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HomeAuthorsSrinivas Alavilli

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 Fellow at WRI India.
Vidhana Soudha
Governance

Bengaluru MLAs are long timers: 16 of 28 have been legislators from 2008

May 9, 2023 Deep C and Srinivas Alavilli

Bengaluru MLAs have been voted again and again by citizens and have now gained decades of experience representing our city.

Drone shot of Jayanagar metro
Commute

Two govts, three CMs: Some big hits, many misses for sustainable mobility in Bengaluru

May 4, 2023 Srinivas Alavilli

If the political will stays with public transport and not ill-conceived flyovers, Bengaluru can shed the tag of being the most congested city.

RWA members and officials
Governance

No one can deny your right to attend your ward committee meeting

November 10, 2022 Srinivas Alavilli

The Ward Committee is the only place where citizens can meet all the officials and the Corporator of the ward in person to address local issues.

Wallet with cash
Economy

Bengaluru, here is where all the taxes you pay end up

October 24, 2022 Srinivas Alavilli

Know more about tax distribution, who gets the money, how it is utilised, and why constituting a State Finance Commission is absolutely necessary.

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.

A 2019 photo of a ward committee meeting in Shanthi Nagar
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?

A 2019 photo of a ward committee meeting in Shanthi Nagar
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?

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