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Articles by Srinivas Alavilli

About Srinivas Alavilli
Srinivas Alavilli is a citizen activist based in Bengaluru, working on a variety of issues. He is the co-founder of Citizens for Bengaluru, and is currently Head, Civic Participation, at the NGO Janaagraha.
people at a ward committee meeting held outdoors
Governance

Why I like Ward Committees so much – and how you can too

May 23, 2022 Srinivas Alavilli

Just electing a ward corporator is not enough. How can we ensure purpose and direction in a ward’s governance? The answer: ward committees.

MCMB Campaign launch
Governance

End YellowSpots, improve footpaths, improve quality of parks—Citizens’ wish list for ward level budgets

April 1, 2022 Srinivas Alavilli

#MyCityMyBudget 2022-23 –another year of overwhelming response from citizens for ward level budget allocations for footpaths, public toilets and parks.

Janaagraha's webinar on fund usage by Bengaluru's ward committees.
Governance

Webinar: How ward committees are utilising funds for potholes, footpaths, borewells

January 24, 2022 Srinivas Alavilli

BBMP recently allocated Rs 60 lakh to every ward committee. A webinar organised by the NGO Janaagraha threw light on how the funds are being used.

Governance

Workshop on ward committees: Learn how to help solve civic issues in your neighbourhood

October 29, 2021 Srinivas Alavilli

Attend a workshop to learn how you can participate in the ward committee meetings in your ward, hold officials accountable and get works done.

Governance

What are Bengaluru’s MPs and MLAs doing during lockdown?

April 25, 2020 Srinivas Alavilli

During the lockdown, we have seen MPs and MLAs distribute rations, organise home delivery, and so on. But they have a far bigger role – to ensure that the government machinery delivers as promised.

Society

Corona lockdown: Citizen collective ‘WithBengaluru’ to arrange rations for the poor

March 30, 2020 Srinivas Alavilli

A citizen initiative ‘WithBengaluru’ is distributing ration kits to migrant workers and other low-income groups in the city. Here are details of the initiative and how you too can be part of it.

Vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road on Dickenson Road adding to the traffic pile up on both sides. Pic: Ekta Sawant
Civic

New traffic fines: “We need less outrage, more political accountability”

September 9, 2019 Srinivas Alavilli

Hefty fines lead to fewer traffic violations, and hence better traffic management. Then why are we angry about the new fines? And what can we, as citizens, really do?

Governance

Ten steps to make your ward committee meetings effective

July 26, 2019 Srinivas Alavilli

At ward committee meetings, you can highlight problems in your locality, hold authorities accountable, and plan local development. But how do you get started? Here is a step-by-step guide

Civic

Did your ward councillor win CfB’s Corporator No 1 Awards?

July 16, 2019 Srinivas Alavilli

This Sunday, citizens presented the ‘Corporator No 1 Awards’ to 51 BBMP councillors who had organised the most number of ward committee meetings. Read on to see if your corporator made it to the list

Civic

Rate your ward councillor for CfB’s ‘Corporator No 1 Awards’

June 30, 2019 Srinivas Alavilli

Citizens for Bengaluru will award the city’s best corporators in a ceremony on July 14th. The awardees will be selected based on citizens’ rating through an online survey form

Governance

BBMP compiling list of bars is a rude joke on Bengaluru!

January 10, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

Fire safety needs to be ensured by design and any violation must be noticed by the system by default. But why aren’t we there yet?

Governance

Plan Bengaluru 777: A vision for City Mayor to work on!

November 29, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Strategy should be to elevate the stature of the Mayor’s office, take up small but significant set of things that lead to perceptible improvements, and to get citizens involved in local decision making.

Society

A journey from Bendakalooru to Bengaluru via Bangalore

November 13, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Books are a great way to know the culture of a city. These four books on Bengaluru are must-read for people who want to explore the mindset of Bengaluru.

Civic

Children to imagine Bengaluru via art at the #BekuBedaSanthe

October 14, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Children are future citizens of Bengaluru. They have a great stake in the city. Organisers hope to give them a happy platform to express themselves creatively.

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Civic

Catch the rain chronicles: theory to practice at Natraj Layout, JP Nagar

September 2, 2016 Srinivas Alavilli

Here’s how a team of citizens went about clearing the storm water drain in their layout – a seemingly impossible work that only municipal administration is supposed to do.

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