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