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Sarjapur road signal-free corridor saga

28 September 2011 - 6:11pm — murali772

On the 10th of the month, a set of mails were received on the "savekoramangala" yahoo-group from a prominent member of the community, alongwith drawings (and a list, which is attached), informing that the BDA is undertaking construction of flyovers and underpasses on Sarjapura Road (at junctions marked A, B,C & D in the map below), as part of the "Signal-free Corridor between

Oh, for a government job!

23 May 2012 - 4:48pm — murali772

The government has instituted very strict labour laws. But, unable to comply with them, even as they remain the biggest employers in the country, government organisations are openly flouting the laws, as comes out clearly in each of the following cases:

An outline for a most equitable public bus transport model

16 July 2019 - 11:47am — murali772

There had been estimates from long that the city needed far more buses than the BMTC was operating, and it was also known that the need was being partially met by the private operators. But, nobody knew that between the private operators and the schools, there were over 6 times the numbers operated by BMTC.

Unsolicited advise to the new Congress sarkar in Karnataka from a "non-godi" NGO member

13 May 2023 - 8:06pm — murali772

Instalment 1)

Here I will comment on the promises made by the party in their manifesto

1) Gruha jyoti - 200 units free electricity

Best instead to go for total power distribution reforms, along the lines of the Delhi model in cities/ towns (urban areas),

Listing points I'd like to be taken up at Egipura Ward (No148) Committee meet

29 November 2018 - 1:07pm — murali772

Listing below points that I's like taken up at the Egipura Ward (No 148) Committee meet scheduled for 11AM on 1st Dec, '18:

1) Flood mitigation plan: What had been told to us is that a pipe is being laid below the road from near Sony World junction to near Kamal Bakery junction, where the water will be collected

Ask Me service - Query on BMTC routes

11 October 2010 - 5:39pm — ss87

Based on major discussions in praja we have seen that the main issue in switching over to public transport is not knowing the routes of the buses as majority board are in Kannada only. Hence I just thought of starting this blog where any query regarding BMTC routes would be answered.

Relevance of KAOA under RERA

9 September 2020 - 1:24pm — murali772

Typical case of KOFA/ KAOA compliance

Project K-100: re-visioning of Koramangala valley drainage system

21 October 2020 - 6:12pm — murali772

Whereas having a storm-water drain (SWD) adjoining your property should normally be a welcome proposition, it is not quite so in Bengaluru (and perhaps in most Indian cities), since it is largely raw sewage that is flowing in them.

Why is privatisation still a dirty word?

12 April 2012 - 12:45pm — murali772

Debates & opposition concerning these issues are part of this process & those that oppose cannot be termed 'vested interests' by those that seek 'speedy' privatization with claims that the aam-aadmi is paying a huge price & that privatization has already made things move towards services becoming world-class (whatever that

Civil Society Forum BBMP manifesto

25 June 2022 - 8:01pm — murali772

On Friday, 24th June, 2022, Ms Kathyayini Chamaraj presented Civil Society Forum BBMP manifesto, keeping in view the soon to be held Municipal elections.

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