Josephine Joseph Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

The pedestrian is a nobody: Bengaluru’s footpath story

September 3, 2020 Josephine Joseph

Bengaluru invests crores in road construction, but very little in footpaths and pedestrian crossings. Why are pedestrians so neglected?

Celebrating young messengers of change in Bengaluru

November 16, 2016 Josephine Joseph

Traffic Police Day and Constitution Day Campaigns are going to be a part of this movement that sows the seeds of civic awareness among children.

School children celebrate Traffic Police Day in Bengaluru

January 22, 2016 Josephine Joseph

Traffic Police Day was started 11 years ago to appreciate the efforts of the traffic police. Local school children will be expressing their gratitude to these unsung heroes of the city during the course of this month.

A guide to BBMP scams in the last decade

November 2, 2015 Josephine Joseph

Managing the city of Bengaluru is a tricky affair where a lot of money can be lost if there is no integrity and coordination among officials, politicians and contractors. Here’s a list of scams that happened in last few years in BMP and BBMP.

How to get the government seal for your marriage in Bengaluru?

August 8, 2015 Josephine Joseph

How to get your marriage registered? Where to get it registered? What kind of marriages can be registered, under which act? Here is all you need to know about it.

A city that never stops growing, even when it takes water bodies and green belt!

July 16, 2015 Josephine Joseph

It is obvious that Bengaluru’s population has been growing over the years. But how much? And at what cost?

Governance

Analysis of two CAG reports reveals Bengaluru’s historical waste-insensitiveness

May 15, 2015 Josephine Joseph

What stopped BBMP from rectifying the mistakes and solving the problems related to waste management, while the CAG pointed it out in 2008?

Hundreds of crores spent on garbage, what does BBMP have to show?

April 16, 2015 Josephine Joseph

The city’s garbage woes did not appear overnight. What led to this tipping point? Citizen Matters looks back over the past 15 years and the current imbroglio in a new in-depth series. Is there an end in sight?

Society

Here’s how you can bring home a bundle of joy through adoption

April 1, 2015 Josephine Joseph

The adoption process is not as easy as it is shown in movies. There’s a waiting period and elaborate documentation to be done, before you can take home a child. Here’s how you can go about it, and the list of things to keep in mind.

Commute

What’s this Tender SURE all about?

March 16, 2015 Josephine Joseph

Tender SURE project is meant to provide pedestrian-friendly roads and ease traffic. So why is there collective sigh of dismay and criticism of the Rs 208 crore project?

Civic

Using tricolour where images of gods fail!

January 27, 2015 Josephine Joseph

Will tricolour deter people from dumping waste in vacant plots? Josephine Joseph tries a unique method to stop people from dumping.

Infrastructure

26 projects could: add 19,000 cars to Whitefield traffic, up water demand by 10.5 million litres

September 15, 2014 Josephine Joseph

East Bangalore area, particularly Whitefield- KR Puram – Mahadevapura area, is on the prime real estate map. What are the projects coming up next? What are the implications?

Bribe the valveman to cut water supply, and make money selling water!

September 8, 2014 Josephine Joseph

It’s all about murky deals. Real estate, local politics, water supply – all are interconnected. Here is a scholarly insight into the water mafia operating in Bangalore.

Environmental Clearance: What’s that, why do builders need it?

September 3, 2014 Josephine Joseph

We often hear of environmental norms eased, and other issues related to environmental clearance. What is environmental clearance? Why is it required?

Environment

Tradition helps protect sacred trees in old Bengaluru areas

August 4, 2014 Josephine Joseph

Even in the highly commercialised old Pete area of Bangalore, there remain some pockets of greenery that provide some fresh air to the locality. How did they survive? Here’s a study that explores reasons.