DATA Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Filing a consumer case? Be prepared to wait two years

November 18, 2020 Prachi Pinglay-Plumber

There is a one in two chance of winning a consumer case, data from Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions in Bengaluru shows. Most cases are to do with housing, insurance and banking disputes.

Did Bengaluru really get excess rains in 2020?

November 4, 2020 Vaidya R

This year, some parts of Bengaluru got extremely high rainfall while some others didn’t even get the usual amounts. This also means floods and damages were disproportionate across the city.

Mobile Fever Clinic parked at JJ Nagar where all residents of the containment areas are being tested for #COVID19 by collecting throat and nasal swabs. BBMP Commissioner/Facebook

COVID cases: How’s Bengaluru really doing?

October 25, 2020 Vaidya R

Are COVID cases likely to reduce further in Bengaluru? Are death rates really coming down? Here’s what the data suggests.

5,000 trees to go for widening roads around Bengaluru, says Forest Dept. But is that all?

August 20, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Though the Forest Department says 5000-odd trees have to axed for the ‘Bangalore Surrounding Roads Project’, data discrepancies makes this number suspect. Secrecy around the project has made citizen engagement nearly impossible too.

Does Bengaluru really have 13,000 hospital beds for COVID?

August 4, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Government data shows that over 13,200 hospital beds in Bengaluru are reserved for COVID patients. But the actual number is likely around 3,500.

Taking stock: Bengaluru’s four months saw 22000+ COVID cases

July 16, 2020 Pragathi Ravi

Bengaluru, once hailed for its COVID response, is grappling with rapid spread now. What transpired between one case reported on March 9 to over 22,000 cases now? Here’s a timeline.

Data from 2017a and 2018 indicates that nearly a third of the pedestrian crash victims are at least 60 years old. Pic: The Footpath Initiative

Pedestrian crashes in Bengaluru: Who are the most at risk, and when?

January 30, 2020 Anusha Chitturi

In the last three years, Bengaluru has been the metro with the third highest number of pedestrian crash fatalities. Where do these crashes occur the most, when, and who are the most at risk?

Is it African Tulip or Akasha Mallige? Here’s a guide to tree-spotting in Jayanagar

January 2, 2020 Nityananda S

Flaming orange, bright yellow, pale purple – flowers of all these hues appear on Jayanagar’s streets. Here’s a guide on spotting the native and exotic trees in the area

Polluting and unviable: Five reasons Bengaluru’s upcoming Waste-to-Energy plants can fail

December 31, 2019 Deepu Chandran

A resident of Electronic City, where one of the Waste-to-Energy plants is slated to come up, analyses why BBMP’s push for the plants is misguided

Yeshvanthapura by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 2, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

S T Somashekar, who had become the Congress MLA from Yeshvanthapura in 2018, is now back as the BJP candidate. His rivals here are T N Javarayi Gowda of the JD(S) and P Nagaraj of the Congress

Mahalakshmi Layout by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 2, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

K Gopalaiah, the JD(S) candidate who was elected in the 2018 election, is now back as the BJP candidate. He will face off against corporator M Shivaraju (INC) and chartered accountant Dr Girish K Nashi (JD(S))

K R Puram by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

December 1, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

Basavaraj Byrathi, who was elected from the Congress here in the 2018 assembly election, is returning as the BJP candidate. M Narayanaswamy, an MLC, is the Congress candidate

Shivajinagar by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

November 30, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

In Shivajinagar constituency, MLC Rizwan Arshad from Congress will face off against M Saravana, an ex-corporator fielded by BJP. JD(S) national spokesperson Tanveer Ahmed as well as Vatal Nagaraj are also contesting from here

BBMP’s flawed delimitation plan: Why Mahadevapura residents are demanding a separate municipality

October 18, 2019 Kedar Koushik

This week, Mahadevapura residents submitted their objection to the state’s Chief Secretary on BBMP’s ward delimitation proposal. Here is our detailed analysis on why BBMP’s proposal is flawed, and why it’s rattling Mahadevapura residents

Lifts on skywalks: How well do they work in Bengaluru?

September 24, 2019 Kedar Koushik

In 2012, Bengaluru got its first skywalk with an elevator. Now there are 21 skywalks with elevators, and 15 more coming up by the end of this year. How well are these maintained and what facilities do they offer?