarters project? What are the issues with plan approval?

Ill-planned, demolished, being rebuilt: saga of Ejipura EWS quarters

July 11, 2017 Akshatha M

This is the story of how thousands of low income families are at the mercy of ill-planned government projects; Nothing illustrates better that housing for urban poor is a mess.

Maverick’s Ejipura project: Uday Garudachar’s obstacle race

July 10, 2017 Akshatha M

For Uday Garudachar, the controversial Bengaluru builder and owner of Garuda Mall, an important project is underway, mired in controversy.

Namma 100 integrates multiple police helplines

June 15, 2017 Akshatha M

The upgraded emergency service response system has 90 telephone lines to help the police control room respond swiftly to public emergency calls.

Bengaluru all set to celebrate environment day

June 2, 2017 Akshatha M

‘Connect with Nature’ is the theme for this World Environment Day. This is a list of environment day programmes you can attend in Bengaluru over next few days.

How prepared is Bengaluru to deal with monsoon?

May 31, 2017 Akshatha M

A team of officials in BBMP is ready to handle any rain problems, 24X7, with a temporary control room of 64 emergency numbers for each wards. What other steps has the BBMP undertaken to face rains this year?

BBMP denies existence of glitches in property tax system

May 29, 2017 Akshatha M

BBMP rubbishes claims of problems in the online property tax system, says people didn’t use the time given for correction of errors.

HSR’s composting plant back to square one, no solution in sight

April 24, 2017 Akshatha M

Karnataka Composting Development Corporation (KCDC) is back to its old status, and the deadlock continues. Akshatha M traces a month’s journey of the plant, through her interactions with concerned key parties.

A reality check inside Bengaluru’s one and only composting plant

April 18, 2017 Akshatha M

This composting plant in Bengaluru is supposed to be model that will show how large scale composting can be done in cities. But what is really going on? A reality check.

If composting plant doesn’t work, close it down, demand HSR residents

April 17, 2017 Akshatha M

Citizens speak out on the government-run composting plant in HSR Layout – what is happening, why people are worried about it.

Respect culture to avoid clashes: Bengaluru Police chief to foreigners

April 5, 2017 Akshatha M

Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Praveen Sood talks about drug peddling in the city, safety initiatives and revealing the identity of the accused.