ಒಬ್ಬ ಮೇಯರ್ ಜನಸಾಮಾನ್ಯರ ಎದುರು ನಿಂತು ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಆಲಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ ಹಾಗೂ ಜನರ ಜೊತೆ ಒಡನಾಡುವುದರಿಂದ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳ ಯಶಸ್ಸು, ನಗರದ ಜನರ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಹಾಗೂ ತಮ್ಮ ಆಡಳಿತದ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಒಮ್ಮೆಲೇ ಲಭ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಅವಕಾಶಗಳ ನಗರ. ಜೀವನ ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡು ನೆಮ್ಮದಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಾಳಬೇಕು ಅನ್ನುವ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿ ಮಾಡಿಸಿದ ಜಾಗವಿದು. ಆದ್ರೆ ಈ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸುವ ಕಸ ನಮ್ಮ ನಗರದ ಕತ್ತು ಹಿಸುಕ್ತಾ ಇದೆ.
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.
Strategy should be to elevate the stature of the Mayor’s office, take up small but significant set of things that lead to perceptible improvements, and to get citizens involved in local decision making.
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.
Data-based decisions will help BBMP thwart infrastructure problems forever. That’s what Bengaluru needs to do: letting data and metrics shape the future of the city.
A simple dashboard to monitor BBMP works, done with existing infrastructure, could be a game-changer in transparency in the administration of Bengaluru.
From the idyllic city that Bengaluru once was, the transformation has been significant. One cannot bring back old Bengaluru. But what can be done to improve the city?
Fact file of all the corporators in terms of their responsibilities toward their community will be published in the newspapers for public to see. Transparency, competitiveness, efficiency and quality will be maintained.
Mayor of the Silicon Valley of India has a limitless opportunity to revolutionise the way development policies are designed, by using an approach that looks at the facts instead of opinions.
One solution is to relocate the IT establishments. This can be done by developing the tier-two cities which possess the potential of infrastructure development.