Renuka Viswanathan | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

A migrant colony that was invisible in plain sight

May 22, 2020 Renuka Viswanathan

This Whitefield colony was another forgotten settlement, abandoned without work, food or hope. Who lives there? How could the government have helped them?

BBMP Budget 2020: “Business as usual on a sinking ship”

April 25, 2020 Renuka Viswanathan

A few key items in the 209-page document are enough to reveal the sordid picture. Almost every important graph on the excel sheet is in sharp decline, reflecting disarray in city administration and the pulls and pressures that have prevented it from meeting even the basic needs of the city’s residents.

Whitefield resident refuses khata that didn’t follow process

December 22, 2015 Renuka Viswanathan

What happens when BBMP speeds up the Khata process for a citizen who was campaigning for fair and transparent process in issuing Khata? He refuses to take it, because the process isn’t transparent yet.