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) ashwinmahesh.in Bangalore Joined September 2011

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

4 hours ago

Richer states can afford subsidies to their people that the poorer states cannot. Competitive populism among the parties is understandable, but this has different limits for each state. Rewdi in Bihar is not with its own money, but that of other states.

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

10 hours ago

Already, there are complaints that the tar used to recently fill potholes have begun to crumble, less than 3-5 days after it was laid. During the rest of the time between now and October 30 - the deadline set by the CM - many of the potholes filled now will need re-filling. And…

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

a day ago

When it seems like things are crumbling all around the city, it's good to see senior officials and political leaders taken an interest in civic issues. But as a model for continuous upkeep of Bengaluru, this won't work. The only scale-able and persistent model for urban…

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

2 days ago

There is still the old sense of Authority, and a new level of Activity. But what citizens are looking for is Achievement and Accountability. My column in DH today about GBA.

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

2 days ago

With all the flux in American universities, will Indian universities benefit? Hard to say, but here's UGC's latest - PhD and MPhil holders who have been receiving increments to their income since 2016 are now expected to pay these back, because a decade later it has been decided…

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

3 days ago

Yesterday, there were news reports of an illegal 5-storey building on a small plot that had begun to tilt dangerously. It perfectly captures governance of buildings in the city - the illegal construction is not worrying. That happens all the time. This building's mistake is that…

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

3 days ago

Every single day, East Bangalore roads are a mess. This is widely known. This is known even to companies that are newly locating there. The employees who take jobs there also know it. The problem is not traffic alone. There is a very limited road network. On top of this, no…

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

3 days ago

Stress test for the technology - anything that can adapt to Bengaluru traffic should be patented so that the city can get some money selling it elsewhere!!

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

4 days ago

HOW GOOD IS YOUR BANGALORE GEOGRAPHY - spot the error in this paragraph. Please note - although this para refers to a Times of India report, the paragraph itself is from Hindustan Times.

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

4 days ago

TUNNEL ROAD IN HIGH COURT - Everything alleged in this petition is quite true. The only question is - does the court agree?

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

4 days ago

Karnataka government should abolish the Hindi language exam in SSLC. Ideally, in fact, they should switch to a 2-language system, but if they don't have the confidence in that, at the very least they should not be failing students (1.4 lakh last year) in an exam of another state.

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

4 days ago

A private company offering to under-write the planning work of the government should be a wake-up call. It's equivalent to saying, 'let me do the job for you'. We are at this situation because in nearly 60 years, the town planning employees of the state have not carried out a…

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

5 days ago

There was some talk of Congestion Pricing after yesterday's government meeting headed by the Chef Secretary to discuss problems in the city. Any step in that direction will need a lot more buses. In fact, we need 10,000 more buses regardless. And Congestion Pricing should first…

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Ashwin Mahesh @ashwinmahesh

5 days ago

A sudden rush of attention does not translate quickly into better outcomes, often, because the underlying problems are quite significant. Two other things are needed. One is a sudden surge of funding, which we're not seeing so far - engineers complain that they have limited…