Tired of poor civic sense? This Bengaluru man built NammaKasa app to fix it
Follow UsBengaluru techie Jyothish VM built NammaKasa in a weekend to publicly map garbage complaints across the city.
The platform links each complaint to local MLAs and MPs, adding accountability through a public leaderboard.
Thousands of users joined within days, turning everyday civic issues into visible, community-driven data.
Bengaluru’s long-standing struggle with visible garbage has taken a new tech-driven turn. Jyothish VM, a Bengaluru-based tech professional, created a web-based web application named NammaKasa over a single weekend that turns everyday complaints into something far more public and measurable. The web application allows residents to capture and upload images of waste piles, placing them on a shared city map for all to see. The citizen-led digital platform was created and launched earlier this month. While there are several such government-led initiatives already active, the web app has stirred a wide discussion across communities, as the new web application directly connects these reports to elected representatives. With this web app Jyothish has also reshaped how people raise concerns and seek accountability from those in charge of their areas.
SurveyNammaKasa works with a clear and simple process that does not require any special skills. Users only need to take a photo of garbage in their locality and upload it to the site. The platform then uses location details to identify the exact constituency linked to the issue. Once mapped, it highlights the Member of the Legislative Assembly and Member of Parliament responsible for that area.
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What makes the platform stand out is its public leaderboard. Each complaint adds to a running tally that ranks representatives based on how clean their constituencies appear. This open display turns scattered complaints into a visible record. It allows citizens to compare areas and track which localities are being maintained better than others.
As per the reports, the response from the citizens has been massive, as, just in four days after its launch, the platform had received thousands of visitors. Moreover, several users uploaded photos via social media, leading to attention being drawn to areas ignored by authorities. The quick acceptance of this project is also due to the deep-seated frustration of the citizens about being ignored by official agencies.
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What’s more interesting is that the development cost of NammaKasa was way less when compared to the huge budgets spent by governments on such platforms that take several years to launch. Furthermore, as more people contribute to this project, the data is updated regularly. Every photo uploaded adds to the database of conditions prevailing in the city. In doing so, this platform helps citizens move their complaints from the individual level to a community issue.
