August | 2017 | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

How Bengaluru’s lakes got a second chance at life

August 31, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

From being a water network to becoming sewage basins of Bengaluru, lakes have an interesting history. But lakes still matter to this city, because they help in groundwater recharge. The story of rejuvenating Bengaluru’s lakes is an inspiring one.

Karnataka’s real estate rules leave many questions unanswered

August 30, 2017 Arvind Padmanabhan

The new Real Estate Act can help buyers by making developers accountable. But grey areas that are not explained in the Act or by the rules remain to be addressed by the judiciary. What are they?

A day at Dastkar exhibition as a volunteer

August 29, 2017 Sanjana Shahane

Bengaluru has scores of volunteering opportunities, where anyone can participate, help and learn. Here’s an experience of a student who volunteered for a cloth exhibition by Dastkar.

African women in Bengaluru: we stick out like a sore thumb

August 28, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

First impressions from new visitors to the city. They are from different African countries, and their experience here shows a different side of Bengalureans.

Time for a Solid Waste Management board in Bengaluru

August 24, 2017 Sandya Narayanan

The SWMRT group proposes a way for waste to be managed, in the interests of pourakarmikas, citizens, environment protection and civic efficiency.

Million Mahadevapura voters want to rise, will BBMP help?

August 23, 2017 Akshatha M

Six months after application, some apartment residents haven’t got EPIC numbers or voter id cards in Whitefield. The Million Voter Rising campaign is trying to overcome such hurdles, as it works to get more people onto the rolls.

Ad hoc contracts cost 600 Crores to dump garbage in quarries

August 23, 2017 Sandya Narayanan

Money for waste management in BBMP is literally going down the quarries. Yet BBMP Council is preventing the move towards a direct payment and a performance-based system. Waste management in city is paralysed!

All you want to know about Indira Canteens

August 22, 2017 Navya P K

Count-down tickers and CCTV cameras will be used for monitoring Indira canteens, but BBMP Health Department officials will still have a major role in the daily functioning of Indira canteens. Here is how the system will work.

Three stories prove Bengaluru’s water woes can be solved

August 22, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

Three communities in Bengaluru are proving that sustainable water management in urban India is possible. They have eliminated borewells and tankers from the equation!

Educated lead the way in littering Lalbagh

August 21, 2017 Hema Mahesh

People abuse the famous park at the heart of Bengaluru, by throwing litter. Why this negligence towards our own public assets?

Whitefield traffic needs more trains to decongest!

August 21, 2017 N S Mukunda

Road traffic is chaotic due to lack of reliable transport. This needs to be fixed.

Bengaluru Matters Radio Show – Episode 27

August 19, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

This week, we explore various topics, from rains, rain water harvesting, lakes, hospital, e-waste to children’s safety in public spaces.

Differently abled turn dance-abled, one step at a time!

August 18, 2017 Srushti Padival

Disabled have their own strengths. Here’s an event that showcased how they can be included in the mainstream.

Finding free govt health services for women in Bengaluru

August 18, 2017 News Desk

How good or bad is public health system for women in Bengaluru? A reality check revealed surprises to the researcher, with the presence of all mandated facilities and helpful staff.

Who killed Priya?

August 16, 2017 Manju George

A 13-year-old died in a park in MEG Layout, after a loose play equipment fell on her head. Who is to blame?

A watery Independence Day in S T Bed Layout

August 16, 2017 Ammu Joseph

What happens when residential layouts are built on rajakaluves or lake beds? Water flows where it wants to, and thoughtless development takes its toll.

Residents want KCDC plant booted out from HSR Layout

August 15, 2017 News Desk

Karnataka Composting Development Corporation (KCDC) in HSR Layout, Bengaluru, is in news yet again. Residents are demanding that the government: 1. Shift the existing plant immediately to a remote and unpopulated location outside the city

Humans of Lalbagh Independence Day flower show

August 15, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

Over 500,000 visitors are expected to attend this year’s Independence Day flower show, not to mention the numerous vendors, security workers, cleaners or others!

Independence Day flower show, 2017: A photo essay

August 15, 2017 S Srinivasan

The Labagh Flower Show theme honours Jnanpeeth Awardee RashtraKavi Kuvempu.

How to deal with street dogs in Bengaluru

August 14, 2017 Shree D N

Street dogs can be managed and kept healthy with the help of BBMP – now that the Animal Birth Control programme has restarted in the city.