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I finally witnessed a ward committee meeting, and it was good!

December 15, 2018 Shilpa Rao

When the Mayor said she not seen me in any of the ward meetings, it came as jolt – it was an apt reminder that no matter what I elsewhere, my responsibility as a citizen must be towards my area/ward first and then the city.

Mayor and Commissioner steal the show in Bengaluru’s Ward Committee Round Table

November 29, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

There is a huge difference between perception and reality. There is a certain image built about politicians and IAS officers that gets amplified by social media posts – usually a reaction to some headline, a

Let’s know more about the ray of hope called ward committee

November 26, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

We are all frustrated about lack of urban governance – garbage, pot holes, flooding, dengue, traffic, we bear the brunt of it all, day in and day out. Almost every week there is a protest

Cancel the ward committees, says citizen group

July 19, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Ward committees are not formed in a fair manner, which is why Citizens for Bengaluru group is opposing it.

June 16th: Last day for Ward Committee nominations

June 15, 2017 Srinivas Alavilli

Did you notice that someone fixed that black spot on your way to work and it now looks nice with a little bench and simple art that makes the place walkable and pleasant on the

Bellandur citizens propose nominations for Ward Committee

January 17, 2013 Satheesh A

As part of the Solid Waste Management PIL, the High Court asked BBMP to setup the ward committees to help monitor SWM contracts etc. The question of ward committees came up in the case when

Who’s scared of ward committees?

January 15, 2013 Ashwin Mahesh

The ruckus over the formation of ward committees is exposing the failures of city governance in a big way, and pointing to its main cause – the exclusion of citizens from decision-making. But that’s not