Apekshita Varshney | Citizen Matters, Mumbai

Real estate investments unattractive. But, prices still high

September 24, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Real estate investment is not making anyone rich in Mumbai anymore, nor have homes become affordable.

Prices high even as houses remain empty, unsold

September 23, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Most houses in Mumbai are priced very high, while at least half of Mumbai’s 1.9 million people live in decrepit and squalid conditions

Mumbai, here’s what happened while news channels were busy with SSR

September 15, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Lots of important, relevant things happened in Mumbai when news media was huffing and puffing about the ‘SSR case’.
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Not the virus, but delay in treating COVID-19 is fatal: Dr Rahul Ghule, 1Rupee Clinic

September 11, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

The clinics were started to tackle a completely different, but highly fatal problem – accidents on the city’s ubiquitous railway tracks. But Dr Ghule has expanded their role during the pandemic.

Mapping floods: is Mumbai at the risk of being submerged?

September 8, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

One architecture school in Mumbai mapped the floods of its R-ward for a year. Their results were alarming

Should the government pay your rent?

September 4, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

How does a city like Mumbai make housing affordable to all its residents? There are innovative ideas, but are they enough?

Explainer: why Mumbai is inundated every monsoon

September 2, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

The city’s insufficient drainage system, unsustainable urbanisation, reduction of green cover and natural barriers are enlisted among the top reasons for the floods.

1.5cr people walk to work, but Mumbai doesn’t prioritise pavements

August 25, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Streets are the only continuous network of public space in the city. Why not make them pedestrian-friendly?

Mumbai has no space to house its police

August 20, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Better housing for the police is a long standing demand. But several hours of police duty on the frontline and a fear of transmitting the virus to family members has emboldened the need.

Mumbai has an option to better its urban governance. It chooses not to.

August 9, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

The idea of Area Sabhas can revolutionise urban governance in a crowded city like Mumbai. Why is it not implemented?

Time to involve Corporators in Mumbai’s fight against COVID-19

August 4, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

In a tussle between the Corporators and senior BMC bureaucrats, COVID-19 relief work in Mumbai is taking a hit.

COVID-19: Numbers dip in Mumbai, surge in neighbouring districts

July 24, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

Insufficient healthcare facilities affect Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s COVID-19 response

Studies must go on. Internet or no internet.

July 18, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

In the wake of successive lockdowns forced by the pandemic, state education department, teachers and NGOs are devising innovative ways to help students without smartphone and Internet access continue their education.

What to do if you’re COVID-19 positive in Mumbai

July 9, 2020 Apekshita Varshney

A step-by-step guide for COVID patients and their families on what to do during the entire phase from testing to cure

Smoggy, but unfazed: Mumbai needs to take air pollution more seriously than it does

June 5, 2019 Apekshita Varshney

For many Mumbaikars, ‘air pollution’ is a Delhi or at most a North Indian problem. Yet, Mumbai air itself says otherwise on many a day. But are city authorities really aware and equipped to take the steps they need to?