Mohit M Rao Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Battle-weary Covid warriors dreading second wave

December 22, 2020 Mohit M Rao

The morale of ASHA workers, front line warriors in the battle against Covid-19, requires a boost.

Livelihoods dependent on Bengaluru lakes can be protected, here’s how

November 16, 2020 Mohit M Rao

When a lake is rejuvenated, those dependent on the lake for food or livelihoods usually lose access to it. But there are ways to conserve lakes while also protecting livelihoods.

Local residents suffer as Bengaluru lakes no longer offer food, livelihoods

November 13, 2020 Mohit M Rao

Bengaluru lakes once offered a buffet of greens and fish to those in the neighbourhood. The trees around lakes yielded fruits and seeds that could be either devoured or sold in the markets. But pollution and flawed rejuvenation projects have stopped local communities from accessing lakes.

How Bengaluru’s APMC yard works and what it means for farmers: Here’s all you need to know

October 20, 2020 Mohit M Rao

Yeshwanthpur APMC yard caters to farmers and buyers from across the country. How has the APMC system worked here, and how successful has it been?

Yeshwanthpur APMC yard: A marketplace for farmers across India

October 17, 2020 Mohit M Rao

Farmers from as far away as Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal sell their produce at Bengaluru’s APMC yard, one of the biggest markets for onions and potatoes in the country.

Bengaluru’s “other” water bodies shelter rich biodiversity, but are fast vanishing

October 15, 2020 Mohit M Rao

Small water bodies host a variety of bird and animal species, and ensure water security. But unlike lakes, they are completely ignored. A majority of these water bodies have already been filled up.

Unchecked tree loss is wiping out the Slender Loris from Bengaluru

September 24, 2020 Mohit M Rao

Slender lorises were commonly spotted in Bengaluru once, but with widespread tree felling, they are now cornered into isolated patches like IISc. Further tree loss is threatening the survival of the small population that remains now.

When Bengalureans decided they couldn’t simply watch hungry migrants trudge helplessly

June 4, 2020 Mohit M Rao

The acts of kindness from individuals during the lockdown are innumerable and difficult to quantify. Many were no more than just donors, but their contribution saved the day for the thousands stranded far from home.

Lockdown Challenge: How many hungry people are there in Bengaluru?

May 7, 2020 Mohit M Rao

The State had no plan to combat hunger. Authorities capable of verifying voter identity cards in every slum and ghetto in the City, failed to even gauge the scale of food insecurity triggered by the lockdown. The BBMP gave out only 68,000 ration kits whereas NGOs took up a bulk of the task of feeding the hungry. Nobody knows how many went hungry.