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EDITORS’ PICK

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

Trend of SARS-Cov-2 viral load across Bengaluru Urban
Health

What wastewater surveillance in Bengaluru reveals about COVID-19 trend

January 3, 2022 Vaidya R

A wastewater surveillance project shows the trend in COVID cases in Bengaluru; data indicates a possible rise in the coming weeks!

A collapsed drain after rains in October 2020
Infrastructure

No records, excess payments — Bengaluru’s stormwater drain works lack accountability

December 8, 2021 Navya P K

Contractors paid in excess, project without tenders, no proper records – what the CAG audit report on Bengaluru’s stormwater drain projects found.

Rescue operations in flood area
Infrastructure

Bengaluru’s stormwater drain story: Lack of planning, design, maintenance

December 4, 2021 Navya P K

Bengaluru’s stormwater drains are designed badly, violating all guidelines. Desilting and maintenance are rarely done. That the city floods is no surprise!

Flooding in Doddanekkundi underpass, 2019
Infrastructure

50% stormwater drains lost: Bengaluru’s flooding is no surprise

December 1, 2021 Navya P K

Covered, encroached, remodelled or just plain missing – Bengaluru’s stormwater drain network has been so badly mismanaged, finds the accounting watchdog.

Construction site
Infrastructure

Construction quality norms: How to ensure buildings don’t collapse

November 24, 2021 Prasad B Babu

Trained resources and due diligence can ensure structurally sound buildings. Here are the key steps to ensure construction quality.

An ashwath katte or peepul tree shrine
Infrastructure

What Bengaluru’s peepul tree shrines can teach us about urban planning

November 17, 2021 Kiran Keswani

Bengalureans still nurture traditional community spaces like peepul tree shrines. Such spaces should be retained in city planning and design.

Diesel Generator
Environment

Karnataka mandates retrofitting of diesel generators, Central rules specifically prohibits this

November 15, 2021 Sandhya Bhat

DG users now must get emission control devices certified by 1 of 5 empanelled laboratories. Or shift to gas based generators. Or retrofit DGs for gas usage.

Inside a jan aushadi kendra
Health

Problems of supply and quality make Bengalureans wary of buying medicines from Jan Aushadi Kendras

November 10, 2021 Nihira

Bengaluru has a shaky record of providing medicines at affordable rates to its poor as its Jan Aushadi Kendras face a serious crisis of confidence

K100 drain network
Infrastructure

Citizens’ Water Way Project: How Bengaluru is revamping the Majestic-Bellandur drain network

November 3, 2021 Raghu Rajagopal

The project is modeled on Cheonggyecheon stream restoration in South Korea. Here’s how multiple authorities are coordinating for the project.

A mural from Malleswaram Hogona campaign for better pedestrian facilities
Commute

How Bengaluru can build safe, pedestrian-friendly roads

October 25, 2021 Ruchi Agarwal

Despite some pedestrian-friendly initiatives, Bengaluru roads are still very unsafe. Examples of other cities show that a lot more can be done.

plastic waste
Waste Management

How will Centre’s 2021 plastic ban affect Bengaluru?

September 27, 2021 Pinky Chandran

Many common plastic products will be banned with Centre’s new Rules. But Bengaluru already has more restrictions due to a State ban.

A-Z of lakes booklet
Environment

A to Z guide to Bengaluru’s lakes

September 20, 2021 Labonie Roy, Mongabay-India and News Desk

In a set of illustrations, we examine the components of Bengaluru’s lakes, and get a glimpse of what lies beyond our city’s concrete layers.

Bengaluru Metro
Commute

Proposal for a cheaper, efficient Metro line on Inner Ring Road

September 15, 2021 Sathya Sankaran

The IRR line, if built, could achieve a 77% increase in Metro’s ridership. Bengaluru citizen Lohith Kumar proposes an efficient layout

Banded Digger Bee
Environment

Biodiversity loss from mega real estate projects: What is missing, what can be done?

September 8, 2021 Bhanu Sridharan

Existing species in projects sites are supposed to be identified and protected. But this is poorly done, causing loss of biodiversity

a real estate project
Environment

Superficial studies and low transparency make Env Clearance process pointless

September 7, 2021 Bhanu Sridharan

Large township projects can severely damage biodiversity. Yet, they often get Environment Clearance based on misleading, copy-pasted EIA reports.

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