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INTERVIEWS

Governance

“Garbage problem can’t be managed from BBMP head office alone”: Special Commissioner

March 8, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

The new waste management system will fail if ward committees don’t take ownership locally, says BBMP Special Commissioner D Randeep.

Society

Indian Music Experience project: Creating informed audience for Indian music

February 9, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Featuring over 400 artists, the museum boasts of some priceless artefacts, like Ustad Bismilla Khan’s Shehnai and Pandit Bhimsen Joshi’s silver pan box. The idea was to create an informed audience for music, who are aware of the history and efforts that went into preserving Indian music.

Commute

I have no love for concrete or steel; want more buses: R K Mishra

January 29, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

In an interview with Citizen Matters, RK Misra who had earlier batted for the steel flyover says he would now choose 12,000 buses over the Elevated Corridor project.

Civic

Steel Flyover debate: Metro to airport needs to be done quickly, says Naresh Narasimhan

January 23, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

There are less expensive fixes available for the Hebbal traffic mess, which can make the steel flyover unnecessary, according to Naresh Narasimhan. He thinks metro line to airport is the best fix for the problem.

Civic

Residents north of Hebbal fed up of traffic, says RWA president

January 22, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

People in Hebbal area and beyond hope that the airport traffic will move on the flyover, leaving the grade for local traffic.

Civic

‘No citizen movement can represent universal will of people’

January 18, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

There is bound to be a strong reason for people who support elevated roads in their own backyard to oppose ‘steel flyover’ in another area. Such complex arguments can never be classified into binaries. Here’s a slice of such complexity simplified for clarity.

Governance

Incompetence is driving transport policy in Bengaluru: Bhaskar Rao, IPS

November 16, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Hydrocarbons are on their way out and solar or electrical vehicles will become the order of the day, says former Transport Commissioner and director at the KSRTC. But for that, Bangalore needs an urgent change in mindset and policy.

Commute

“We have no choice but to move to e-autos”

November 6, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

As the transport department struggles to phase out two-stroke autos, here is what an official has to say about the challenges of introducing e-autos on Bangalore roads.

Civic

10 years of committed citizenry: Tracing the journey of the Citizens’ Action Forum

October 12, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

The Citizens’ Action Forum completed a decade this year. It has an impressive record of committed activism, working on issues that affect a large section of the people in the city. Take a look at all that the Forum has been doing for Bengaluru and where they stand now.

Governance

“Time is money…we must ensure it is not wasted in Bangalore traffic”

September 26, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

As his term comes to an end, outgoing mayor Sampath Raj answers questions on his tenure, BBMP administration in general and what the new mayor of Bengaluru should prioritise.

Society

Bees Saal Baad: Down memory lane with the organisers of India’s first ‘academic’ gay rights symposium

September 14, 2018 Meenakshi Ramesh

In the wake of the historic SC judgment decriminalising homosexuality, we speak to Arvind Narrain and Sanjay Kabir Bavikatte, who organised a gay rights seminar in the city way back in 1998, as students at National Law School, Bangalore. This was the first such event in an academic institution.

Commute

Run smaller buses, not pod taxis: Prof Ashish Verma

July 24, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Bengaluru is once again toying with the idea of introducing pod taxis. But it is at best a fast mode of personal rapid transit, with limited and low carrying capacity. Neither will it provide last mile connectivity. Do we have better alternatives? Ashish Verma explains.

Commute

Ban private vehicles, decongest areas and businesses will thrive: Prof Ashish Verma

July 24, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Do you know what the two main modes of urban public transport are? Or how Right of Way (ROW) operates in these systems? Professor Ashish Verma of IISc explains these in the Bengaluru context to highlight potential efficient solutions to the city’s traffic woes.

Environment

Bangalore has 11,000 acres of forest area: Dipika Bajpai

June 29, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Raintrees provide shade and keep the carbon emissions in check. But it would be difficult to plant them now as they need too much space. We have other species that can line our roads. But not having trees is not an option, says Dipika.

Environment

Bin the TenderSURE, plant more trees, says forest official who greened Bengaluru

June 26, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

S R Neginhal, the pioneer of urban forestry who was tasked with greening Bengaluru once and did it successfully, talks about Bengaluru’s green cover and the way forward.

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