Bhiwadi is an industrial city in Rajasthan, India, typically crushed between the borders of Rajasthan and Haryana states. It faces multiple visible urban issues that are usually unaddressed. The Bhiwadi Lab is a participatory model for the people of Bhiwadi that conducts surveys identifying the issues and writes pieces, taking the first step towards solving them.

Brought together by an architect based in Bhiwadi, it strives to promote public participation in effective city building. The Bhiwadi Lab conducts bi-monthly online surveys and summarizes them for a possible change in future. This initiative is also a repository for future city planners who are enthusiastic about weaving people's perspectives into their decisions of planning an industrial city like Bhiwadi!

Public participation in the process of building a city is a tough task in industrial cities where people work day and night shift in factories and have a minimal social life. But, does it mean that people are not enthusiastic about having a voice in improving their cities? Absolutely not.

At The Bhiwadi Lab, people participate with all zeal through short and engaging bi-monthly surveys with simple taps on their phones. The surveys are sent over Whatsapp and Facebook groups and usually reach around 400 people within a week! This initiative had been featured in a regional newspaper and has also received appreciation from local chains of community organisations.