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A half-day community sustainability event We’re bringing practical, hands-on sustainability experiences to your community.

We’re bringing practical, hands-on sustainability experiences to your community.

🔧 Repair & Reuse

Clothes, shoes, bicycles, knife sharpening and more, with local repairers on site

For nearly six years, the residents of Halanayakanahalli (off Sarjapur Road) struggled with a broken road filled with 250 potholes. Repeated pleas to the PWD and elected representatives went unheard.
But when the Citizens Movement East Bengaluru mobilized residents to threaten a Property Tax Boycott, the impact was immediate.

In an unprecedented move, 15 members of the Halanayakanahalli Panchayat paid nearly Rs 5 Lakh from their own pockets to fix the road!

Mithilesh Kumar, Founder of Civic Opposition of India, hails this as a definitive proof of concept: "This victory shows that collective bargaining works. When citizens stand united and say #NoRoadNoTax, the system is forced to respond. We applaud volunteer Arif Mudgal and the residents for holding their ground."

This is not just a road repair; it is a lesson in democracy.
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Following sustained citizen representations and formal escalation, a joint re-insspection of our long-pending civic issues was conducted as arranged by the Office of the Chief Minister of Karnataka. This visit marks an important step in translating complaints and ground reports into coordinated administrative action.

Multi-Departmental Inspection

The inspection team included officials from multiple departments, reflecting the interlinked nature of the problems faced in the area. Representatives from the Public Works Department (PWD), Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), the Panchayat, Police, and Traffic departments were present. Importantly, local residents and citizen representatives were also invited to accompany the team, ensuring transparency and real-time validation of on-ground conditions.

The officials walked through the affected stretches, reviewed the state of roads, drainage, and cleanliness, and engaged directly with residents to understand recurring problems rather than relying solely on files or secondary reports.

Key Issues Highlighted on Ground

During the inspection, citizens highlighted several long-standing concerns:

• Poor road conditions and repeated pothole formation

• Inadequate drainage leading to waterlogging and sewage overflow

• Lack of consistent cleanliness monitoring

• Safety risks due to damaged road surfaces and traffic bottlenecks

These issues have persisted despite repeated complaints, primarily due to fragmented responsibility across departments. The joint inspection helped break this silos-based approach.

Agreed Action Points

After on-site discussions, the following action points were finalized and documented:

Immediate Actions (within 15 days)

1. Relaying of Doddamara Road The stretch from the Ambedkar statue to Notre Dame Academy will be fully relaid to address long-term surface damage rather than temporary patchwork repairs.

2. Pothole Repairs  

3. All potholes from Notre Dame Academy to Dinne Circle will be repaired using concrete and tar to improve durability and road safety.

4. Regular Cleanliness Monitoring

5. The Panchayat Development Officer will monitor cleanliness in the area on a regular basis to prevent garbage accumulation and secondary health hazards.

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