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No parking board in Bengaluru
Commute

Decoding the pay and park mechanism in Bengaluru

November 22, 2022 Pragathi Ravi

The BBMP’s current plan is to extend the pay-and-park system in a graded fashion to accommodate 24,387 two-wheelers and 2,834 cars.

Residents wade through waist-deep water after settlement floods in Bellandur
Governance

Homeless and penniless, families of Brookefield settlement blame adjacent tech park for flooding

September 7, 2022 Pragathi Ravi

200 families in an informal settlement in Brookefield have been permanently forced out of their homes due to flooding and await compensation.

people at a ward committee meeting held outdoors
Governance

Opinion: For participatory city governance, Bengaluru needs to evolve an urban philosophy and politics

July 19, 2022 M G Devasahayam

Giving people-centred urban politics shape and substance is the task cut out for Bengalureans on the eve of the forthcoming civic elections.

potholes and disintegrating road surface
Infrastructure

Road maintenance: What BBMP does not track

July 6, 2022 Vaidya R

BBMP guidelines specify the processes for road maintenance. But at every step, from measurements to documentation to audits, it is ad hoc work.

Map of BBMP wards before and after delimitation
Governance

Here’s how to check your new ward as per BBMP’s draft delimitation

June 25, 2022 Navya P K

BBMP’s draft delimitation notification lists 243 wards. The public can check the details and send objections and suggestions.

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.

Metal grating for culvert
Governance

What fixing our own roads taught us about local democracy

May 6, 2022 Arvind Keerthi

We planted trees, installed drain covers, fixed water leaks, and filled potholes. Yes, it is time for localities to self-organise and self-fund themselves.

BBMP Head Office
Governance

How does BBMP compute Property Tax

August 11, 2021 Sandhya Bhat

BBMP’s efforts in fixing loopholes in the Property Tax Self Assessment system, adds to the woes of property owners….

covid Delta variant
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Variants in 72% COVID patients | Air pollution up by 90%… and more

July 10, 2021 News Desk

Catch up on news from the city this week, in our roundup.

solid waste management event poster
Waste Management

Panel to explore Bengaluru’s Kasa Connections: Solid Waste Management, Workers’ Safety, and Public Health

June 25, 2021 News Desk

Panel discussion on solid waste management, addressing concerns of workers and wider implications for public health and sustainable development.

Inspectors reviewing BBMP PHC at Ulsoor, Bengaluru
Health

“Primary healthcare should remain with BBMP”

June 18, 2021 Kathyayini Chamaraj

When Phase I of COVID waned, BBMP ward-level committees should have been planning to meet the healthcare needs of the local area.

delivery drivers during lockdown
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Partial lockdown | Prep for third wave | Power tariff up … and more

June 12, 2021 News Desk

Catch up on news from the city this week, in our roundup

Police checkpost during lockdown
Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Lockdown till 14th | II PUC exams cancelled | Property tax discount extension … and more

June 5, 2021 News Desk

Catch up on news from the city this week, in our roundup

Citizens waiting to get vaccinated at K Narayanapura Primary Health Centre.
Health

Residents demand PHC, COVID care in Electronics City

May 25, 2021 News Desk

People living in and around Electronics City demand PHC, want BBMP administration in residential areas.

BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta inspecting the Vidyapeeta PHC's COVID Care and Triaging Centre.
Governance

COVID lessons Bengaluru must learn from second wave

May 24, 2021 Harini Raghavan

Ignoring warnings of a second wave left Bengaluru exposed to a COVID storm. But systems being set up now could prepare us better for a third wave.

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