GENRE: Explainers Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

A house in Anjanappa Garden. COVID 19 and slums

Tackling COVID in slums: How to set up community quarantine centres

July 27, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

In low-income communities, residents are often unable to quarantine themselves at home due to space constraints. Community quarantine facilities could be a solution to this.

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

July 16, 2020 Pragathi R

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.

ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಪಾಸಿಟಿವ್ ಆದರೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗರು ಏನು ಮಾಡಬಹುದು

July 16, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

ನೀವು ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಪಾಸಿಟಿವ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದರೆ ಅಥವಾ ನೀವು ರೋಗಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದರೆ ಏನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕು? ನೀವು ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ಪಡೆಯಬಹುದು? ಸಮಗ್ರ ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ.

COVID Care Centre at Koramangala Stadium Bangalore. COVID Containment.

How apartment RWAs can prepare to handle COVID cases

July 14, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

How should an apartment RWA respond if a resident tests COVID-positive? Here is an explainer on the steps to be taken, as well as guidelines on setting up a community COVID Care Centre.

Guidelines on home isolation of COVID patients in Bengaluru

July 11, 2020 News Desk

When is a COVID-positive person eligible for home isolation? What are the protocols on home isolation and release? Here is an explainer.

What to do if you test positive for COVID in Bengaluru

July 7, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

What to do if you have symptoms or test positive for COVID? Where can you get treated? Here’s a comprehensive COVID Bengaluru Guide.

Why Bengaluru lakes catch fire, and how to prevent this

June 23, 2020 Sanjana Alex, Priyanka Jamwal, Shashank Palur, Veena Srinivasan, Shubha Ramachandran and Suma Rao

Raw sewage, industrial effluents, solid waste dumping, can all lead to build-up of flammable gases in lakes. Why do these issues persist and what can be done to resolve these?

Is your neighbourhood at risk of flooding this monsoon?

June 5, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

BBMP has released a list of 211 localities in Bengaluru that are vulnerable to flooding this monsoon. Is yours among them? How can you seek help in case of a monsoon emergency?

Travelling to Karnataka and Bangalore and Quarantine rules

Explained: Updated quarantine rules for travel to Bengaluru

May 28, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Updated rules for inter-district, inter-state and international travellers, as on May 26.

Can amended Zonal Regulations protect heritage in Bengaluru?

May 28, 2020 Harsha Raj Gatty

Bengaluru has lost many of its heritage sites to rapid urbanisation. Last month, state government amended Zonal Regulations so as to identify and preserve a wide range of heritage sites.

Why fish die in Bengaluru lakes, and what you can do to prevent it

May 27, 2020 Sanjana Alex, Shubha Ramachandran, Suma Rao and Veena Srinivasan

Much of the fish and bird kill in Bengaluru lakes is caused by pollution. What are the exact sources of such pollution, and what can we as citizens do about it?

Migrant Workers of Bangalore queuing up to travel home from Malur Station on Shramik Trains

Explained: How can Bengaluru’s migrant workers travel back home

May 21, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

With lakhs of workers wanting to go back to their homes, and limited trains operated by the government, will they stay back in Bengaluru or try other options?

What Lockdown 4.0 relaxations mean for Bengaluru

May 21, 2020 Vikram Rai

With phase 4 of the lockdown, several restrictions have been relaxed in Bengaluru. Here’s an explainer on what these relaxations are.

Explained: Quarantine rules if you travel to Bengaluru

May 17, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

What are the rules for inter-district, inter-state and international travel to Karnataka?

How much does Bengaluru drink?

May 8, 2020 Siddhant Kalra

Last year 17.2 crore litres of liquor was sold in Bengaluru and an average consumer drank about 36 litres of liquor and 27 litres of beer.