What Namma city needs is for men to show solidarity with women, for women to not remain silent anymore and for the state’s security apparatus to respond to this raging issue. The recent spate of molestation horrors in Bengaluru has forced citizens to question the State Government and city police’s…...
Survey on lake encroachment in Bengaluru
The following report has been compiled by the Namma Bengaluru Foundation through inspection visits made as per the direction of the land grab committee meeting held on the 31st of December 2013. The inspection was done for 16 lakes under BBMP, along with the official Mr. Keshav Murthy. We visited…...
Zoning Regulations: Residents Vs Commercial Establishments
Even as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) takes steps to crack down on commercial establishments in residential areas, Namma Bengaluru Foundation has learnt that residents are being threatened by the violators in certain areas of the city. This had led to a huge uproar, with residents now urging the…...
Controversial Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Bill, 2016
On October 4, 2016, Karnataka Governor Shri Vajubhai Vala sent back the controversial Karnataka Urban Development Authorities (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which seeks to reduce open spaces, to the government. This move from the Governor is a result of Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP and Namma Bengaluru Foundation’s relentless effort to ensure…...
Empowering Bangalore Metropolitan Planning Committee
Given the haphazard growth our city has witnessed in the last few years, what Bengaluru today needs is a proper statutory long-term plan. Matters relating to the planning of the city must to be placed before the Bangalore Metropolitan Planning Committee (BMPC) where members have to discuss the various projects…...
Strengthening the BMPC
The Constitution’s 74th Amendment mandates cities to create a Metropolitan Planning Committee (MPC) – a statutory body responsible to undertake the planning function in a transparent and consultative manner. The Government of Karnataka under pressure from many, including MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and the Government of India created the MPC in…...
