CITIZEN JOURNALISM Archives

people at a ward committee meeting held outdoors

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.

Traffic congestion, chaos reigns at the Sarjapur-Attibele junction

May 16, 2022 Mahima Shankar

The traffic congestion at Sarjapur-Attibele junction is typical of Bengaluru’s peripheries, with no traffic regulation and pedestrian infrastructure.

Road with vehicles moving fast. Divider on the right side.

Sarjapur Road underpass: Citizens say the ill-conceived project will worsen traffic

May 12, 2022 Mukund Kumar

An underpass at Sarjapura Road-Harlur Road junction solves no problem and is likely to worsen traffic. It is also in the way of the Sarjapur Metro line.

How to prevent biomedical waste from contaminating our air and water

May 11, 2022 Manvel Alur

Be the Prescription for Change is a unique initiative to ensure responsible collection and management of household biomedical waste.

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.

Step by step guide to paying BBMP property tax for 2022-23

April 26, 2022 D R Prakash

A guide to BBMP Property tax assessment currently underway. The process, problems, along with the changes introduced this year.

Concretising open parks — this is not the development people want or need

April 20, 2022 Krishna Panyam

Fed up with mere platitudes and no action, Malleswaram residents launch yet another protest against constant, uncoordinated digging of their streets.

Saaku — Enough Is enough–residents stage protest walk to reclaim Malleswaram

April 19, 2022 Krishna Panyam

There is practically no road in Malleswaram that is not dug up. BBMP, BWSSB, BESCOM and private telecom companies feel free to dig up any road at any time.

Gottigere ward walkability report, a citizen’s survey and perspective

April 12, 2022 Poongothai Paramasivam

The survey was an eyeopener. Post the survey, we requested BBMP officials and traffic police to remove the obstacles and encroachments.

How Sanjay Nagar residents are using a 20 lakh ward grant to improve their footpaths

March 31, 2022 Lalitha Mohan

Rs 20 lakhs, and one small footpath stretch may look insignificant, but can hopefully lead to more funds being allotted for such citizen driven initiatives.

Initiative by The Indian Music Experience museum in Bengaluru in creating a more inclusive design of museum spaces

A few small steps can make public spaces inclusive for neurodivergent people too

March 28, 2022 Bhoomika Bhagwat

Community outreach programs are rethinking artistic and cultural spaces to enable inclusivity of not just the physically challenged but also the neurodivergent

Green commuters: “I see no reason why I should not cycle to work ” – Karthik

March 24, 2022 Pradeep Karuturi

With cities choking with air pollution, it is time to support environmentally sustainable commute to workplaces. ‘Cycle2work” is one such initiative.

Bengaluru’s sex workers: old work spaces are all gone, the city now considers them ‘undesirables’

February 28, 2022 Anant Kamath and Neethi P

An entire ecology around street-based sex work has slowly disintegrated, pushing many of them into further invisibility and vulnerability

Better mobility design can encourage the use of public transport, cycling and walking

February 23, 2022 Dattatreya T Devare

Traffic congestion can be reduced with improved infrastructure for public transport and non-motorised transport, particularly cycling and walking.

Fix public transport to reduce car, bike trips

February 22, 2022 Dattatreya T Devare

The best way to motivate citizens to shun personal, private vehicles is to provide credible and affordable public transport alternatives