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Explainer: National Time Use Survey Data 2024
The National Time Use Survey (TUS) is a periodic survey conducted across the country by the National Statistics and Surveys Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India. The most recent… Continue reading
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State of Under Construction Road Works in Bengaluru – 2025
A week back, OpenCity conducted a survey to crowd-source all the under construction road projects in Bengaluru. The goal was to first see how many such projects are lying around in the city and then… Continue reading
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State of Groundwater Usage in Indian Cities in 2024
The “National Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India” is an annual report published by the Central Ground Water Board under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. The latest report, for 2024… Continue reading
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Survey for Mobility in Sarjapura Road Surroundings
OpenCity.in is working with “SoS – Save our Sarjapura Road – Fix the Traffic” on a survey to collect information on the commuting patterns of residents in South-East Bengaluru – those living around Bellandur and… Continue reading
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Analysing the MoRTH Road Accidents Report for 2022
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India, recently released the road accidents report for 2022. The report lists detailed statistics on road accidents in India – number of accidents, deaths from… Continue reading
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Analysing Ground Water Usage in Major Indian Cities
The National Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources is a biennial report published by the Central Ground Water Board, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. It details the state of ground water from the… Continue reading
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BBMP RTI documents
OpenCity.in recently accessed documents from BBMP on standard procedures. These documents were obtained through RTI by Ravindranath Guru, an RTI activist and founding member of KRIA katte. They were digitized with the help of Omshivaprakash… Continue reading
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Analysing the BBMP street dog census data 2023
BBMP recently released the data from the street dog survey conducted over July and August 2023. The survey estimates that there are 2.79 Lakh (2,79,335 to be precise) dogs on the streets in BBMP’s area.… Continue reading
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Explainer: Changes in the 225 BBMP wards between the proposed and final delimitations
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) proposed a new delimitation of wards on the 18th of August 2023. This delimitation divided the area under BBMP into 225 wards instead of the 243 wards which was the… Continue reading
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Analysing Bengaluru Traffic Police’s Push to Automation
Bengaluru Traffic Police(BTP) have been on a drive towards automation over the past decade. More and more challans are being added on their website, and people are expected to find them and pay their dues.… Continue reading
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BBMP Non-Physical Infrastructure Allocation and Spending Over the Years
Think of BBMP and the first thing that pops up in your mind is roads and potholes. After an evening of rains you might think of stormwater drains, and when the garbage piles up of… Continue reading
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Analysing BMRCL’s Report on Introducing Bike Taxis in Bengaluru
In 2018, Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) was tasked by the Government of Karnataka to evaluate bike taxis as a possible public/shared transport. Basically, the report set out to ask the question – should… Continue reading
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Delhi Slums – A Comparative Look at Social Infrastructure
The city of Delhi, a bustling metropolis and the capital of India, exhibits a contrasting landscape, with pockets of affluence set against areas of urban deprivation. One of the most pressing challenges faced by Delhi… Continue reading
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Delhi Slums – A comparative look Into Public Facilities
Introduction Slums, characterized by dense and informal settlements, typically suffer from a lack of basic infrastructure and public facilities. In general they often face significant deprivation in comparison to the other areas in a city.… Continue reading
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Chennai’s Climate Action Plan Identifies the Risks for the City and Proposes Mitigations
The Chennai Climate Action Plan was prepared by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) in consultation with experts from several different fields, and released by the Tamil Nadu Government on 13th June, 2023. The GCC released… Continue reading
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