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HomeAuthorsNavya P K

Articles by Navya P K

About Navya P K
Navya has 12 years of experience in journalism, covering development, urban governance and environment. She was earlier Senior Journalist, Citizen Matters, and Reporter, The New Indian Express. She has also freelanced for publications such as The News Minute, Factor Daily and India Together. Navya won the All India Environment Journalism Award, 2013, for her investigative series on the environmental violations of an upcoming SEZ in Bengaluru, published in Citizen Matters. She also won the PII-UNICEF fellowship in 2016 to report on child rights in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Navya has an MA in Political Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a PG Diploma from the Asian College of Journalism.
Water Supply

Costly and scarce: Water access a daily struggle for Bengaluru slum dwellers

May 18, 2022 Navya P K

A majority of slum residents depend on public borewells for water, which they use for cooking and drinking without filtering, at great risk to health.

Cauvery river full of froth
Environment

Webinar: Bengaluru’s wastewater is polluting the Cauvery; users too must pay true cost of water

May 10, 2022 Navya P K

Bengaluru’s untreated wastewater eventually enters the Cauvery river, which then reaches the city right back through its water supply network. A webinar looked at the problem and possible solutions.

protest against infrastructure projects
Infrastructure

Public consultations mandatory for BDA projects; for others, citizens seek court intervention

May 5, 2022 Navya P K

Are all government agencies required to hold public consultations for their infrastructure projects? How much say do citizens really have?

Passengers boarding a BMTC bus
Commute

Free bus travel is not an option for BMTC, targeted subsidies to the poor is

April 21, 2022 Navya P K

Targeted free travel for select groups–those who cannot afford but are dependent on buses for access to livelihood—is the way to go for BMTC

Residents at the Sulikunte EWS quarters.
Infrastructure

Nine years after Ejipura slum demolition, evictees struggle for shelter, basic facilities

April 14, 2022 Navya P K

In 2014, High Court directed the govt to allot them flats in Sulikunte, and to set up schools, hospitals and increase frequency of buses from the village. None of this has happened.

bbmp council
Governance

Effective participative governance requires corporators at the helm of ward committees

April 11, 2022 Navya P K

Residents are disenchanted with nodal officers and believe corporators are likely to be more effective and democratic and at least resolve minor issues.

Bengaluru city
Economy

BBMP budget 2022-23: Midnight drama could see many city roads dug up all over again

April 5, 2022 Navya P K

BBMP has allocated around Rs 10,480 cr for Bengaluru in 2022-23. A large portion of the funds are expected to come from taxes and state government grants.

potholes on Sarjapur main road
Governance

Pothole deaths: For concerned officials, no accountability, no action, no deterrence

March 29, 2022 Navya P K

With increasing pressure from the public, the Bengaluru Traffic Police has of late been booking more cases against engineers for pothole-related deaths.

Ejipura EWS quarters construction site
Infrastructure

Ejipura EWS Quarters: Two decades on, still waiting for a home

March 25, 2022 Navya P K

The Ejipural EWS quarters were originally allotted to 1,512 poor families. But poor quality of construction saw some quarters collapse in a few years.

A recharge well being built
Water Supply

Webinar: Reconnecting with open wells and our relationship with shallow aquifers that feed them

March 16, 2022 Navya P K

Many Bengalureans are now building shallow open wells or recharge wells, and drawing good-quality water from these for their daily needs.

BBMP head office
Economy

A citizens’ wish list on what the BBMP’s budget should focus on this year

March 13, 2022 Navya P K

Citizen Matters spoke to some Bengalureans for their take on how the 2022-2023 BBMP budget allocations should be made for the city. This is what they said.

Dr Chandan Banerjee, Associate Director at Water Solutions Lab
Water Supply

Interview: IISc projects that connect Bengaluru’s water problems to solutions

February 15, 2022 Navya P K

“The Water Solutions Lab focuses on both design and policy. Technology has to be coupled with correct policy making to properly utilise the technology.”

Dr J Srinivasan, Distinguished Scientist at the Divecha Centre for Climate Change, IISc
Environment

Bengaluru warming faster than global mean, will become much hotter: Dr J Srinivasan, IISc

February 13, 2022 Navya P K

The State can’t deal with climate change if it ignores local factors like land use change and pollution, says Dr Srinivasan.

Cubbon Park
Civic

Court cases, campaigns, protests: All that Bengalureans have done to save Cubbon Park

February 4, 2022 Navya P K

Since the 1990s, Bengalureans have fought to protect Cubbon Park and retain the green space, even as the government keeps coming up with other plans.

BBMP meeting on Covid Hospital Bed Management System
Health

Is Bengaluru prepared enough to tackle COVID third wave?

January 19, 2022 Navya P K

As Bengaluru’s daily case count crosses 25,000, does the city have sufficient hospital beds, medical oxygen and triaging facilities? Here’s an update.

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