We’re glad to bring you the June 2025 edition of the OpenCity newsletter.
Events
We conducted our first datajam in Mumbai on the topic of Urban Heat, on the 7th June 2025. Thanks to our partners and the participants for making it a great experience! Read more about the datajam in the Stories section.
Datasets
Bengaluru: Trade licenses data from 2021 to 2025 has been added here. The data is split by constituency and you can find the ward details inside. Grievances data for BBMP from Feb 2020 to June 2025 has been added here. The data is organised by year. Both datasets were contributed by Vivek Mathew.
Stormwater Drains Maps in pdf format from BBMP with details on existing, proposed and in progress networks has been added to this dataset. KSNDMC publishes an annual rainfall report for all the districts in Karnataka. The report for Bengaluru Urban for 2024 with the rainfall details at hobli level split by pre-monsoon, South-West Monsoon and North-East Monsoon, have been added to this dataset.
The Government of Karnataka has proposed amendments to Bengaluru’s building bye-laws to encourage stilt parking. You can find the draft regulations here. The World Bank has approved a loan of USD 426 Million to BBMP and BWSSB to improve flood resilience and water security in Bengaluru. You can find the details of the loans in this dataset.
Report Cards for Bengaluru MPs and MLAs based on their performance with funds as well as attendance have been added here. The report was compiled using data by CIVIC Bengaluru. List of homeless shelters under BBMP can be found here.
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation published a Climate budget document for 2025-26 for Mumbai based on the Climate Action Plan. The report has been added to this dataset.
National: The Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, has prepared a draft ‘The Registration Bill 2025’ to align it with a modern, online, paperless and citizen-centric registration system. Once enacted, the Bill shall replace the pre-Constitution Registration Act, 1908. This will affect all land transactions. You can access the draft here.
The Periodic Labour Force Survey 2024 measures key unemployment indicators across the country. You can find the national level data (raw and csv), as well as data for major cities here.
Data from the Comprehensive Modular Survey Telecom (CMST) 80th Round from the NSSO can be found here. This is a subset of the CAMS survey with the telecom related data separated out.
Stories and Explainers
Twenty-eight participants from diverse backgrounds participated in the Mumbai Urban Heat datajam, our very first datajam in Mumbai conducted in partnership with with the Maharashtra State Climate Action Cell, Climate Group, C40 Cities, Heatwave Action Coalition India, WRI India, and the Blue Ribbon Movement. It was held at St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), who were the venue partners. What did the participants find? Read here.
The IISc Sustainable Transportation Lab, in partnership with the Oorvani Foundation conducted a design jam - Reimagine Liveable Bengaluru, on the 10th of May 2025. The jam was conducted in the run up to the First World Symposium on Sustainable Transport and Livability (WSSTL 2025) that IISc is hosting from the 25th to 27th June 2025. The jam focused on the theme of “mobility”, and the various factors that impact and are impacted by it. Read more about the event and what the participants found here.
The BBMP’s budget for 2025-26 allocated close to Rs. 20,000 Crore. With such large amounts, it is important that people know how and where this money is planned to be spent. In this explainer, we delve into the details of the budget document and how one can read and understand the nuances of the spending and receipts.
The World Bank approved a loan of USD 426 million to BBMP and BWSSB to build water resilience and water security for Bengaluru. How will this money to be spent on the ground? Read our explainer here.
Bharat Oraon, our intern, looked at the satellite LST data for Bellandur ward. He tried to analyse the changes that have happened over the last ten years in terms of built-up area and vegetation and how that has correlated with Urban Heat Islands. Read his analysis here.
And that's all from us for this month.
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