PRESS RELEASE

Citizens for Sankey presented the five-point climate action manifesto to Siddaramaiah of Congress and Dr. Ashwath Narayan, BJP, on March 28th.

Aam Aadmi Party state president Prithvi Reddy said, “We have been going through the process of creating a manifesto for the past one month.”

BBMP’s junction improvement initiative “Suraksha 75” is being done in association with Bengaluru traffic Police, WRI India and BIGRS.

Bengaluru has 1.4 crore people and even if a thousand citizens work consistently on ward committees, a lot of positive changes will happen locally.

In this article, the author shares his thoughts on initiatives that gated communities can take to reduce pollution and improve the environment.

An underpass at Sarjapura Road-Harlur Road junction solves no problem and is likely to worsen traffic. It is also in the way of the Sarjapur Metro line.

#MyCityMyBudget 2022-23 –another year of overwhelming response from citizens for ward level budget allocations for footpaths, public toilets and parks.

City planning and design can be improved through a collaborative approach by crowdsourcing citizens perspectives and engaging them.

BBMP recently allocated Rs 60 lakh to every ward committee. A webinar organised by the NGO Janaagraha threw light on how the funds are being used.

The NNC aims to incorporate a focus on early childhood development (0-5-year-old children) in the planning and management of Indian cities.

Though state government has a scheme since 2016 to support domestic workers, they have hardly benefited. Workers are campaigning on the issue this week.

The draft voter rolls for 2022 has been published on November 8. Citizens have until December 8 to apply for changes in the rolls.