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Articles by Sravasti Datta

About Sravasti Datta
Sravasti Datta is an Consulting Editor at Citizen Matters.
Children look on as the Ejipura slum is razed to the ground
Civic

Editor’s choice 2022: Stories about Bengaluru we hope you didn’t miss

December 31, 2022 Sravasti Datta

Ejipura EWS Quarters series, why Rainbow Drive floods, an explainer on ward committees, and citizens building a duct-culvert, are our top stories.

Trees in Bengaluru
Environment

It’s been a long and difficult struggle to preserve Bengaluru’s trees

December 8, 2022 Sravasti Datta

While amendments to the Karnataka Tree Preservation Act, 1976 has yielded results, is there still a long way to go to save Bengaluru’s trees?

People with disabilities being helped to integrate into society
Society

How accessible is Bengaluru for a person with disability?

December 2, 2022 Agnee Ghosh and Sravasti Datta

The government should prioritise access for persons with disability across the city, but poor implemention of existing laws is a barrier.

A group of people wading through knee deep water inside Rainbow Drive layout
Civic

Event report: Flood-proofing homes and neighbourhoods

November 8, 2022 Sravasti Datta

Key pointers from our first Citizen Clinic, where experts addressed specific concerns and questions from citizens on flooding and flood-proofing.

Professor Amit Basole
Economy

Interview Amit Basole: “PDS the most effective safety net, cash transfers the worst”

April 15, 2022 Sravasti Datta

The survey found that occupationally, people in the service industry were much more likely to lose work compared to home-based workers.

Aditi Raja, IA&AS officer
Governance

Don’t spend more than you actually earn, new Act teaches BBMP fiscal discipline

March 30, 2022 Sravasti Datta

Interview with Aditi Raja, formerAccountant General of West Bengal on implications of bringing BBMP under the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2003

Collage of different Ward Committee Meetings
Governance

Ward committee meetings lack proper rules, representation and legal framework

March 3, 2022 Sravasti Datta

No set procedures for conduct of ward committee meetings, and citizens’ role is also not specified. So how can we have a say in our local governance?

Lawn grass cultivation
Environment

Turf grass: A pretty business that costs much more than just money

February 8, 2022 Sravasti Datta

Turf grass requires excessive water, is doused with harmful chemicals, displaces food crops and grassland insects, and affects topsoil fertility.

COVID test
Health

Is Omicron really ‘mild’? Hear from the doctor who first spotted it

January 24, 2022 Sravasti Datta

“You should probably be hospitalised when you suffer from pneumonia with Omicron,” says Dr Angelique Coetzee, the first doctor to report Omicron.

Sanjay Giri skywalk after its inauguration in Feb 2019.
Infrastructure

What it takes to get a skywalk in Bengaluru

January 14, 2022 Sravasti Datta

Citizens’ efforts in the last few years got BBMP to take pedestrian safety seriously and build skywalks. Here’s the story of one skywalk on ORR.

Kaikondarahalli lake
Environment

Can citizen groups maintain Bengaluru lakes? Legal tussle continues

December 13, 2021 Sravasti Datta

Citizen groups are no longer authorised to maintain lakes. Court-mandated committees are supposed to do this job instead, but the groups challenge this.


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