EDITORS’ PICK

Maps from different time periods for Yeshwanthpur together give an interesting account of what the area was once, and points to the changed topography and infrastructure.

The Draft Revised Master Plan (RMP) 2031 for Bengaluru is out. How do we go about giving suggestions or objecting to specific points? What to look for?

Ward Committees for citizen participation in governance, a working waste management policy and measures to check pollution in the city — these three can set right most of the problems in the city.

Transplanting trees that will be felled for infrastructural projects in cities is a great way to save them. Here are some pointers on how to get it done.

Continuous neglect by successive Railway Ministers has led to colossal inefficiencies in the railway operations. Saturation of tracks, trains running late and ultimately decreased revenues on daily basis have been the result.

In a city where eight people on two-wheelers lost their lives in a month to potholes, cyclists are even more vulnerable – they face multiple threats in Bengaluru streets, as Vijay Kundaji’s accident shows.

Bengaluru needs to pay attention to the design of the land – the topography, groundwater recharging capacity, design of the raja kaluves.. and find a way to store water or recharge groundwater, to help mitigate floods.

A developed city is not a place where the poor have cars, but where the rich use public transportation. For this to happen, BMTC must look beyond its own flattering ridership statistics, and try to improve user convenience.

Is Metro in Bengaluru reaching a saturation point? Demands for increased frequency of trains, along with increased number of footfalls, seem to suggest the same. Can BMRCL act on the demands?