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What will make Bus Day a better success?

6 March 2010 - 8:52am — kbsyed61

We all are looking for answer to one question. How can BMTC make the Bus Day a better success? The success being large numbers taking the bus on Bus day? Praja survey and poll has already given the answers to this question. One important factor that is eluding the Bus Day is, TRUST from citizens of Namma Bengaluru.

BTRAC, it is 2010 - report card for Traffic?

2 March 2010 - 10:49pm — silkboard

BTRAC-2010, does the phrase ring a bell? It is a Rs 350 crore (max) worth project funded 2006 through 2010 to reduce congestion and better manage traffic in the city.

Compound wall crack due to neighbour' s borewell digging - issued resolved

2 March 2010 - 1:08pm — ahumanbean

Crack in the compound wall issue seems to be resolved, temporarily.

Other RTI + Lok Ayuktha files, will have be be followed up in due course.

Another huge grey area seems to be that very few citizens are aware of permissions that are / are not needed before a borewell can be sunk. The 'consultant's digging the borewell of course make all the rules up...!

Land Acquisition for Metro UG Stretch - expect more delays?

2 March 2010 - 11:48am — Ravi_D

Just noticed the numbers for land acquisition in the Feb Newsletter.

UG NS Stretch - Proposed: 14, Possession Taken: 8, Demolished: 7

UG EW Stretch - Proposed: 129, Possession Taken:0 (!), Demolished: 0 (!).

Analyzing Karnataka's Census data

1 March 2010 - 6:25pm — silkboard

Come 2011, and we will have our once in a decade census done. If the projections prove right (http://censusindia.gov.in...), then Karnataka would be pegged at ~ 5.94 crore people.

Railway Budget Disappointing for Karnataka

26 February 2010 - 8:26pm — Sanjeev

Rail Budget 2010-11 from the outset looks good for Karnataka, its good job done by Mamtha & K H Muniyappa as Window Dressing for Karnataka. PPP model is no finalised & will require Cabinet approval, so nothing will come in next 1-2 years on this.

A new DPR for monorail - when?

26 February 2010 - 10:23am — n

Refer to the proceeds of this BMLTA meeting. Go to section 6/7 - there is no mention of Scomi/Geodesic. Why would IDD again prepare the DPR if Geodesic already submitted one? Different alignment?

See meeting notes in full here:

Commuter / suburban rail - part II

25 February 2010 - 10:03pm — n

Branching off from "Commuter-rail-will-it-ever-materialize" thread as it got too long. The IDD seems to be moving in the direction of surveying for CRS (item 3, pp. 2).

Liberalize the railways

25 February 2010 - 12:07pm — murali772

The Indian railway system continues to be in a crisis since it has kept the winds of liberalization at bay, said Lok Satta Party President Dr Jayaprakash Narayan said here today. When Delhi let go its stranglehold on airports and sea ports and permitted States to promote them, the country has witnessed a dramatic growth in the two sectors.

Pedestrianization success story

25 February 2010 - 9:04am — rs

Interesting story about Amman's Master Plan...

www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/world/middleeast/24amman.html

They seem to have implemented a pedestrianization project which has transformed the city. If only Bangalore's powers that be had such vision...

A case study from koramangala on land grabbing

25 February 2010 - 12:30am — vmenon

Dear all,

A posting on a legal win in a land case in Koramangala.It might serve as a boost for others in similar fights and also some indications of methodology, though of course that would change from a case to case basis.

Essentials of the case

Have managed to get a NBW Non Bailable Warrant issued. Now what do I do?

24 February 2010 - 2:25pm — NBWissued

Briefly: a NBW is being issued today in a different state. FIR under Sect. 506, Criminal Intimaidation.

Private buses using BMTC stops for waiting

24 February 2010 - 2:24pm — Bheema.Upadhyaya

While I appreciate government's(NHAI) efforts to complete the hosur road bus stops, I observed they are not used by BMTC to full extent. I have earlier posted a blog regarding possible root causes.

Carlton Fire - What can we learn?

24 February 2010 - 10:35am — Ravi_D

Earthquake in Haiti showed us results of bad construction practices. A 5.1 Richter scale quake is a distinct possibility in Bangalore per this study.

BBMP admits to incorrectly sanctioning a plan

23 February 2010 - 12:06pm — vaishvittal

The town planning department of the BBMP has wrongly greenlighted a convention centre near Bannerghatta Road. Residents angered over this and other plan violations in the area.

Read this Citizen Matters expose

http://bangalore.citizenm...

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