May | 2017 | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

How prepared is Bengaluru to deal with monsoon?

May 31, 2017 Akshatha M

A team of officials in BBMP is ready to handle any rain problems, 24X7, with a temporary control room of 64 emergency numbers for each wards. What other steps has the BBMP undertaken to face rains this year?

Bengaluru residents, heed this SOS call from Bellandur, save the city

May 30, 2017 Odette Katrak

Garbage in Bellandur lake is bad news—not just for nearby residents but for every Bengalurean. Because, the same malaise impacts your air, water and the food chain!

BBMP denies existence of glitches in property tax system

May 29, 2017 Akshatha M

BBMP rubbishes claims of problems in the online property tax system, says people didn’t use the time given for correction of errors.

Bengaluru Matters Radio Show – Episode 15

May 27, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

BMTC can serve Bengaluru better with more routes and frequency

May 26, 2017 Shree D N

BMTC needs to go beyond citizen outreach and social media communication to fix the root problems that hinder the efficiency. Data can help do this.

A ride in Bengaluru to campaign for awareness around menstruation

May 25, 2017 Pinky Chandran

This is part of a global campaign to end myths, taboos and shame around menstruation and initiative targeted to educate rural girls and women in India on menstrual hygiene.

Check the waste collection microplan for your ward here

May 24, 2017 News Desk

List of wardwise BBMP microplan/autoblock data for Bengaluru.

One year later, BMTC’s updated ITS continues to disappoint

May 24, 2017 News Desk

After an year of its launch, BMTC’s ITS system continues to be bug-ridden and not-so-useful. Shouldn’t the BMTC redeem itself by fixing the app and making it functional?

Of rescue, adoption and taking care of animals

May 22, 2017 Sanaya Katrak

Working closely with animals in need is extremely rewarding. Every rescue and every adoption is an achievement for an animal rescuer. A typical day in the life of an animal rescuer, decoded.

Bengaluru Matters Radio Show – Episode 14

May 20, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

This week’s Bengaluru Matters radio show covers the work in progress for Madiwala biodiversity park. A professor involved in the issue, Arbind Guptha talks about the progress so far. Pawan Mulukutla from World Resource Institute (WRI) and Rekha Chari from Malleshwaram Swabhimana Initiative (MSI) talk about Station Access and Mobility Programme, that aims to connect metro stations to nearby areas with people’s involvement and planning.

Waves of colours on fabrics

May 19, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

Padmini Govind speaks about Tharangini – a textile unit started in Bengaluru in 1977.

A day in the life of a garbage collector

May 18, 2017 Sanaya Katrak

No one wishes to immerse themselves in filth, but someone ends up doing it. Despite the almost inhuman conditions and the lack of dignity, garbage collectors continue to do that job, due to financial compulsions.

The road to dissent

May 17, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

From growing up in a conservative family to researching on the Devadasi culture, Priya Dilip has come a long way

Magic of acceptance, joy of freedom

May 17, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

Abdul Rahman Khan talks about his poetry and how his family accepted his sexuality.

Carpets of blooms that lift us from gloom

May 17, 2017 Deepa Mohan

Bengaluru needs more and more such trees that bloom and help us forget our worries, says Deepa Mohan.

Price cap on movies is a bad move. Here’s why!

May 17, 2017 Anupam Manur

For an offbeat indie movie, multiplexes would charge a lower price, while for a blockbuster, they would charge a higher price. Price cap changes the equation: to maximize profits, they would have to sell maximum tickets, and that will change the type of movies that will be chosen by the multiplexes.

Month: May 2017