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Extortion racket by faking accidents

27 August 2019 - 7:44pm — murali772
The following was posted by a resident on our apartment complex WhatsApp group:
 
Thought I should share an incident that happened today as I was going to work (around 9 AM, Monday, 26th Aug, '19); and some thoughts.

BBMP seeks public help to fix plan violations

5 August 2019 - 6:46am — srinidhi
Urban Development

It seems straight out of the STASI manual from earstwhile East Germany, where folks within families were known to spy on each other. But however weird it seems, BBMP plan to get public/neighbours to check on by-law violations might just as well work.

An outline for a most equitable public bus transport model

16 July 2019 - 11:47am — murali772
Bus
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.

Open letter to BTM layout MLA from BAF-BTM cluster

3 July 2019 - 10:23pm — murali772
Governance
To 
 
Honorable Sri Ramalinga Reddy,
MLA, BTM layout, 
Bengaluru
 
Respected Sir
 
Sub: poor livability conditions in S T Bed layout, and even in the whole of Koramangala
 
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Bengaluru footpath issues/solution

13 April 2019 - 1:28am — srinidhi
Pedestrian Infrastructure

Bangalore footpaths are unusable at many places and the result is that pedestrians are forced onto the roads where they run a risk of getting hit by vehicular traffic. Many interesting videos are done to show this problem. A recent one by Malleshwaram Socail  is here below:

Fear and Tender S.U.R.E

20 March 2019 - 10:47pm — srinidhi
Infrastructure

First would like to start with saying that Tender SURE was indeed a ground breaking effort, literally too, in many ways. Uniform Carriage way and few other principles which are new and commendable.

Bellandur - Varthur wetland encroachments

15 February 2019 - 10:08am — srinidhi
Lakes

The saga of encroachments and land grabbing on Bellandur lake is very painful to say the least. Its a prime example of how a historical waterbody has been turned to waste just because of human greed.

Sanity at Silkboard!

23 January 2019 - 7:54pm — srinidhi
Metro Rail

Now that there are land acquistion and the tendering issues to be resolved to sort the grand silkboard road plan, which BMRCL attempted to implement. Also, the double decker work is still on, starting from the marenahalli end.

There is a need a less ambitious practical solution which can be implemented to completion.

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

29 November 2018 - 1:07pm — murali772
Governance
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

Koramangala 4th block flood mitigation plan

13 September 2018 - 4:56pm — murali772
Water
A few weeks back, there was an announcement of the commencement of work on the subject plan, with a pooja, presided over by the BTM layout (under which Assembly constituency, the area falls) MLA, Sri Ramalinga Reddy.
 
The announcement talked about laying of pipelines along the 80 ft road (Google terms it "Srinivagilu main road"), in the vicinit


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