Srinivas Alavilli Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

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.

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

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?

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

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Let’s send some rainwater to our lakes in Bengaluru

May 26, 2016 Srinivas Alavilli

It’s that time of the year when the city will receive rains. Roads will flood while lakes will remain parched. Can we catch the rain and send it to lakes?

Political parties to march in Bengaluru for clean politics on Oct 2

October 1, 2013 Srinivas Alavilli

Lok Satta, Aam Aadmi Party and JD(U) have organised a walk on October 2 in Bangalore, from M G Road to Anand Rao Circle, demanding de-criminalisation of politics.

Governance

Karnataka’s dance of democracy: Naavu ready, Neevu barteera?

February 25, 2013 Srinivas Alavilli

Change requires participation in democratic processes, not just exercise of voting rights; as the state readies for the 2013 Assembly elections, how can you engage yourself to make a difference?

OneBengaluru for saving the lakes

August 2, 2012 Srinivas Alavilli

Less than half of the lakes in the city have survived. But citizens’ initiatives have managed to rejuvenate a few. Here’s an opportunity to save more.