July, 2013 Citizen Matters, Blogs

Flutterfly Post

July 31, 2013 Usha Rajagopalan

With so many butterflies flocking to our Puttenahalli lake of late, it seems appropriate to get experts to identify them and take good pix of these fleeting, flighty beauties. In June came Ms.

Tin Boxes and Red Monsters

Tips for a peaceful bus journey in Bangalore

July 31, 2013 Shree D N

Having exact change is the best way to avoid clashes with conductors. Pic: Shree D N She steps into a BMTC bus in some part of Bangalore; asks for ticket, paying Rs.100; conductor says he

Should BBMP be split into smaller bodies?

July 26, 2013 Ashwin Mahesh

It was ironic to see the Chief Minister wonder on the Kasa Muktha programme, if BBMP should be split into smaller municipal bodies. Of course it should be. But the question should not be reduced

Tree planting scheduled at Yelahanka Lake

July 23, 2013 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Yelahanka Lake, covering 292 acres is one of the largest lakes in Bangalore, under the jurisdiction of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). Home to many birds, ornithologist Dr Subramanya recorded as many as 33

Old stone, new bill – this is our BBMP!

July 22, 2013 Ashwin Mahesh

See potholes everywhere after the rains for a week or two? Let’s remember that we spent Rs.300 crores tarring the roads just before the elections. That’s literally being washed away. There is a way to

Time to “clear the air” in Bangalore

July 20, 2013 Pushpa Achanta

Traffic congestion due to increased private vehicles and expensive public transport, respiratory diseases from polluted air, pedestrians’ problems owing to poor roads and footpaths et al, have become a part of life of Bangalore. Here

Eat right

How to eat healthy during Ramzan season

July 19, 2013 Sweta Uchil-Purohit

You can eat healthy even during Ramzan fast. A satiating meal in the morning is the secret. Here are some tips on how to go about it.

Locating an accident victim in Bangalore: Some lessons

July 17, 2013 Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

I had one of the most disturbing experiences of my life yesterday. Got a phone call around 4 pm from Bangalore Traffic Police with one man – speaking fast and furious in Kannada – telling

Priced private parking can only congest Bangalore

July 16, 2013 Ashwin Mahesh

Our urban planning framework has totally misunderstood the management of parking. Starting with building bye laws to on-street parking to off-street, pretty much EVERYTHING we do around parking is wrong. And the examples that people

Munnekolala Lake restoration progresses

July 14, 2013 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Restoration work at the Munnekolala Lake in the AECS Layout near Marathahalli began about three months ago, but not before several months of pursuing the BBMP, the custodian of the lake, to save it. The

Building drains and filling potholes still not scientific

July 12, 2013 Ashwin Mahesh

A lot of infrastructure that we have in the city is deliberately bad. Take the example of shoulder drains on roads. More than 200 years have passed since it was scientifically proven that water flows

Cleaning up a Kalyani

July 11, 2013 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Subramanyapura Uttarahalli Lake Improvement Trust (SUNLIT) is trying to clean up the Kalyani (temple tank) situated next to Vasanthapura Sai Baba Temple, Subramanyapura (South Bangalore). ***** Phanisai Bharadwaj, Managing Trustee of SUNLIT invites citizens