Marianne de Nazareth Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Bengaluru’s pavements: foot paths or death traps?

June 1, 2016 Marianne de Nazareth

Scooter-borne jay riders race on the wrong side of a road, hit a lady, and flee eve before she wakes up and notes down their numbers. Passersby don’t care to take the numbers either. Traffic rules are broken everyday in Bengaluru everywhere, and fines are not helping!

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It’s a death trap on Hayes Road

June 10, 2015 Marianne de Nazareth

Despite being one of the popular addresses in town, the condition of the road and footpaths in Hayes Road in Richmond Town is a mess. A resident of the area shares her concerns.

Commute

The travails of a driver on Mysore Road

June 1, 2015 Marianne de Nazareth

Planning a trip out of Bangalore via Mysore road? Look out for the expandable gates and for cops who will fine you if you are driving over the speed limit.

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Bangalore is drowning in its own sewage

August 1, 2012 Marianne de Nazareth

Residential areas have turned commercial. But the sewage pipes have not been updated for over a 100 years. This is raising stink in central Bangalore. BWSSB continues to ignore the problem.

Replenish aquifers with rainwater harvesting

June 17, 2012 Marianne de Nazareth

Borewell digging goes on without any check by the authorities and since the water that comes from a borewell is ‘free’ why should anyone be careful using it is the attitude. There is a need to replenish aquifers as it is finite and the best method found so far is RWH.

Infrastructure

The mystery of the mucky drains

May 17, 2012 Marianne de Nazareth

Clear one section of the drains and then load the muck into lorries to cart away – how difficult is that for our Corporation to handle?

Society

iBrowse for book lovers

August 28, 2011 Marianne de Nazareth

Love of books brings these hundred people together at the Catholic Club. Founder of iBrowse shares her experience.

Governance

Bengaluru is booming, but what about its basic infrastructure?

August 15, 2011 Marianne de Nazareth

When residential areas are converted to commercial areas, the upshot is that the property prices go up. But does that alone suffice? What about loads of problems that come with such large scale development?

Environment

APD’s annual plant sale on now

July 22, 2011 Marianne de Nazareth

Buy a plant and support a cause! The Association of People with Disability annual plant sale, inaugurated by Margaret Alva, is on till Jul 29th.

Exciting service from my phone service provider

June 25, 2011 Marianne de Nazareth

Well I have been ‘Bangalored’ by my Broadband service provider in the so called silicon valley of India.

Environment

A tree is hacked on environment day

June 14, 2011 Marianne de Nazareth

A tree planted by my children 15 years ago was decimated and mutilated on Castle Street, ironically on World Environment Day.

Commute

“You banged a Maruti and ran away-a Madam?”

June 13, 2011 Marianne de Nazareth

Barely had I put my feet down and left my grip on the brakes, when I was hit from behind by an old model Maruti car. My scooter and I both fell to the ground.

Can we achieve urban sustainable mobility in Bangalore?

May 30, 2011 Marianne de Nazareth

Ideas flew around my head, ideas so foreign sounding for me coming out of India and Bangalore where the only thought of providing solutions by my state government, was to cut down our trees and widen our roads.

Commute

Bikes riding on pavements should be banned!

April 24, 2011 Marianne de Nazareth

Pedestrians are honked at for walking on pavements. Vehicles should be booked for driving on pavements.

Commute

Castle Street, free of potholes again

December 7, 2010 Marianne de Nazareth

After months of living life on the edge of open potholes, Castle streets residents breathe easy. Marianne de Nazareth shares the good news.