Harsha Raj Gatty – Citizen Matters

Whitewashed roofs or Whatsapp alerts: How is your city planning to beat the heat this summer?

April 30, 2018 Harsha Raj Gatty

IMD spells a gruelling summer ahead with temperatures 0.5°C to 1°C higher than the long term average. From Ahmedabad to Nagpur to Hyderabad, what are cities doing to minimise heat-related casualties? »

Mangalore fuming over 202 trees felled for new government complex

January 25, 2018 Harsha Raj Gatty

Even as environmentalists cry foul over the reclamation of forest land, over a 100 species of plants and 22 species of fauna have been sacrificed for the construction of the proposed new complex. »

Meet the Good Samaritans helping Mangalore’s understaffed traffic police

October 16, 2017 Harsha Raj Gatty

As the Mangalore traffic police force struggles to manage the explosive rise in motor vehicles, traffic wardens and civic volunteers step in to make their work easier and the city commute smoother. »