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HomeEDITORS’ PICK

EDITORS’ PICK

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

Infrastructure

Bengaluru’s sewage treatment plants have no standard design

January 13, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Why did three workers have to die while cleaning a sewage treatment plant? What in the system failed the workers?

Governance

Revised Master Plan-2031: Revisions only – neither mastery nor planning?

January 11, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

What does revised master plan have in it? Is it progressive or just an extension of the old plan? Here’s a curation of views on RMP 2031.

Governance

BBMP compiling list of bars is a rude joke on Bengaluru!

January 10, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

Fire safety needs to be ensured by design and any violation must be noticed by the system by default. But why aren’t we there yet?

Society

Bengaluru’s own art festival enters her mid-teens, going strong!

January 8, 2018 Deepa Vaishnavi V M

The ever-busy Kumar Krupa road gets blocked for traffic, to make Bengaluru’s most-awaited art festival come to life! Glimpses from Chitra Santhe – 2018.

Civic

How Bengaluru’s transport systems moved in 2017

January 3, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Metro works are progressing fast, while BMTC is adding more buses. All in all, the scene looks bright on paper. Here is a round up of mobility issues of Bengaluru in 2017.

Civic

Citizen action ensures trouble-free new year eve parties in Indiranagar

January 2, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Through concerted action, residents made sure the pubs followed the rules. Police helped control the situation by being the watchdogs for the area. Result: new year parties had no noise!

Governance

BBMP plans for LED street lights, yet again. What’s different now?

December 29, 2017 Revathi Siva Kumar

BBMP hopes to save Rs 8 crores per month through LED streetlights. This isn’t the first time – BBMP has been talking about LED lights for a long time now. What’s the plan now?

Governance

Is fogging hiding the real issue behind city’s mosquito menace?

December 19, 2017 Revathi Siva Kumar

People demand fogging when they see mosquitoes. And BBMP does it in some places. But is it really useful? Does it kill all types of mosquitoes? Does it help control dengue?

Civic

Announcing ‘Master the Master Plan’ – awareness and analysis contest!

December 16, 2017 News Desk

Get to know what master plan is all about, think about it, write and win the prize! Engage in making Bengaluru better!

Governance

Is integration without displacement possible at Cantonment metro station?

December 13, 2017 Navya P K

A residents’ group in Benson Town is fearing displacement, as Metro surveys land to change the alignment again. BMRC has not explored options to avoid displacement in the original alignment.

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Cantonment metro station: BMRC – Railways standoff continues

December 12, 2017 Navya P K

BMRC has been silent for months, even as citizens questioned the rationale behind the change of Cantonment metro station location. The silence continues and many questions remain, and a residents’ group has now got involved.

Society

Dubbing of movies into Kannada: Boon or bane?

December 8, 2017 Revathi Siva Kumar

What has the emotional stronghold of the bigger Kannada heroes and the film industry done to dubbing? What was it like to champion the cause of dubbing in Karnataka? Will Karnataka get to see more dubbed content from across the world?

Governance

‘If I were Mayor’ contest winners meet Bengaluru’s first citizen

December 4, 2017 Shree D N

Srinivas Alavilli and Veda Athavale win the Citizen Matters’ If I were Bengaluru Mayor contest and share their ideas with BBMP Mayor Sampath Raj.

Civic

How Mayor can help Bengaluru with clean water and lakes

December 1, 2017 Ananth S Kodavasal

Most STPs in Bengaluru are dysfunctional due to many reasons including use of inappropriate technology, incorrect design, faulty engineering, poor operation and maintenance.

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Commute

Ten practical ideas for better Bengaluru!

November 29, 2017 Shilpi Sahu

Imagine renting out wings for people to cross outer ring road, government-operated helipads for food delivery boys to help them avoid footpaths, spoiling Bengaluru weather so that people can migrate to Chennai! Some ideas for better Bengaluru.

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