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June 2009

Subramanya's legacy

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The power of the Magic Boxes and the Tragic Hoaxes he invented can be assessed by confining ourselves to just one of his gifts to BB – the VIP road from Golf Club Circle to Mekhri Circle. That short stretch of “signal-free highway” is a signal contribution by the visionary in Subramanya.

Race Course Shifting-CM stresses Asia's tallest monstro-city bldg.

 

Race Course is again in the news

- SHIFT elsewhere-Till such time race in Mysore says CM,

-  No says horse lovers,

-  Yes says CM for Asia's tallest building,

-  No says environmentalists and citizens.

Mysore City Transport Website

Similar to BMTC website, I find there is no website of Mysore Transport Department. Ideally we should have a website giving details of timings and route details. Also with the recent addition of 16 volvos as city buses, this is all the more important. We need information about volvo bus route maps.

Shouldn't EIA apply to Kukke temple 'development' also?

Environment

The Minister for Housing and Endowment, Sri Krishnaiah Setty (though he has just stepped down, I am not sure the proposal will get shelved) had stated that Shree Kukke Subramanya temple, deep in the middle of dense rain forests, would be developed at a cost of Rs 180 crore, and the department has already issued work order for Rs 60 crore.

Videographing / Video recording of traffic on Lalitha Mahal Road on June 19

On Wed, June 17, 2009, I did the manual counting of vehicular traffic on the Lalitha Mahal Road between 17:04 to 17:35 hours by standing mid-way/in between the Sangolli Rayanna (Chamundi Hill) Circle and the Lalitha Mahal Road.

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