Pierre Chahine, Author at Citizen Matters, Blogs

Electricity plan for Bengaluru – a look at BESCOM’s data

March 24, 2017 Pierre Chahine

Bengaluru is almost entirely dependent on the state of Karnataka for its electricity supply; nothing wrong in with that in appearance. However, inability of the state to respond consistently to the city’s power demands coupled

Understand Bengaluru’s water status – make BWSSB accountable for it

March 6, 2017 Pierre Chahine

Last October, we spoke about several instances of individual and community initiatives towards solving water problems of the city. Sewage water treatment and rainwater harvesting are tools households and communities can use for decreasing their

Fight garbage burning in your neighborhood!

March 2, 2017 Pierre Chahine

ST Layout Bed, 9am on a Tuesday. In a vacant plot of land, street sweepers gather the fallen leaves and garbage on the streets into two piles. They set them on fire and go on

Tracking Budgets: How to track Bengaluru City Budgets

February 25, 2017 Pierre Chahine

A quick glance at the BBMP budgets of the recent past show over-estimated revenues – check them out and learn how keep track of city budgets using our Open City platform. BBMP has just set

Of poets, governors, gardens and solving city’s problems

February 8, 2017 Pierre Chahine

After living in one of the most livable cities in the world – Melbourne – I became passionate about the cities’ phenomena. I have strived to discover more active ways to live in a the