Category: Stories
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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 Sarjapura Road. “SoS-Fix the traffic” is a coalition of local volunteers from Bellandur Forum, Iblur Environment Trust, Kasavanahalli Development Forum,… 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 accidents, type of vehicle involved, type of road, etc. The data is also split by states and Union Territories, and… 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 state and union territory, to the district and blocks of districts (Taluks) level for all districts. The report calculates the… 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. This is down from the estimated 3.10 Lakh (3,09,975 to be precise) dogs in 2019, a decline of 9.88% over… 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. While this might give BTP a bit of breathing space to concentrate on more stringent violations, that does not seem… 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 solid waste management (SWM). However, these are only some (of the main) parts of BBMP’s duties. How the money is… 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 bike taxis be legalised in Bengaluru? The report was submitted in 2019 and this is what it had to say.… 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 is the stark disparity in the availability of essential social infrastructure between its slum settlements and residential zones, as demarcated… 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. This deprivation extends to crucial amenities such as access to open spaces, utilities, public transportation among others, perpetuating an environment… 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 this report after multiple rounds of stakeholder consultation along with an email ID for public feedback. The body of the… Continue Reading
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Delhi Slums – A comparative look into Physical Infrastructure
Introduction Looking into typical development trends in Indian urban settings, there is wide disparity in terms of the supply of necessary infrastructure based on spatial and socio-economic status of the localized areas in cities. Slums exist in most urban areas and more often than not they can be identified as the most deprived areas in… Continue Reading
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BBMP – Work Orders, Budgets and Processes Datajam – July 2023
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the governing body for a large area under Bengaluru Urban district. It administers an area of 712 sq. km with a population of close to 10 million. After the last delimitation in November 2022, there are now 243 wards in BBMP, up from the earlier 198 wards. The last… Continue Reading