Maps of the sewage pumping stations and their artifacts in Chennai have been added here. Source of the maps is CMWSSB. data.opencity.in/dataset/chenna…

Data on road crashes in Bengaluru till 2024 has been added to this dataset. Source of the data is Bengaluru Traffic Police. Station-wise fatalities are no longer available, only the number of fatal crashes. data.opencity.in/dataset/bengal…

The BBMP Tree Census now covers 5.92 Lakh trees. The data till April has been added to this dataset: data.opencity.in/dataset/bengal…

OpenCity - Urban Data Platform and Bangalore Apartments' Federation are conducting a survey to understand water tanker rates across the city. Requesting all RWAs and AOAs to participate widely. Your participation will help bring transparency to groundwater demand in the city: bit.ly/blrwatersurvey

OpenCity.in and the Maharastra State Climate Action Cell invite you to a datajam in Mumbai on "Urban Heat". 🗓️: 7th June, 2025 ⏰: 10 AM - 5 PM 📍: St. Xavier's College, Fort, Mumbai - 01. 🔗: bit.ly/datajam-june25

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17 years and counting! Citizen Matters (Citizen Matters) is a civic media and knowledge platform is committed to empowering citizens. Follow us for deep dives into urban issues that affect our quality of life, incl. water, air quality, climate, governance, education, and more.

This #EnvironmentDay, we dive into the condition of 5 key lakes in Chennai. Once lifelines, they’re now choking. Only concerned citizens are holding the line. Download our special report based on months of research and writing by Shobana Radhakrishnan what’s wrong and what can still

25 participants from diverse backgrounds participated in the in Mumbai Urban Heat datajam. They were split into 5 teams who analysed the heat stress in 5 different wards. What did they find? Read here: opencity.in/datajam-on-urb…

More cases booked by ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸಂಚಾರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ BengaluruTrafficPolice does not mean more fines collected. The shift to automation for catching violations might be coming at the cost of on-the-ground policing. Read more in our analysis of BTP's 2024 traffic violations data: opencity.in/road-safety-tr…

We are thrilled to share that Meera has been awarded the Gene Burd Award for Excellence in Urban Journalism by AEJMC & the Urban Communication Foundation! Meera K: "I am honoured and especially grateful that it recognises our unique approach on the urban-civic space."

Bellandur area is synonymous with the IT boom in Bengaluru. It also happens to be the only ward with no BBMP parks. How does Urban Heat affect this ward? Our intern Bharat Oraon does a risk-analysis for Bellandur ward. Read here: opencity.in/tracking-urban…

The Slum Board has housed 16,000 people in the Lakshmi Devi Nagar settlement in Laggere, but in leaky metal sheds or dilapidated buildings. Though the Slum Board built the four-storeyed quarters for residents here, they are dilapidated and some have even been demolished.

Is it an assembly or parliamentary constituency? Is it a taluk? Is it a district? Or an urban local body corporation? Nah, South Bangalore is a feeling! Ref: opencity.in/explainer-know…

Hyderabad's Kondapur ward, no. 104, includes Hitech City on one end and the dense Prem Nagar (Prem Bazaar) at the other. How are these two vastly different areas affected by urban heat? Bharat Oraon tries to find out. Read here: opencity.in/caught-in-the-…

The Bengaluru Climate Action Plan was launched in Nov 2023 followed by the creation of the Climate Action Cell. Dattatraya Devare looks back at how the CAC has performed in the past 20 months, the hits and the misses. opencity.in/bengaluru-clim…