September | 2014 | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Civic

Weather station to water treatment, seminar discusses solutions to Bangalore’s problems

September 30, 2014 Rashmi Patil

How about a weather forecast for different areas in Bangalore? How can the city prepare better for the water need in 2050? Experts have various proposals.

Environment

Centre to consult Bangalore’s public on green norms

September 26, 2014 News Desk

The laws on water preservation, air, environment, forest and wildlife are being revised. This is your chance to stand up for what you care about. The consultation will be held on September 27 at 12 noon.

Commute

Bangalore initiatives among winners of an all-India road safety innovation challenge

September 25, 2014 News Desk

Two Bangalore-based initiatives, HSR Layout Neighbourhood Improvement Programme and Positive Strokes take home INR 3,00,000 as prize money after winning the Safer Roads, Safer India innovation challenge.

Why does your cab arrive late? | Dealing with dengue | Dasara special buses

September 25, 2014 News Desk

How many of you have found yourselves left in the lurch after you’ve booked a cab? Ever wondered the reasons behind which the cab that you have booked is delayed, or sometimes does not show up at all? Citizen Matters explores the reasons. Also read: Dealing with dengue | Dasara special buses

Bengaluru citizens join hands to save lakes

September 24, 2014 News Desk

The seminar demanded power to Lake Development Authority to remove encroachments, and to enforce punitive measures against encroachers.

Dasara special: KRS round trip by KSRTC for Rs 375 only!

September 24, 2014 News Desk

Three special tour packages by KSRTC are ideal for those who want to get away from the din of Bangalore during the long weekend next week.

Health

Can Ovitrap help prevent dengue in Bangalore?

September 23, 2014 Nikita Malusare

People in Bangalore want to stop mosquitoes from breeding. Out of the many solutions discussed, Ovitrap is also one. How does it work, will it work in Bangalore?

Commute

Five reasons why your cab driver does not land up on time

September 22, 2014 Ganga Madappa

Most of you have faced it in Bangalore – the cab does not come to pick you up, at the expected time. There are interesting reasons to this phenomenon!

Society

Protests in Bangalore: Are they effective enough?

September 22, 2014 Vivek Vaidyanathan

Why should people protest? Are the protests effective enough? What is a protest if it cannot make the desired impact? Vivek Vaidyanathan shares some thoughts.

Infrastructure

Millions of workers who did not demand wage!

September 22, 2014 T R Raghunandan

The expense of composting Bangalore’s wet waste shot through the roof, with the income not being able to match it. Then,”I began to recruit new staff; millions of them!”

Why do things move forward in Bangalore only when courts poke their nose into it?

September 20, 2014 Vivek Vaidyanathan

If the court is compelled to poke its nose in all civic issues, what’s the use of government? Doesn’t it indicate lack of good governance?

Environment

Residents divided over managing trees on apartment podium

September 19, 2014 Nikita Malusare

Trees inside a private apartment compound: Can they be cut or not? This is not a simple case of yes or no – it is complicated. Here is a case study that indicates the due diligence to be followed while cutting trees inside private premises.

UNCATEGORIZED

East Bangalore’s traffic nightmare | CM to play Rajinikanth? | ‘Change the rules for Non-KA vehicles

September 18, 2014 News Desk

Imagine this: 26 new projects coming up in the Whitefield-KR Puram-Mahadevapura area could add 19,000+ cars to the road, and up the water demand by 10.5 million litres! Is the area prepared for this?

Society

Paper cranes are her tools to spread faith in inter-religion marriages

September 17, 2014 Christopher Martin Lopaze

Fear of rejection because of inter-caste and inter-religion marriage is the main disease Shivani Pal wants to eradicate with the project.

Commute

Non-Karnataka vehicle owners burdened by high re-registration fee in Bangalore, ask CM to rationalise rules

September 17, 2014 Nikita Malusare

There are thousands of vehicles with registration numbers indicating non-Karnataka states, plying in Bangalore. Many of them want to stay in Bangalore for only a year or two. Should they pay full life-time tax for their vehicle?

‘Citizens should be allowed to video-record Ward Committee meetings’

September 17, 2014 News Desk

Finally Bangalore is moving towards better citizen participation – Ward Committee is one of them. The raw rules published are set to improve, due to the intervention of many activists who have been bargaining for it.

Governance

It’s official: Bangalore Mayor has no role in planning the city

September 16, 2014 Shree D N

Alright, you are the mayor of Bangalore, i.e. the official head of city government. Yet, you cannot get into the city’s new metropolitan planning committee, but your fellow councillors can! That’s the state government’s slap in the face for you!

Governance

How Siddaramaiah’s government crippled Bengaluru in 11 ways recently

September 16, 2014 Kathyayini Chamaraj

The state government is finally setting up a Metropolitan Planning Committee (MPC) for Bangalore, that too, only after a High Court directive! But a deep dive into the MPC set up exposes its unconstitutional spirit.

Bangaloreans come together to save the lakes in the city

September 16, 2014 Dr Arbind Kumar Gupta

One Bangalore Lakes campaign will run from September to March. The team hopes to connect with each and every Bangalorean and make people come together for lakes.

Commute

Please ensure peaceful life for us, Worshipful Mayor of Bangalore!

September 15, 2014 Raman Muthuswamy

A senior citizen has some requests to the newly elected mayor of Bangalore. Read on to know more!