Neha S. Bhatt

Bus person. Bike person. How do we make forgotten neighborhoods great again?

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

⁩ Che Axum explains how ⁦⁦@UDC_CAUSES⁩ converted an old shipping container into a fish farm that can produce 250 fish season. Wastewater recycled into rich fertilizer for soil veggies ⁦@DOEE_DC⁩

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

Watermelon, basil, okra, Malabar spinach and more nutrient dense, quality veggies growing at ⁦@UDC_CAUSES⁩ FirebirdFarm ⁦@DOEE_DC⁩

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

@UDC_CAUSES grew organic, nutrient dense veggies, turned them into fish food growing in the aquaponics farm, treated the fish waste water, and recycled it to irrigate and fertilize soil based veggies - almost eliminating need for additional fertilizer. #supercool @DOEE_DC

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

⁦⁦@UDC_CAUSES⁩ Bill Hare discusses how a 2.5kW solar system pumps ground water to irrigation lines throughout Firebird Farm. # ⁦@DOEE_DC⁩

[Tim Papandreou @tpap_]

Cities: we can’t change our streets were not Amsterdam!
Amsterdam: 🥱🙄

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

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[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

@alexgdodds @elonmusk @BethOsborneTA @jerimintzer @SmartGrowthUSA #rediscoverthebus

[The Brookings Institution @BrookingsInst]

Almost half of Fortune 500 companies were founded by American immigrants or their children: https://t.co/8JYTpqZoIm

[Pramath Raj Sinha | प्रमथ राज सिन्हा @PramathSinha]

“If we wait for mindsets to change, we’ll be waiting for an eternity.” @VedicaScholars https://t.co/Gp8pxBeEEA

[Pramath Raj Sinha | प्रमथ राज सिन्हा @PramathSinha]

Vedica opens the first round of admissions to the Class of 2019. Apply now! #Management Practice #Leadership https://t.co/FVPZP9uF6U

[The Brookings Institution @BrookingsInst]

If every woman in the world received a secondary education, the population could be 3 billion less by 2050 https://t.co/NbyVccquF6

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

Scrap pickers need to be invisible and mobile to stay in business. If they are noticed, they risk being pushed out. Many do their work at night while the city sleeps - Sannabhadti @C4UrbanEquity

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

"Scrap or waste pickers" are among the most economically vulnerable, comprising 1% of a city's workforce. They are mostly Dalit class, need large storage and sorting spaces. Monsoon is the lean season, survival much tougher- Ravi Sannabhadti @C4UrbanEquity

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

40 to 100 million Indians chase temp work between cities and villages for seasonal jobs, 1/3 are in construction - @purplemoorhen @C4UrbanEquity

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

Dhaka slum residents are garment workers, rickshaw pullers, drivers, house workers, day labourers, waster collectors, etc #Women4Resilience

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17 million ppl, 34% living in 4,000 slums. Ranked 2nd most UNlivable city - Sarder Shafiqul Alam #Women4Resilience

[R.T. Rybak (He/Him) @R_T_Rybak]

There is a certain poetic justice to the fact that a man who set out to destroy the media is actually giving it a great way to shine

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

Some Rameshdutt slum residents are exploring "thermacol" and white painted roofs, and water filters #Women4Resilience

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

Some women even were able to start sewing businesses, b/c flooding into homes and doorsteps decreased - Meenaben #Women4Resilience

[Neha S. Bhatt @nehasbhatt]

After drainage was installed, mosquitos decreased, our kids got sick less - Meenaben, slum leader, joined @mahilahsg 2002 #Women4Resilience