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EDITORS’ PICK

The best of Citizen Matters’ coverage curated by the editorial team

A view of Bengaluru
Infrastructure

Interpreting Bengaluru’s urban development

May 23, 2023 Dr. Anjali Karol Mohan and Anushri Tiwari

Data analysis shows a spike in plan sanctions between 2013 and 2019, because the rules then allowed regularisation of building plan deviations.

women selling greens
Environment

Chasing Soppu: A guide to wild edible plants in Bengaluru

May 18, 2023 Seema Mundoli

Chasing Soppu is a book to enable readers to know more about the plants around them and encourage these plants to grow in the wild.

sarvagnanagar voters
Governance

A relationship of convenience: Why Bengaluru re-elected BJP

May 17, 2023 T R Gopalakrishnan

The average Bengaluru voter probably preferred Modi’s promises of aspirational projects on roads, luxury transport systems, IT hubs, AI research centres.

Civic participation. Pic: Vaidya R
Governance

Bengaluru, meet your new MLAs, who are mostly old MLAs

May 15, 2023 Jahnavi Rao and Sandhya Bhat

In Bengaluru, BJP retained its position, winning in 16 out of the 28 constituencies, while Congress won in 12 constituencies.

Voting at a polling booth
Governance

How can we “recruit” our MLAs when we know so little about them?

May 10, 2023 Meera K

How do you evaluate candidates and decide who to vote for? What is the information we need to make such an important decision?

BBMP Tower. Pic: Wikimedia Commons, CC-by-SA. Veera SJ.
Governance

What Rs 23,000 crore of BBMP work orders show: 74% of funds for roads, drains

May 9, 2023 Vaidya R, Thiyaku S, Ayush Bhosle and Meera K

An analysis of BBMP’s work order data over the last five years shows 74% of funds were earmarked for roads and stormwater drain works.

Health

Govt took some action during COVID, but failed to address larger structural issues in healthcare

May 7, 2023 Prasanna Saligram

There has been improvement in population health of Karnataka. But the state’s health indicators have always stayed in the middle range.

Aerial view of Jakkur lake
Environment

Govt claims 47 lakes developed and 17 underway, but this is not quite true

May 3, 2023 Bhanu Sridharan

The state government claims 47 lakes were fully developed under the Nava Nagarothana Scheme, but BBMP could not confirm this.

A young boy at an online training session
Health

Autism and the city: Intervention and support services widely available in Bengaluru

April 29, 2023 Sukanya Bhaumik

NIMHANS, St John’s, Dr. S R Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing are among the best places to get an autism assessment in India.

Bengaluru city
Infrastructure

Advice for the next CM: For a better Bengaluru, ensure growth in rest of Karnataka

April 27, 2023 V Ravichandar

A writer embarks on a wishful, fanciful speech (and hopefully subsequent action) about Bengaluru that the next Chief Minister ought to make.

Majestic Bus stand
Commute

Public data enthusiasts evaluate access to public transport in Bengaluru

April 25, 2023 Vaidya R, Deep C, Karthik D, Rootu Patel and Amit Chavada

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.

Civic participation. Pic: Vaidya R
Civic

Data analysts evaluate civic participation in Bengaluru’s 28 constituencies

April 25, 2023 Vaidya R, Haji Rahamathulla Sheriff, Vivek Mathew, Sankar TS, Revanth Venkatesan and Shirish

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.

A Class in Progress, Little Flower Public School, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Pic: GuatamPR/Wikimedia commons
Education

Data enthusiasts analyse access to education and facilities in schools across Bengaluru’s constituencies

April 24, 2023 Vaidya R, Kanish Debnath, Adhesh Sagar, Anshu Darbari, Nikita Deshpande and Nikhilesh Unnikrishnan

The data analysts explored these questions: How many students are there per constituency population? Are there staff and facilities in schools?

High level meeting at BBMP assess flood damages
Governance

Disaster management in Bengaluru: Temporary fixes touted as solutions as city floods again

September 15, 2022 Pragathi Ravi

Decentralised disaster management is key to effectively mitigating risks and building community resilience against it.

Apartment complex Entrance
Governance

How we registered our Apartment Owners Association under KAOA, 1972

September 14, 2022 Gautam Kamath

Here’s how owners of a new apartment complex can ensure their association is formally registered under Karnataka Apartment Ownership Act (KAOA), 1972.

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