Public transport should be accessible within a walking distance of 1-1.5km. With the metro, this is only present in the Central Business District. Other constituencies, which are bigger, have much less connectivity.
Participation by citizens in their local governance includes voting in elections to registering their grievances with the local bodies and participating in ward committee meetings.
Bengalureans face great obstacles to simply walk in their neighbourhoods. And data shows, among pedestrians, children and senior citizens are at high risk.
There is a one in two chance of winning a consumer case, data from Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions in Bengaluru shows. Most cases are to do with housing, insurance and banking disputes.
This year, some parts of Bengaluru got extremely high rainfall while some others didn’t even get the usual amounts. This also means floods and damages were disproportionate across the city.