ashwinmahesh's profile picture. The challenges we face are complex. They cannot be solved without hard work, or without the public participation of informed, problem-solving citizens. (RHO)

Ashwin Mahesh

@ashwinmahesh

The challenges we face are complex. They cannot be solved without hard work, or without the public participation of informed, problem-solving citizens. (RHO)

The first focus of the template I'm building for district-wise development is to do what the government itself should be doing but is not happening at the moment. The capacity gap in different departments, councils and agencies is large, and collaboration is rare. Getting these…


Because we don't have street lights everywhere, a lot of things that can be done at night - road works, restocking goods, a big part of in-city logistics, even some routine purchases - are forced to happen in the daytime. And because of that, we have more day-time congestion in…


As I hoped, as soon as I began working on ways to build a collective effort across state, market and society to accelerate development in each district, with #Kalaburagi as an example, people have been reaching out to offer help, and I've also had interactions with folks from…


Restocking of goods in shops should be done at night or very early in the morning. A lot of vehicles parked on streets during the day are offloading products to retail points.


Was in #Kalaburagi over the weekend, along with @tarauk . For a long time, there have been announcements in government that it will distribute development to other districts, since it is so over-concentrated in Bangalore. Those things haven't really moved the ball very much, as…


There needs to be either a representative mechanism or an administrative one to ensure that para statals for Bengaluru pay similar attention - I understand that strictly 'equal' is not simple - to all the five corporations of the city, for good reasons that are known publicly.…


When a road project within the city promises smoother commutes and faster traffic for private vehicles, you know what you're NOT going to get. That sort of stuff works a little bit for radial movement in the periphery of the urban area, but within the city, it's not even a good…


The Indigo-DGCA chaos is a reminder of a common problem in many sectors. We have hit the limit of adjusting and jugaad. We have to get professional about governance, or we'll keep running into problems.


Public basketball court in Kalaburgi. About 100 kids playing over the last two hours. Things like this are easy to create. Where we have failed is in not doing that in every ward in every village and city. A few showcases will remain just that.

ashwinmahesh's tweet image. Public basketball court in Kalaburgi. About 100 kids playing over the last two hours. Things like this are easy to create. Where we have failed is in not doing that in every ward in every village and city. A few showcases will remain just that.

First there was a big uproar from citizens fed up with the poor infrastructure. Then a few corporates joined in. Then there was a deadline to fix the potholes. Then the deadline was moved back. Meanwhile the corporates started thanking the government. Then the deadline was…


This November was the driest in nearly a decade. And yet, even without the rains, this is what is happening. Roads can't be fixed at the surface, they have to be laid right from the foundation up.

ashwinmahesh's tweet image. This November was the driest in nearly a decade. And yet, even without the rains, this is what is happening. Roads can't be fixed at the surface, they have to be laid right from the foundation up.

Union government proposes app to be installed on all phones by default, which will allow the sarkar to observe messages and other communication that people send to each other. Government says this will enhance security. Opposition calls it snooping into people's private life.…


How to spot a newly laid road in Bangalore? Look for someone who's digging! Lots of people say this when you talk to them about road maintenance. There is one way to stop it, but there are two kinds of people who can do that. The first is GBA / UDD / etc. who should be…

ashwinmahesh's tweet image. How to spot a newly laid road in Bangalore? Look for someone who's digging! Lots of people say this when you talk to them about road maintenance. There is one way to stop it, but there are two kinds of people who can do that. The first is GBA / UDD / etc. who should be…

Driest November in 9 years in the city. When stuff like that happens, BWSSB should have a communication program in place to nudge people to be more conservative in how we use water. And the effectiveness of such a program should be constantly measured. @zenrainman this could be…


Web users of messaging apps to be logged out every six hours, according to new government rules. A lot of people using the web are doing so because they are not comfortable with small fonts and difficulty of interacting with a mobile interface. Many of them are older people, some…


Coordination by GBA has to be more than merely summoning all the different agency heads to a common meetings. The work on the ground has to be coordinated, and that is only possible if there is a system of every agency seeking permission to commence its work with the knowledge of…


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