flooding in bangalore Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

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.

Bengaluru Buzz: New waste management plan | Nov 30 deadline to fill potholes | Mask rule under review…and more

November 1, 2020 News Desk

BBMP has made new plans to solve the problems of garbage and potholes. Read more in our roundup of last week’s news.

Bengaluru Buzz: Deadline for 100% waste segregation | Sankey Tank overflows | Trial run of e-bus…and more

October 25, 2020 News Desk

Catch up on news from the city over the past week, in our roundup.

Bengaluru Buzz: State appoints BBMP Administrator | Flooding | Rail platform ticket fare hiked…and more

September 13, 2020 News Desk

As the BBMP Council’s term ended on Thursday, the state government has appointed an administrator who will now decide on all affairs of the city. Catch up on this and other news from the past week, in our roundup.

Bengaluru lost its water bodies, and here’s what is remaining

January 11, 2016 Dr Ajaya S Bharadwaja

What difference has losing lakes made to Bengaluru? There are many lakes that have been irreparably converted to public places. Images from a study on flood in Bengaluru show you how visible the difference is.

Why Bengaluru is not immune to floods: It’s all about land (and money)

December 10, 2015 Malini Ranganathan

Bengaluru may be physically different from Chennai in some ways. But the causes of Chennai’s flood risk are strikingly similar. Malini Ranganathan examines flood risk here and why the politics of land and “encroachment” lie at the heart of this manufactured risk.

Environmental Clearance: What’s that, why do builders need it?

September 3, 2014 Josephine Joseph

We often hear of environmental norms eased, and other issues related to environmental clearance. What is environmental clearance? Why is it required?