December 2007

We need metro fast..

5 December 2007 - 11:18am — blrsri

Some statistics about pollutants: Suspended Particulate matter(SPM) WHO world standard : 25/microgram/m3 SPM(Indian Standards): 200 microgram/m3 Yesterday in Bangalore: 236 microgram/m3 We are breathing about 10 times more pollutants than prescribed as safe! This is all the more reason to get the metro and other solutions in place and fast!

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Sakrama - setting things right?

4 December 2007 - 12:02am — silkboard

Saturday afternoon, I spotted this notice in front of a commercial building in Banashankari. One look at the building, and I could guess what it could be. The building has a basement - must have been approved for parking usage - that houses retail stores. [PS: obfuscated the address etc from photo]

After looking at this BBMP notice, this is what I was thinking. How many commercial buildings of this size (not too large, not too small) would have violations? From what I see, perhaps a good 30-40%. If you include the newly added peripheral areas (the new B in BBMP), I bet the percentage would be higher.

Akrama Sakrama

4 December 2007 - 11:16pm — bangalorean

AKRAMA SAKRAMA, IT IS FULL DRAMA

PUTTING BANGALOREANS IN FULL TRAUMA,

MAKING EVERY ONE TELL AYYO RAMA AYYO RAMA

Planetarium and the Vishweshwariah museum - a study in contrast

3 December 2007 - 10:59am — s_yajaman

Last Thursday my boys and I visited the Nehru planetarium. It was a school holiday for them. We wanted to see the 12:45 p.m. show on the solar system. I have already covered the trip itself in another blog. To summarize - we made it in about 40 minutes no thanks to some hare-brained traffic light logic along JC Road.

Pre-paid auto service at Bangalore City station

3 December 2007 - 10:40pm — s_yajaman

I have been travelling to Madras and back by train quite often over the past few months and have had the opportunity to sample the pre-paid auto service about 5 times. The sample size might be a bit too small to make any conclusive statements, but here goes... All my arrivals into the city have been around 5:00 a.m. by either the Bangalore Mail or the Kaveri express. Invariably there are taxi drivers and auto drivers who greet you at the exit. Invariably I refuse.

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