October | 2017 | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Citizens’ fair to express their needs sees wide participation

October 28, 2017 News Desk

Citizens for Bengaluru organised the Beku Beda Santhe on 15 October to commemorate the first year anniversary of the Human Chain that kick started the Steel Flyover Beda movement in 2016. The idea of the

Dear Rail Minister, railway infra in Bengaluru needs upgradation, not elevation

October 26, 2017 Khader B Syed

Continuous neglect by successive Railway Ministers has led to colossal inefficiencies in the railway operations. Saturation of tracks, trains running late and ultimately decreased revenues on daily basis have been the result.

Civic workers protest against abusive contractor

October 26, 2017 Vinay Sreenivasa

Civic workers who gathered at the protest venue posed a few tough questions to the authorities, some of which went unanswered.

This NGO creates spaces where learning is fun and hope is high

October 25, 2017 Kennedy Wirth

In fourteen years, this Bengaluru-based NGO has transformed the lives of children from underprivileged sections learning in government schools, to help them pursue a better life with better education and jobs.

Provide double tracks and new stops for Express trains: Hosur-Bengaluru rail commuters

October 25, 2017 Jayaprakash Chinnamuttu

Passenger trains from Hosur to Bengaluru get delayed due to preference given to Express Trains. The solutions to the problem are a win-win, and not very difficult to implement!

Who is responsible for cyclist Vijay’s accident?

October 25, 2017 Manasi Paresh Kumar

In a city where eight people on two-wheelers lost their lives in a month to potholes, cyclists are even more vulnerable – they face multiple threats in Bengaluru streets, as Vijay Kundaji’s accident shows.

Janagraha releases BBMP Budget 2017-18 performance report

October 24, 2017 Mahalakshmi Balasubramanian

BBMP has been able to collect Rs 1723 crore as property tax in first two quarters of the financial year. Road improvements top the chart among the works undertaken.

Pourakarmikas to protest against abuse and sexual harassment by contractors

October 24, 2017 Vinay Sreenivasa

A contractor emboldened by lax attitude of BBMP abused and harassed 37 women pourakarmikas. Poura Karmikas will protest against this in Bengaluru, asking to remove the contract system and justice for abused women.

Seven BBMP Corporators pledge for segregation and composting

October 23, 2017 Preethi Ravi

The vertical garden installed by Green Peace as part of Waste to Food campaign has taught so many lessons. And there are takers for those lessons.

This Deepavali, let’s do away with whataboutery on crackers

October 18, 2017 Shree D N

Sale of crackers has declined this year in Bengaluru. What could be the reason? How do crackers affect people and environment, and why people advocate against crackers?

Sixth edition of Blr Lit Fest on Oct 28, 29

October 17, 2017 Sridevi Rao

Rajdeep Sardesai, Nidhi Razdan, Indira Lankesh, Bagchi Karkaria, Manu Joseph, R Jagannathan, Sagarika Ghosh are just some names that will be seen in the Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF) today.

Mitigating rain and floods in Bengaluru needs holistic approach

October 17, 2017 Vishwanath Srikantaiah

Bengaluru needs to pay attention to the design of the land – the topography, groundwater recharging capacity, design of the raja kaluves.. and find a way to store water or recharge groundwater, to help mitigate floods.

The story of a layout in Bengaluru becoming Swachh Ooru

October 16, 2017 Revathi Siva Kumar

It’s not an easy achievement to get people to segregate their waste, but relentless efforts by volunteers and penalising by BBMP have helped achieve it in HSR Layout in 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.

Fear of an epidemic looms at Shamanna Gowda Layout

October 13, 2017 N R Satish

With the retainer wall near storm water drain demolished by BBMP, people are left in lurch as water from the drain wreaks havoc in this layout.

BMTC, this is how you can replace personal transport in Bengaluru

October 13, 2017 Vijay Kundaji

A developed city is not a place where the poor have cars, but where the rich use public transportation. For this to happen, BMTC must look beyond its own flattering ridership statistics, and try to improve user convenience.

Tech products help visually disabled, yet a long way to go!

October 12, 2017 Revathi Siva Kumar

October 12 is World Sight Day. What help do the visually challenged have? What more do they need? Here’s a summary of new age solutions.

Yelling at BBMP won’t solve Bengaluru’s problems

October 12, 2017 Ashwin Mahesh

What can solve the issues with roads and potholes Bengaluru is sustained involvement with the political class.

Why should roads be relics of past, while we race towards future?

October 11, 2017 Shashidhar C Shekar

The abysmal condition of the roads deteriorates with every shower and another layer of asphalt is washed away. It leaves a gaping gap that we optimistically call a pothole.

Changing from bystanders to stakeholders: a year of Citizens for Bengaluru

October 10, 2017 Prabhadev

From forming a human chain to stop ‘steel flyover’ to Beku-BeDa Santhe a year later, Citizens for Bengaluru has come a long way, learning the ropes of dealing with government. Citizen participation is no longer an aberration but now a norm.