Raghavendra B Pachhapur

Beyond ODF Declarations- highlights ground realities Chikkodi, Belagavi - Nearly 50% SC households lack toilets - Water & usability gaps persist - Women face dignity & safety challenges Ensure equitable sanitation for all. Submitted to your office @RDPR_Karnataka @readingkafka

Lahari and I drafted a second report, this time on toilet usage and access to sanitation facilities in 13 villages in Chikkodi, for which we had designed a survey questionnaire and analysed primary and secondary data. @RBPachhapur @readingkafka @rdprgok thehindu.com/news/national/…

Although rural #Karnataka was declared “Open Defecation Free” in 2018, a survey of women in 390 Scheduled Caste households in Chikkodi taluk, Belagavi, has found that nearly 50% of the households do not have a toilet at home. ✍️@elizabethshilpa thehindu.com/news/national/…

ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಗೆ ಶರಣಾಗತಿಯೆಂಬುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಅದು ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಸವಾಲನ್ನೂ ತಾಳ್ಮೆಯಿಂದ ಎದುರಿಸಿ, ಛಲದಿಂದ ಮುನ್ನಡೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.

#KothnurLake is being polluted & nothing has been done for nearly 4 years! #BWSSB has failed to identify the source of pollution despite repeated concerns. @ICCCBengaluru — pl register a complaint @GBAChiefComm — we urge you to put in place a responsive grievance mechanism

@ICCCBengaluru Sewage inflow has again been observed entering #ChunchaghattaLake, JP Nagar 8th Phase. Request @ICCCBengaluru register a complaint. Repeated sewage discharge is damaging lake water quality & affecting the dependent #ecosystem. @bwssbchairman @bwssbdirector @GBAChiefComm Pl. act.

@RBPachhapur Dear Citizen, Can you please share the specific location For any queries you may call - 1533 Regards, Team #ICCCBengaluru

How will we protect our #lakes, if this is the response time of the office of responsibility towards an #environment disaster. Both @GBAChiefComm & @bwssbdirector offices haven't attended the sewage entry at #ChunchaghattaLake! @ICCCBengaluru pl. raise a ticket @osd_cmkarnataka

Great to see Netherlands recognizing vital role of bees & taking steps to address their decline. Hope more countries & local municipals @GBAChiefComm acknowledge importance of every organism on #Earth & work to protect & respect #Biodiversity for invaluable services it provides.

As a policy research intern at ActionAid this Feb, I collaborated with NLSIU classmate Lahari KV, under the supervision of @RBPachhapur, to examine publicly available records of Makkala Gram Sabhas held b/w Nov '25 and Jan '26 in 36 GPs in Chikkodi, Belagavi. (1/7)

#WaterQuality in 11 of 15 lakes fell under Class-E for 3–8 months in 2025, according to @karnatakakspcb records Notably, #KengeriLake & #NayandahalliLake, which receive treated water from @bwssbchairman, performed better compared to #lakes relying on in-house STPs @GBAChiefComm

180 #ChoultryWorkers across 3 villages in Ramanagara & Belagavi dist. were registered under Ambedkar Karmika Sahaya Hasta Yojana through facilitation camps by AKP. Grateful to @LabourGovt Request @SantoshSLadINC initiate issuance of SMART Cards for reg. workers @osd_cmkarnataka

ಅಂಗನವಾಡಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಡ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಕಾರಣ ಮಹಿಳೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳು ಉಲ್ಲಂಘನೆ ಆಗ್ತಾ ಇವೆ. ಜನಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಈ ಕಡೆ ಗಮನ ಹರಿಸಿ ಅಂಗನವಾಡಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಡ ಮಾಡುವ ಮುಖಾಂತರ ಮಹಿಳೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಹಕ್ಕು ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕೆಂದು ಕೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Study in Chikkodi taluk finds major gaps in Makkala Grama Sabhas: while most Gram Panchayats held meetings, children’s concerns were poorly recorded & follow-up remains weak. Urgent steps needed to ensure meaningful child participation in local governance. l1nq.com/BE5oy

Study on Makkala Grama Sabhe, Chikkodi shows progress, but major gaps remain: most GPs held meetings, yet children’s real concerns are missing from records & participation barriers persist. Reforms needed to make child participation meaningful @readingkafka @rdprgok @rahul7shinde

ActionAid Association is strengthening people’s participation in local development. In Cheluvadipalya Ward, Bengaluru, Karnataka, community consultations brought together women, children, and senior citizens to prepare a Charter of Demands for the upcoming Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike budget. Similar meetings were held in seven wards, covering 38 slum settlements. The consolidated demands were submitted to BBMP officials, ensuring marginalized communities have a strong voice in city planning and development decisions. #CitizensVoice #ParticipatoryGovernance

Why is @ICCCBengaluru reluctant to take action? The situation at #GangashettyLake is worsening, with more dead fish appearing. @GBAChiefComm @osd_cmkarnataka @kspcb_karnataka pl undertaken investigation @DOFGOK PL. Investigate cause of #fishkill in the lake. #FISHKILL2026

#GangashettyLake has witnessed a #fishkill today. first #FISHKILL2026 Locals report that more than 20 fish were found floating dead 7 months ago reported on TOI;l1nq.com/KSRNh @GBAChiefComm @ICCCBengaluru raise ticket @karnatakakspcb @bwssbdirector When do we STOP it?

@RBPachhapur @CMofKarnataka Since one week DK Sandra lake is not maintained and on enquiry understood that due to new Greater Bangalore divisions old contractors are discontinued and new tenders are being received. It may take minimum of 15 days to finalise. @RBPachhapur

Birds are fed by their parents in their infancy. When the time comes to feed themselves, there can be some confusion when the food does not go into their mouth by itself