Articles by 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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.